Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By History.com Editors. Soon after the Bolsheviks seized control in immense, troubled Russia in November 1917 and moved towards negotiating peace with the Central Powers, the former Russian state of Ukraine declares its total independence. One of pre-war Russia’s most prosperous areas, the vast, flat Ukraine (the name can…
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USSR – USA – Cold-, Hot Wars and memorandi
We can see that despite the impressive language they often deploy, international agreements don’t really have the force of law.
Russia not wanting it neighbours countries to cooperate with the West
After the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the tensions around the Ukrainian border did not stop. These days the West could see army movement which strained already tense relations between Russia and the US.
Europe in Transition?
Originally posted on Gregor MacMinto:
Click to enlarge image. One would think, looking at this ‘Political’ map from 1990, that the only big change taking place in Europe at this time was the unification of Germany. Note the use of a single colour for that country despite a line separating ‘EAST’ from ‘WEST’ – unification…
Christadelphians, the Kindertransport, and Rescue from the Holocaust
English: Kindertransport monument at Liverpool Street Station. A project established by the Association of Jewish Refugees, it pays tribute to those Britons who aided the rescue of 10,000 Jewish children from the Nazi persecution which led onto the holocaust. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Breaking Israel News which offers news from Israel from an Orthodox Jewish perspectiveContinue reading “Christadelphians, the Kindertransport, and Rescue from the Holocaust”
Some View on the World 