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Comment on Day four in the Balkans by Calvin Allen

Calvin Allen — Sun, 22 May 2022 12:51:38 +0000

Roger, if you want to relive this part of your trip, may I recommend Kapka Kassabova’s ‘To The Lake’: a wonderful work of observation, poetry and history. Also lookout for her ‘Borderlands’, too!

Comment on Day seven in the Balkans by Janet

Janet — Wed, 18 May 2022 09:22:08 +0000

Well, Roger, your holidays always do tend to take seriously the saying “A change is as good as a rest”!

Comment on Day three in the Balkans by Hanna Khabbaz

Hanna Khabbaz — Sat, 14 May 2022 09:22:55 +0000

A Bright Sunny Day in England, my Good Friend and Ex Neighbour Roger. I sincerely hope that the Balkans’ weather is as good.

You are a walking Encyclopaedia and a World Reference, and I do appreciate your ongoing enlightenment.
Take Care Roger, and Stay Safe.

Comment on So, have you been watching the MP Nick Boles? by Nick

Nick — Thu, 05 May 2022 18:41:05 +0000

Nick Boles voted Labour today.

https://twitter.com/NickBoles/status/1522130462239563776

Comment on Have you missed me? by Calvin Allen

Calvin Allen — Wed, 04 May 2022 21:02:24 +0000

Good to hear, Roger. Looking forward to finding out where you’ve been. It’s far too long since I was in Sarajevo!

Comment on Is Ukraine an artificial state, as President Putin suggests, or a true state, as President Zelensky argues? What constitutes a nation state anyway? by Roger Darlington

Roger Darlington — Sun, 03 Apr 2022 17:26:33 +0000

You are right, Ronnie. But the alternative to nations is empires. On the whole, I prefer nations, but I think we have to consider carefully how nations are constructed and deconstructed.

Comment on Is Ukraine an artificial state, as President Putin suggests, or a true state, as President Zelensky argues? What constitutes a nation state anyway? by Ronnie Landau

Ronnie Landau — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 11:04:10 +0000

All ‘nations’ are imagined and synthetic. Nation-states and nationalism has, throughout history, especially the modern period, proved both a blessing and a curse … mostly the latter.

Comment on When did Ukraine come under Russian control and who was responsible for this? by Roger Darlington

Roger Darlington — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 22:42:45 +0000

Hi, Dirk. It was fully updated with an extra 60 pages.

Comment on When did Ukraine come under Russian control and who was responsible for this? by Dirk F Havlak

Dirk F Havlak — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:52:52 +0000

Hi Roger,
I see the “Borderland” book was originally published in 1997, and reissued in 2015. Was it updated, or just reprinted? Still probably valid regardless, because it’s history, right?
Dirk Havlak, Olympia, WA, USA

Comment on A review of the 2010 film “East Pray Love” by Julie Raffkind

Julie Raffkind — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:10:37 +0000

I agree fully with your assessment! Thank you!!!