Introduction Itinerary Here is our daily itinerary, including what and where we were, and what we did: Wednesday, Sept 7:…
Key Arctic Explorers – the European Quest for a Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean 1585-87: John Davis voyages. He…
I wrote the original blog on March 31, just after a month of fighting. It is now six months since…
My Spark show will again be on display at the Peterborough Public Library during the month of April. See the…
Putin’s War; Russian DNA (Swallowing a Porcupine) Introduction Vladimir Putin launched his war on Ukraine on February 24th. It is…
Attachment #1: President Vladimir Putin His measure. “What kind of person is Putin?” is the question on the minds of…
Attachment #2: Russian History A selective primer Examining the key dates and activities highlighted next, one comes away with the…
Attachment #3: Russia on the Fringe of Moral Behaviour Russia has been operating on the fringe of moral behaviour in…
Attachment #5: The Debate around NATO Enlargement An essential debate centres around justification for Russia’s current actions, and here we…
Attachment #6: Russia’s Size, Power and Troubling Demographics Geographically, Russia is the largest country in the world, stretching across 11…