Tag Archives: Russia

Tucker Carlson interviews Sergei Lavrov

Perhaps the most important interview of our time. Link is here

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WHY YOU ALL LOATHE RUSSIA (updated 18/10/2025)

Richard Cobden 1836 Russia’s support for Syria (updated) The South African Information Scandal Putin’s ejection of the oligarchs The takeover of the Guardian The Magnitsky Act Novichok and the Skripals If you try to discover anything about recent Russian history … Continue reading

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Homage to the Horses of Saint Petersburg

Homage to the Horses of St Petersburg Originally performed in August 1998 as “The Return of the Horse to the Riding School” in the Manège – Saint Petersburg’s Central Exhibition Hall, formerly the Imperial Riding School, during the Second Festival … Continue reading

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PUTIN’S DAUGHTER

x Aged eleven, I was sent to meet Putin’s daughter. She was a year or so younger. Smiling, she invited me To go out for a ride with her. Two white horses were provided. She of course rode brilliantly, but … Continue reading

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Of a Snake and a Stith

From Arthur Golding’s A Moral Fabletalk. Seems a bit like NATO threatening Russia. A “stith” is an anvil. A snake, being in malice with a stith, laboured to bite off a piece of it. But the more fiercely he bit, … Continue reading

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As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!

Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and  indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading

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Two Versions of Truth

Here is Patrick Lancaster reporting and here is the BBC Within hours of each other, covering the same event. The door to door voting is for convenience and safety, not for intimidation. Why is the BBC so partial? The news … Continue reading

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I Love Russia!

I love Russia. Wonderful people, wonderful dancers, wonderful minds. I am sickened by Western hate-propaganda instigated by the mass media and by our corrupt leaders. I recall with huge fondness my one performance in Russia: Homage to the Horses of … Continue reading

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