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Fictional Ruthenia & Galicia – and real Ukraine

March 19, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Twelve years ago I wrote my second novel. The action took place in an Eastern European magic kingdom, superimposed in another dimension over what is, in this world, western Ukraine, …

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Ukraine 4

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Intermittent blogging continues. 10:36PM: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Plant spokesman says Russian troops have begun shelling Europe's largest nuclear power station in Ukraine. — Julie Pace (@JuliePace) March 4, 2022 …

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The friend of my enemy is not my enemy

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

I remember fondly the times when the small states of Eastern and Central Europe enjoyed a near universal support among the American right in their aspirations for independence and freedom, …

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Ukraine 3 (updated)

February 27, 2022February 28, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Coverage continues. Top illustration: the Polish convoy with military supplies for Ukraine. 2:53PM: Amid many speculations, multiple sources say the decision has been made — and as soon as on …

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Ukraine 2 (updated)

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

More rolling coverage and snippets from social media (graphic by Imogene Salva) 2:15PM: Poland is supplying Ukraine with military supplies free of charge, including a Polish equivalent of “Stinger” missiles. …

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Ukraine (updated)

February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Disjointed thoughts at a tragic time, progressively updated: Putin is invading Ukraine – not just sending “peacekeepers” into the breakaway pro-Russia regions in the east of the country – in …

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Books

20 + 1 Best Books I’ve Read in 2021

January 3, 2022 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

This is the last time I’m ever doing New Year’s resolutions. My resolution for 2021 was to read less – not because I hate reading but to have more diverse …

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Lifestyle / Politics

TDC’s Best Communist Jokes

June 27, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Dark humour is like food, Stalin once said, not everyone gets it. Well, he didn’t actually say it – it was just a meme. The real Stalin wasn’t a funny …

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History / Politics

They were for it before they were against it

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Another anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe came and went with the now usual disgruntlement bubbling between Russia and all the other participants. This year …

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History

Happy 1055th birthday Poland!

April 14, 2021 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

You might have had some rough times recently, but you don’t look a day older than a millennium. On the Holy Saturday, 14 April 966, Poland had officially entered the …

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Politics

America’s mythical allies – and the real ones

November 24, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Sam Vinograd, an Obama administration nat sec alumnus – and now, needless to say, a CNN nat sec analyst – is hearing sounds: It's like I can almost hear our …

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History

When Poland saved Europe

August 10, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A hundred years ago this week, a series of biggest battles that Europe were to witness between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the beginning of …

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Politics

America is bad for democracy, say allies

June 16, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Dalia Research, the Alliance for Democracies and Rasmussen International have released the results of the Democracy Perception Index, the largest study of its kind, based on interviews with 124,000 people in …

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History / Politics

Who Won World War Two?

May 12, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The commemorations and celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War were mooted this year. No obligatory parades or gathering took place at the time of …

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Politics

Those That Trust Trump, or Who Hearts America?

January 14, 2020 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

A fascinating update, courtesy of Pew Research Center, on attitudes towards the United States around the world, best summarised in this table: It’s personally interesting to note that Poland is the …

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Politics

Russia and China after your internet

December 30, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Nothing good ever comes of when these two take interest in something: The United Nations on Friday approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention on cybercrime, …

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History / Politics

That time Poland was wearing a short skirt

December 27, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The year wouldn’t go past without Vladimir Putin managing to again eschew any role in starting the Second World War and instead blaming Poland for getting invaded: Speaking at a …

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Politics

The Great Australian Nothingburger

October 1, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The hills are alive with the sound of shrieking (because it’s a day ending with -day) from the Democrats and their PR wing in the mainstream media, with the new …

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History / Politics

The Fourth Partition

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

It’s 2019, so over the next few years we will commemorate a number of 80th anniversaries connected with the Second World War. British people will be reminded of their darkest …

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History

The two “what if”s of September 1939

September 1, 2019 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Eighty years ago, Germany invaded Poland from the west, the north and the south, starting World War Two. Seventeen days later. the Soviet Union invaded from the east, completing the …

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