Archives for 2012

The Watergate Cancer Quote

We have a cancer within, close to the Presidency that is growing. - John Dean, from the Nixon Transcripts, March 21, 1973 Pictured is

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #21.In which John Green teaches you about the beginning

Matters came to a crisis in December, 1907, when the Shah attempted to overthrow the Medjliss (Parliament).Continuing Persia's 1907

June 10, 2012 1 Comment

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Causes of the Liberal Growth in Persia.IntroductionAlthough it seems

Today's installment concludes The Tatars Conquer Russia,our selection from History of Russia by Alfred Rambaud published in 1886. For works

The battle of the Neva was preserved in a dramatic legend.Continuing The Tatars Conquer Russia,our selection from History of Russia by Alfred

Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice. - Boris Pasternak This is the cover of the first edition on Dr. Zhivago

June 6, 2012 2 Comments

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #20.In which John Green teaches you how Russia evolved

When the princes of Galitch, of Volhynia, and of Kiev arrived as fugitives in Poland and Hungary, Europe was terror-stricken.Continuing The Tatars