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Russia’s Role in the Outbreak of the First World War

April 26, 2012 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Conventional Wisdom on the Origins of the First World War Conventional wisdom, among both scholars and general readers, is that…

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Russia and the Pattern of Revolutionary Change

November 16, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The level of frustration that many in the West have regarding Russia’s post-Communist transformation is unreasonably high, and this frustration…

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The Big Three Versus Hitler

September 21, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the most fascinating aspects of Max Hastings’ book, Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, is his discussion of…

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The Defeat of Nazi Germany

September 14, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Back in 2006-07, I wrote a series of “Reflections” on Russia’s DNA and the first essay in this series focused…

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Alexander II and His Reforms

October 2, 2007 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

A number of political commentators noted during President Vladimir Putin’s first term that he reminded them of Tsar Alexander II,…

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Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part III)

March 24, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

For me, the most interesting parts of William Taubman’s biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W.…

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Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part II)

February 5, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

William Taubman’s award-winning biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, NY,…

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Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part I)

January 1, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

William Taubman’s awarding-winning biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, NY,…

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Soft Power, the USSR and the Cold War

May 10, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In 1990, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a Professor at Harvard University, published a book entitled Bound to Lead: The Changing…

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Creating the Marxist “Messiah”

December 5, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Edvard Radzinsky’s biography of Joseph Stalin, the first biography based on the secret files of the President’s Archive, the Communist…

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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
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