Skip to content
John A. Bernbaum
Writings from a life in education

Author: Dr. John A. Bernbaum

  • Reflections on World Politics
  • Reflections on Russia

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Russia’s Gift to the World

August 30, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the memories that tourists to St. Petersburg or Moscow typically cherish is of young Russian musicians playing classical…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Leo Tolstoy’s “Two Old Men”

April 24, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Beginning with his first story, written from the battlefield during the Crimean War, Leo Tolstoy became one of Russia’s greatest…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Literature

Russians in the Wilderness, Part V: Laying a New Legal Foundation

February 7, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Russians in the Wilderness, Part IV: Creating New Gods

January 16, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Russians in the Wilderness, Part III: Remembering the Past

December 5, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Russians in the Wilderness, Part II: Rejecting Their Leaders

November 23, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Russians in the Wilderness, Part I: The “Good Old Days”

October 2, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Russia’s Soviet Legacy and Future Hope

July 6, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In his fascinating new book, Russia Under Western Eyes, Professor Martin Malia traces how Western opinion has viewed Russia at…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Pre-1991 History

Kosovo Through Russian Eyes

June 6, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

To the vast majority of Russians — at least to those who are paying attention — the war in Kosovo…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Generation Nyet: “There Is No Truth.”

April 15, 1999 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Since the collapse of Marxism-Leninism, which was the source of the Russian state’s political authority and legitimacy for seventy years,…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Youth

Post navigation

Page 27 of 30
← Previous 1 … 26 27 28 … 30 Next →

Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
Copyright © 2025 John A. Bernbaum — Activation WordPress theme by GoDaddy