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The River Volkhov and Citadel of Great Novgorod, Russia.

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Herbert Bury 1854-1933

My spirits rise every time I cross the frontier of that great country, and my heart warms to that great people as soon as I see their kindly and friendly faces, and catch my first sight of their beautiful churches, with the fine cupolas above them with their hanging chains, painted and gilded domes, and delicate finials glittering in the sun and outlined against a sky of blue.

‘Russia from Within’ (1915)

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Stories from our cousins in the East, from Rurik the Viking and the Baptism of Rus’ to trade with Ivan the Terrible, a visit from Peter the Great, and the last Emperor.

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How I Met Nastenka

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

The story-teller recalls his first meeting with Nastenka, and the man who brought them together.

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Picture: © Serge Novikoff, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.. Source.

Posted February 4

2

A European Fraud

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky had to break it to Moscow’s students that ordinary Russians found their brand of politics patronising.

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Picture: © Iain MacFadzean, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted January 19

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A Man Without a Price

By Charles Maybury Archer

A Russian princess admitted defeat with a most gracious compliment.

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Picture: By Dmitry Levitzky (1735-1822), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted January 1

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The Illustrious Mourner

By Olga Alekseevna Novikova

In Russia, when a blind beggar is laid to rest even the Emperor knows for whom the bell tolls.

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Picture: By Nikolai Sverchkov (1817–1898), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted December 29 2024

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Fire and Sword

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky listened with growing bewilderment to the celebrity peace activists gathered in Geneva.

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Picture: By Henri-Antoine Boissonnas (1833-89), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted December 26 2024

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Believe Me

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

A loving parent doesn’t want her son to be a success; she wants him to be a fine human being.

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Picture: By Ivan Makarov (1822–1897). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.

Posted November 5 2024

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In This Sign Conquer Bishop Eusebius recalls what Constantine told him about the vision that brought him the crown.

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Phrases Use phrases such as ‘to the town’ in sentences, with nouns or with verbs.

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The Marks of a Tyrant Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explains what it is that defines a tyranny.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Music Video Modest Mussorgsky: Sorochinsky Fair: Gopak

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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The Moral Case for Family Farms Richard Cobden called on Parliament to support small, family-owned farms.

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Hiawatha Takes a Photograph Lewis Carroll records a suburban photoshoot in the style of Longfellow.

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Nouns of Number William Cobbett gives his son James some helpful examples of collective nouns.

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Hiawatha’s Inspiration Henry Longfellow tells us how his tale of a heroic Native American warrior came to him.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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Music Video Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha: And They Said Farewell Forever

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Music Video Leroy Anderson: Irish Suite: II. The Minstrel Boy

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The Travellers and the Axe Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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