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Zero ("W") Hour over Warsaw

1 Aug 2022 3 minute read 2 comments rah

Every year on 1st August at 17.00 hour, air raid sirens sound over Warsaw, Poland’s capital and the whole city comes to a stop for a couple of minutes in an act of remembrance to commemorate the start of the failed 1944 Warsaw Uprising. The Red Army...

The attitude of the intellectual, the lesson of Nicolo’ Machiavelli

19 Jul 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Fortunato Verduci

In this post we're going to talk about the letter to Francesco Vettori, a missive, dated December 10, 1513, sent by Niccolò Machiavelli to his friend Francesco, Florentine ambassador to Pope Leo X in Rome. Image from Wikipedia - licensed under the t...

Fatehpur Sikri or "City of Victory" - India - my journey through Asia

19 Jul 2022 3 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

The construction of the "Victory City", completed in 1586, is located about 35 kilometers from Agra.It is situated on a low hill in the Vindhya mountain range, the creator of this temple was Akbar the Mughal king. Budowę "Miasta Zwycięstwa”, ukońc...

Hohenzollern Castle is a great misfortune, but it has survived to this day - my travels around Europe

17 Jul 2022 2 minute read 2 comments marianomariano68

The beautiful Hohenzollern Castle, a fortress in Baden-Württemberg, is located 50 km from Stuttgart. This is the legacy of the medieval Hohenzollern dynasty. Piękny zamek Hohenzollern, czyli twierdza w Badenii-Wirtembergii położony jest 50 km od...

The land of 1,200 deer and 3,000 lanterns - Japan, the city of Nara - my journey through Asia

13 Jul 2022 5 minute read 4 comments marianomariano68

The city of Nara is another place in Japan that is worth, or even must, visit when traveling in Asia. It is a small, charming town with an interesting history, full of extraordinary monuments and architectural gems. It is the former capital of Japa...

LONG POST: Europe leading into WWI

13 Jul 2022 45 minute read 2 comments Probs Cheatin

          Before we continue our discussion of Europe after the Revolutions of 1848, I think it’s important to remind you of the political and economic situation of the countries and specific Money Changers who profited from the panic and volatility...

Abu Simbel Temple and Medient Habu - underrated architectural gems - Egypt - my trip around Africa

10 Jul 2022 3 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

In Egypt, practically in every corner of it, you can find a place with interesting monuments, buildings and artifacts. One of such places is Medinet Habu, a complex of ruins opposite Luxor. This complex hides two great temples, Ramzez III and Amenh...

Dagon Always Swims Right - Why the left has never won and never will

9 Jul 2022 5 minute read 2 comments VVoytila

There is a monstrous myth among so called rightists around the world that the left is a spectre than knows nothing of retreat. It encroaches upon the ancient regime, upon healthy society and, though stopped by oppressive katechons for a decade or two...

If not a drone, then a balloon(e) - a flight over the Valley of the Kings - Egypt - my trip around Africa

7 Jul 2022 5 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

If not a drone, then a balloon - a flight over the Valley of the Kings Jak nie dronem to balonem - lot nad Doliną Królów Egypt is one of the countries where drones are not allowed. If you try to import the drone, it will be confiscated at the air...

THE 1st PELOPONNESIAN WAR, 460 - 445 BC: The Rise of Pericles

6 Jul 2022 21 minute read 8 comments YouveBeenGreeked

The Persian Wars had left Athens with a new-found sense of near-unchecked power, power that would spread through force throughout the wars of its Delian League. With wars on all fronts against Persians and fellow Greeks, the other great Greek power,...