Earlier this week, I shared a blog post about the amazing things Russians Tsars did on Christmas day. It struck me as an …
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Oleg: the Prince Who Was Killed by His Favorite Horse
The boundary between history and legend used to be malleable. People were not always so in love with facts. And, frankly, that …
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5 Unusual Remnants of old Rus
Last week, you may have seen my review of Miles Cameron’s The Dread Wyrm. Mr. Cameron, in preparation for the release of his new …
7 Superhero Warriors from Slavic Mythology
Everywhere you look these days in the entertainment world, you see superheroes. And although we may (finally) be getting to a …
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The Tsar’s Menu: A Feast for the Whole World
The Tsar's Menu: A Feast for the Whole World Have you ever noticed how ambivalent people are about wealth? On the one …
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How Alexander the Great Became Popular in Russia
Recently, my wife and I finished reading aloud the amazing new Russian novel Laurus by Evgenii Vodolazkin. I loved it. First of …
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