This wonderfully rich and well researched story telling has been a pleasure to listen to recently.
There are a lot of unfamiliar names for people and places but if you let yourself go with the flow …
Stories from the arts, culture and music scene across Europe
Stories about books and magazines from and about Europe
Nostalgia and history stories from around Europe
Leisure and travel stories from around Europe
Science, nature and technology stories from across Europe
Oldest copy of Silent Night found in Vienna http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/45243
I know, another set of photos from the former Soviet Union!
However when they’re this good it’s hard to put them away and these came across the desk here with some delightful smiles.
1985 was, in many …
A wonderful collection of photos from an official trip made by Neil Armstrong in 1970 to the USSR. You don’t get to see images like this very often. A very nice set of pictures and …
We’re firm fans of old photos here at EL Towers. Looking at people and places long gone allows us some degree of historical reference to the events and news which we read and hear about …
On 10 April 2010 on the way to commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre the President of the Republic of Poland Mr Lech Kaczynski, the First Lady Mrs Maria Kaczynska, members …
Understanding the Russian mind is something that has confused learned men for centuries.
For many who have watched Russian politics and society over the past few years may have been alarmed at the rehabilitation of Soviet leader Stalin by politicians and state run TV and newspapers.
We’ve been long time fans of Robert Service’s work here at EL and the latest in a trilogy of biographies is about to hit the shelf. Trotsky has been a few years in he making following on from the excellent Lenin and Stalin books, each having a 4 year gap between them.
There are a few good concert festival seasons in Europe. The BBC Proms in London during the summer is one of the best.
The later part of the year, however, belongs to the Strings of Autumn festival in Prague.
Eugène’s photography collection of Paris is an absolute gem. This title came to us only today, although to be fair it’s been out a little while. Thank the stars for second hand book …
On Friday 29th October, the heads of state from the 25 members of the European Union met in Rome to sign the Constitutional Treaty. Despite its misinterpretations in the more sceptical press in Europe, the treaty for bad or worse has been signed.
This came across the radar here at EL recently. It’s a warming nice little collection of furniture and design for the home during the old soviet times.
There’s not much to love about the mystique of train travel across unknown lands, soaking in the atmosphere, enjoying conversation with new people and sharing a meal while watching the countryside zip by.
It would seem the rivalry between the German sportswear providers Adidas an Puma was brought onto the football field today in a friendly match to heal the wounds of an historical rift between the two firms founded as a single family business and then split between two rival brothers.
There’s nothing quite like a good soup. In the summer it’s a great quick food, in the winter the comfort quality cannot be written down.
Cases of the H5 type of the avian flu have been discovered in Romanian and Ukrainian fowl. Romania has banned hunting in parts of the country and Ukrainian troops have moved from house to house in villages rounding up chickens, ducks and geese for a mass cull.
