Communism
Overland to Russia, Part Two
Last time, I discussed the manifold problems you face setting up a trip to Russia. This piece is about the manifold problems you face when you eventually get there. For me, they began at the [more…]
Russia
Travel
Overland to Moscow
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all travel to Russia due to the ongoing risks associated with its invasion of Ukraine. This includes threats from security incidents such as drone attacks and [more…]
America
An outside chance of peace
Apologies for this week’s rather brief article. I wanted to write more but it is all speculation so far. We stand at the brink of the end of the war in Ukraine but we shouldn’t [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Four
Monday Good morning my happy readers, it’s sunny in the morning but I hear it is going to be showery later. I didn’t remember it was a bank holiday until I saw how empty the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Six
Monday Good morning, and what a beautiful sunny morning it is. It’s nice and warm, and there is a clear blue sky, quite appropriate for my 18th birthday. Legohead is off to an immigration summit [more…]
20th Century
Lands At Stake
A conversation that stuck An old conversation sticks in my mind. A decade or so later, through the synergy of passing time and the illumination provided by events, one plus one becomes three. On the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Four
Monday Good morning, folks. It’s been raining overnight and is still dull and cold. Legohead is not very happy today—he has just seen the results of the latest MRP poll on the local election, and [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-One
Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of my ramblings. It’s rather wet this morning but still not cold. Legohead went off to Scottishland to speak to a half-empty hall of Scottishland Liebore supporters. [more…]
20th Century
It’s Not 1939, It’s 1950
It’s 1939 all over again! Or is it? Perhaps it’s 1950. A date we can be certain of is 2014 when, as Kiev tipped towards the EU and NATO, Moscow-backed Russian separatists prised parts of [more…]