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Russian Thinktank Claims Ukraine Takeover First Move To Reintegrate Former USSR, Realign Geopolitical Spheres of Influence, late-March 2022
Although it was my endeavor to summarize as succinctly as possible, because of the length of the original piece, this post is somewhat lengthy. Hopefully, the length will not overwhelm the reader, nor the information, underwhelm! In my opinion, this article offers an opportunity to peer “behind the veil” and view, virtually, the thought processes…
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Turkey Dances To a New Tune of Rapprochement with Israel as Tensions Grow with Iran
[Analytic summary: Although the author uses the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as the springboard for his article, its thrust is rather the predicament that Turkey is finding itself in by virtue of its apparent rapprochement with Israel and growing tension with Iran. This web of tri-lateral relations has become stickier by seeing…
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Cyril and Methodius: A Sketch History of Their Lives and the Development of the Slavonic Writing System
[Translator note: The brief history that follows is just that – brief. There is much that could be added by researching almost every paragraph. This article was written as a sketch to commemorate the “Apostles to the Slavs” (the term does not appear here), Cyril and Methodius, in the Russian Orthodox Church. In the translation,…
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German Chancellor’s Last-Ditch Attempt at Diplomacy Fails To Sway Putin, mid-February 2022
The takeaways from Der Tagesspiegel’s (The Daily Mirror) February 16, 2022, article of German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz’ meeting in Moscow with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, are: Despite Putin’s willingness to hold discussions with various world leaders on the Ukraine crisis, it is obvious from the arguments he put forth to Scholz that he had already…
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Book Review
Istanbul, City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World In his 360-page narrative history, the author, Thomas F. Madden, encapsulates the progression of events that eventually led to the establishment of the ancient Greek city of Constantinople through to its present representation in the form of the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. Madden focuses on…
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Joint Press Conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67317 At the conclusion of early December 2021 discussions between Russia and Greece, Vladimir Putin and Kyriakos Mitsotakis made statements for the press and answered journalists’ questions. 8 December 2021 17:10 Sochi Summary of opening remarks and answers to follow-on questions from reporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis: During…
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Subject: Regarding Sunday to be “the Lord’s Day,” i.e., the Day on which Jesus Rose from the Grave
I believe every Christian desires to know Jesus Christ (Yeshua ha Moshiach, i.e., our Promised Salvation/Deliverance/Freedom) to the fullest extent possible. I also believe that this desire has been thwarted, not by the teachings of outlier sects or cults that may have brought some confusion to the minds of believers; rather, by the teachings of…
The Dragon is Slain 