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Tag Archives: USSR
A Brief Political History of Georgia (the Republic of)
Georgia is a land between political cultures. I’m not really sure if it’s a part of Asia or Europe, and I suppose the arbitrariness of such distinctions shows itself in the answer of the hour. If you ask Russia, its … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged abkhazia, asia, clash of cultures, Culture, EU, europe, Europe Trip, european travel, georgia, germany, History, invasion, NATO, political history, political power, republic of georgia, Slow Travel, south ossetia, soviet union, tbilisi, traveling, travels, Tskhinvali, united states, USSR, War
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Gedenkstätte Bautzner Strasse (Stasi Prison): Dresden, Germany
On my last day in Dresden, I had been planning to visit, and to take a tour of, the Semperoper (Opera House) in the old city. Word is, it’s as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2015
Tagged Dresden, europe, germany, imprisonment, interrogation, KGB, prison, Secret Police, secret prison, Stasi, Terror, traveling, travels, USSR
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Day 15: Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Note: Please be forewarned: the details I include in this entry are at times graphic and extremely disturbing. Also, and of lesser importance: I struggled with shrinking today’s entry to the usual 500 words. Considering the topic is so intense, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Travelogue, Travelogue 2014
Tagged Berlin, Concentration Camp, Denkmal, forced marches, germany, History, Holocaust, Horror, human interaction, Human Nature, Human Value, internment camp, Juden, mass murder, Memorial, Nazi, Orianenburg, Propaganda, Soviet, Soviets, SS, Terror, USSR
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