Tag Archives: Twentieth Century
When failure is not an option
This Saturday, the scary but increasingly useless pro-Kremlin youth group “Nashi” had a rally in central Moscow. They bussed in thousands of kids. Many of them, a friend noted, were carrying shopping bags because the free trip to the capital … Continue reading
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If you're weren't so busy whining about your forced migration, you'd be making lemonade
A new study by London School of Economics professor Matti Sarvimäki finds that the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939, which displaced over 430,000 Finns, was the geopolitical equivalent of your parents serving you with an eviction notice. The study … Continue reading
