Fr. Vladimir Kaydanov joins me to cover the little known history that connects Byzantium, the Renaissance and Russia in a fascinating providential tale that needs to be told. Fr Vladimir’s focus is geometric analysis of Renaissance works, as well as the historical connection to fascinating planned cities like St. Petersburg, Russia. Fr Vladimir weaves […]
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While the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks wrestled with each other for control of a revolution in Russian society, events intervened. In …Continue reading →
The First World War drained Russia, literally and metaphorically. By January 1917, after two-and-a-half years of mortal combat, six million …Continue reading →
In this twenty-seventh edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Izvestia, and Pravda. He discusses the U.S-NATO ad for the Russian language speakers to participate in NATO exercises in Germany, the U.S.-German public row over military spending increases, the potential motives for the terrorist attack in St.
21st Century Wire says…
The individual believed responsible for yesterday’s bombing attack onboard a train in St Petersburg was Kyrgyzstan-born Russian citizen, identified as Akbarzhon Jalilov.
Russian authorities have indicated their awareness of the man, said to be aged between 21 and 22, even though they are currently uncertain of this role involved in yesterday’s bombing. The Kyrgyz intelligence agency is working alongside Russian authorities to further the investigation.
21st Century Wire says…
RT
A suspected bomb blast inside a train in the St. Petersburg Metro killed eleven passengers and injured dozens of others. The entire Metro system was shut down as bomb squads and rescuers responded to the emergency.
