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Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Saturday, July 11, 2026

Jill Dougherty's 'My Russia' is a must for Russophiles

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  For all the Russophiles (like me) who enjoy reading about the country’s history and culture,  Jill Dougherty 's  My Russia:  What I Sa...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

FSB orchestrated Putin’s election

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David Satter, Washington, D.C. Nov. 28, 2025/ By Patricia Leslie On a recent Friday night about 20 attended one of the many weekly public se...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Still another book on Tsar Nicholas II, but this one ...

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Tsuyoshi Hasegawa professor emeritus in history at the University of California at Santa Barbara has written many books on Russian history,...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Russian dissident film screened at Hoover

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  Lyubov Sobo l  at the Hoover Institute, June 24, 2025/ By Patricia Leslie Lyubov Sobo l   is a human rights activist, a former attorney fo...
Saturday, April 8, 2023

See Hillwood's Russian glories and gardens

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The entrance to Determined Women at the dacha at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens/ by Patricia Leslie The  Hillwood Estate, Museum and G...
Saturday, August 6, 2022

Assassinate Putin? Discuss

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  Olena Zelenska, the first lady of Ukraine, accepted the Dissident Human Rights Award at the Victims of Communism Annual Captive Nations Su...
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