Daily Archives: March 10, 2022

Guardian: In Canada, a Russian pianist was pulled from an upcoming set of performances – even though he had spoken out against the war in Ukraine. The Montreal Symphony Orchestra said in a statement it would be “inappropriate” for 20-year old … Continue reading →

My entire reason for coming here was Rosa Luxemburg, who, apparently not being an outstanding figure of Polish history, did not rate a mention. No matter. The Napoleonic Wars to some, the War of 1812 in the US, the Wars … Continue reading →

In 2018 at Katyn and Mednoye I kept thinking about, and didn’t want to think about, what the Poles thought of the places. The Katyn Museum is what the Poles think.

Guardian:

Die Zeit: Selbst der treueste Putin-Freund wird zugeben müssen, dass Amerikas Geheim­dienste vor der Invasion in der Ukraine bestens im Bilde waren und Russlands Pläne präzise vorausgesagt haben. Nun berichtet ein westlicher Dienst, China habe im Vorhinein von Putins Absichten gewusst – … Continue reading →