There are many fascinating side-stories to The Lady with an Ostrich Feather Fan. This one began at the August 25, 1760 art auction in The Hague. My research of the auction records show there were seven Rembrandts in that auction—five were bought by … [Read more...]
What the Russians Brought Home After Paris
In 1813, Napoleon was retreating from his failed invasion of Russia. Chasing Napoleon’s remnant of surviving soldiers back to France, the victorious allies entered Paris with 100,000 troops, 63,000 of them were Russians. Shouting “Paris! Paris!” the … [Read more...]
Russia –“The beginning of the end of autocracy?”
The cover story of a recent Economist magazine, read “The beginning of the end of Putin.” The deeper meaning of those well chosen words might be “The beginning of the end of autocracy.” As always in Russia, there is a third side of the coin. Putin … [Read more...]
WHO KILLED RASPUTIN??
Ronald Moe was a committed seeker for truth. Before Ron’s recent untimely passing he had finished his book on the murder of Rasputin and its meaning in the unraveling events in Russian history. “Prelude to the Revolution, the Murder of Rasputin” is … [Read more...]
SIBERIA, USA???
Many are surprised that the Russians like to joke about themselves and their leaders. But I wonder about the February 28, 2011 article in Pravda.ru. It was titled “Siberia to separate from Russia to become a part of USA” Now is that funny or … [Read more...]
Coco Chanel and WHO? Rasputin??
Things “happen.” As an “unintended consequence” of the murder of Gregori Rasputin by Prince Felix Yusupov in December 1916 in St. Petersburg, Grand Duke Dimitri Pavlovich, first cousin of Czar Nicolas II, one of the handful of conspirators, was sent … [Read more...]
Shirt or No Shirt, it’s Putin.
It is amazing to an American to read the Russian news and hear all the varied opinions about Putin’s decision to run for the Presidency—as if there has already been a campaign and an election. But that’s the way it is in Russia—for now. And it will … [Read more...]
After 9/11~How We’ve Changed
The first phone call I received was from Russia. After witnessing on TV the catastrophes of September 11, 2001, my friends and business partners were calling to share their shock and advising me to “stay inside.” New York, and certainly Moscow, … [Read more...]
Writing for the Russian Media
For almost a year now I have been writing for the respected Russian news media RIA Novosti. I and about six others write weekly columns on various subjects. My column is called “Musings of a Russophile” and comes out each Friday. The subject may be … [Read more...]
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