Category Archives: Russia

What is life without a dream?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  1 January 2013 We ended the year 2012 yesterday by citing the last stanza of the … Continue reading →

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A butterfly existence

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  22 December 2012   “The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that … Continue reading →

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From Russia with love

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  13 December 2012 Hard to credit it, we know, but now we have Russian President Vladimir … Continue reading →

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Herds or nerds

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   14 September 2012 Here are two extracts on the same theme from the Russian novel “Dr … Continue reading →

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The end justifies the means

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

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States Still Warring

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   1 July 2012 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye … Continue reading →

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Rooting for Romney

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   4 June 2012 Yep, that’s right. We’re rooting for Romney. There’s a story told about American … Continue reading →

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Progress, what progress?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   12 May 2012 It can’t be denied that since the days of homo sapiens human beings … Continue reading →

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A Georgian joke

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   7 March 2012 იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე სტალინი In a letter to the Guardian yesterday alluding to … Continue reading →

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Что делать? What is to be done? (Part 2)

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Antigone1984.com

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context. 12 February 2012 FROM EPICURUS TO KARATZAFERIS Что делать? What is to be done? That … Continue reading →

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