Tag Archives: Russia

A Simple Metaphor, But Others Have Taken Note

Posted on February 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Putin Crossing the Rubicon (February 24, 2022) I’m not going to make a huge deal about this, but unconsciously (or otherwise) people around the world have equated Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as the equivalent of Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon. … Continue reading →

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Why Would He Want to be in Opposition to Putin?

Posted on January 23, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Alexei Navalny (June 4, 1976) Alexei Navalny has been in the news lately (and when hasn’t he?), so I thought I’d take a look at his birth chart, just to see what’s going on with him. His birth time is … Continue reading →

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The Day that Russia Got Their New Dictator

Posted on January 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (August 9, 1999) Sometimes it is beneficial to revisit past events, in order to see what was happening then. By itself, this day should have raised some concerns for the rest of the world, but, as … Continue reading →

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Is Daddy Pulling the Puppet Strings: Putin’s Successor?

Posted on December 28, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Dmitry Patrushev (October 13, 1977) Okay, this is one of the men on the Daily Mail list to succeed Putin. When you look at his resume, it is obvious that he was groomed from an early age to be the … Continue reading →

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Putin Blames Him for the Trouble He’s in Now

Posted on August 31, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Mikhail Gorbachev (March 2, 1931 – August 30, 2022) Mikhail Gorbachev died last evening in Moscow. He was 91. He got to outlive every leader the USSR ever had. He was celebrated in the West, and reviled in Russia. Putin … Continue reading →

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An Echo in Time, from 1853-56: the Crimean War

Posted on August 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Charge of the Light Brigade (October 25, 1854) Although this was a short skirmish from the larger Battle of Balaclava, it made an impression on the British mindset in Crimea, and might be why the West hesitated to stop Putin … Continue reading →

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Now That the World is Over COVID-19…

Posted on August 3, 2022 by cdsmiller17

World Conflicts Are Escalating I’m not an expert, but it seems to me that the ‘delicate’ balance from 2019 has been knocked off kilter by the coronavirus. Today’s most dangerous flash points—whether Ukraine, Taiwan, or confrontations with Iran—relate in some … Continue reading →

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He Claims to be Jesus Christ Reincarnated

Posted on August 1, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Vassarion (Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop – January 14, 1961) Well, he certainly looks the part (according to our white Western misconceptions of how Jesus must have looked 2000 years ago). But is it true? Vassarion is a polarizing figure, to be … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots of this Pivotal WWII Moment

Posted on June 29, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Battle of Stalingrad (August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943) The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later renamed to Volgograd) in Southern Russia. … Continue reading →

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Maybe This is Exactly What Everyone Wants…

Posted on May 16, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The World Going to Hell in a Handcart You know what I’m going to write next, don’t you? Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it. Putin and Russia want a neutral buffer zone around their borders. … Continue reading →

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