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May they rest in peace….
10/4/10 – 15:34 | Comments Off on May they rest in peace….
May they rest in peace….

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 …

A treaty for our time?
3/11/09 – 20:13 | Comments Off on A treaty for our time?
A treaty for our time?

The Lisbon treaty has become an almost mythical document which has had the power to defeat whole states.

To some it is the natural evolution of a system which created by the member states has simply become to unwieldy to operate correctly. It’s a correctional document to allow the system to function better, to better state what is EU responsibility and to better provide a single voice to the EU outside of the Union which the world needs.

Russian President says “Nothing can be valued above human life”
30/10/09 – 14:00 | Comments Off on Russian President says “Nothing can be valued above human life”

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.

Trotsky: A Biography
11/10/09 – 10:16 | Comments Off on Trotsky: A Biography
Trotsky: A Biography

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.

Berlin by Taschen
11/9/09 – 06:00 | Comments Off on Berlin by Taschen
Berlin by Taschen

It would seem wonderful photo books are coming our way quite often now and this is clearly the best we’ve had so far.

New cameras from Leica!
9/9/09 – 22:37 | Comments Off on New cameras from Leica!
New cameras from Leica!

Leica isn’t a firm which releases new models often. It’s usually content to sit on the fringe of the camera owning crowds with a dedicated and fearlessly loyal bunch of users and with much …