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Kronstadt and the End of the Revolution – from the History Archive

Posted on March 19, 2022 by toritto

A Re-Post from March 2015 It was the first weeks of March, 1921 in the new Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Kronstadt was and still is a naval fortress on an island in the Gulf of Finland. It served … Continue reading →

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Rasputin – Part I of II

Posted on June 1, 2018 by toritto

ov Everyone has heard of Rasputin.  Well perhaps not if you are a recent product of the American public school system.  Rasputin has been dead now about a century and six months or so.  Not exactly  ancient history.   He … Continue reading →

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It’s the 4th of July! Yaay! What’s With the 1812 Overture?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by toritto

. So Fourth of July is here and we all will be hearing both the Capitol Fourth celebration and the Boston Pops play the final themes of the 1812 Overture on national television just prior to the fireworks. Why the … Continue reading →

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Kronstadt and the End of the Revolution

Posted on June 8, 2016 by toritto

A Re-Post from March 2015 It was the first weeks of March, 1921 in the new Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Kronstadt was and still is a naval fortress on an island in the Gulf of Finland. It served … Continue reading →

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Victory Day – May 9, 1945

Posted on May 9, 2016 by toritto

The great war memorial to Mother Russia at Stalingrad (now Volgograd) under which 70,000 soldiers are buried Wait for me, and I’ll come back! Wait with all you’ve got! Wait, when dreary yellow rains Tell you, you should not. Wait when … Continue reading →

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The Destruction of the Aral Sea

Posted on March 8, 2016 by toritto

Once upon a time when I was a young man in 1960 there was a lake – one of the four largest bodies of fresh water on earth. It was so large it was called a “sea” – the Aral … Continue reading →

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Lenin’s Wife

Posted on January 31, 2016 by toritto

Everyone knows of Lenin.  His body is still on display in the great Kremlin square, once known as Red Square, for those with a bit of ghoulishness in their souls to see.  His name and statues have been taken down … Continue reading →

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Enjoy Those Veteran’s Day Sales!

Posted on November 1, 2015 by toritto

A re-post from last Veteran’s Day Veterans Day will soon be upon us. When I was a kid it was still called Armistice Day. It was changed in 1954 to Veterans Day. The original holiday memorialized the signing of the armistice which ended World War I.  … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writer’s Block

Posted on October 11, 2015 by toritto

Well it’s a bright sunny Sunday here on the Gulf coast of Florida with a touch of “fall” in the air.  The day time highs are down into the mid-80s and the humidity is down as well which makes for … Continue reading →

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Should I Care?

Posted on October 4, 2015 by toritto

Kunduz Yesterday while browsing the “news” between college football games I saw the Huffpo headline: “Afghanistan Falling to Taliban!” Seems the Taliban had taken the Afghan “city” of Kunduz and was immediately attacked by government forces trying to push them … Continue reading →

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