Martha the Mayoress of Novgorod, Part II Last week, I translated the first part of the story of Martha the Mayoress of Novgorod by Nikolai Karamzin. A few of you requested …Continue Reading about Martha the Mayoress of Novgorod, Part II
How a Russian Historian Imagined Democracy to Look in 14th century Russia As much as you probably want to forget this fact, the election is tomorrow. I've been at a loss how to deal with it, so I …Continue Reading about How a Russian Historian Imagined Democracy to Look in 14th century Russia