The year 2019 marks the 101 year following the 7th November 1917 Revolution in Russia. Although over a century ago these events impact upon us still today, throwing out an echo that reverberates throughout the world. In this article, written for the 100 year the anniversay of these events, Roger Silverman talks about how the Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast of the … [Read more...]
A Stand Against Russian Autocracy
In this article Roger Silverman writes about the events that began in 2012 when three courageous women defied Russia's dictator Putin in a daring public demonstration, and were subsequently jailed. Their stand belonged to a proud Russian tradition of defiance by artists and writers of successive autocratic regimes, first under the Tsars and later under Stalin's tyranny and the rule of his … [Read more...]