Vanga (Vangelia) Pandeva was born on January 31st, 1911 and spent her life living in Bulgaria until she died on August 11th, 1996. She lost her sight when she was 12 years old when she was swept away by a tornado. She was found alive with sand in her eyes, which was the reason for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘communism’
The October Revolution
I thought this would be fitting since my domain is Red October. Borrowed most of this from Wikipedia.
A little history - On October 25, 1917 (November 7, 1917 GC), Bolsheviks led their forces in the uprising in Saint Petersburg (then known as Petrograd and later as Leningrad), the capital of Russia, against the ineffective Kerensky [...]
A New Russian President
Well, this is off the subject of my blog, but I think it is worth mentioning. Looks like Dmitry Medvedev will be Russia’s newest president. There is a lot of speculation about his agenda, but I think he has said he will pick up where Putin has left off. Is this a good thing? Apparently [...]
Vladimir Putin - Times Person of the Year
Just a note to recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin - Time Magazines Person of the Year. Congratulations Vladimir Putin!
