Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Guardian: Before the war, corruption scandals were an almost daily feature of Ukrainian political life. The country was ranked 122 out of 180 by Transparency International in 2021, making it one of the world’s most corrupt countries. The EU has made anti-corruption … Weiterlesen →

„The Modern World“, Pawel Kuczynki

We learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are. —Leszek Kołakowski, „The Idolatry of Politics“, U.S. Jefferson Lecture speech (1986)

Litwo! Ojczyzno moja! ty jesteś jak zdrowie; Ile cię trzeba cenić, ten tylko się dowie, Kto cię stracił. Dziś piękność twą w całej ozdobie Widzę i opisuję, bo tęsknię po tobie. Panno święta, co Jasnej bronisz Częstochowy I w Ostrej … Weiterlesen →

Wikipedia: As an important centre of trade, commerce, and culture, Grodno was a notable royal city and was also one of the royal residences and political centers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Old and New Castles were often visited by the Commonwealth monarchs including famous Stephen … Weiterlesen →

The Wilno/Vilnius nomenclature really looks different when you read Lietuvos-Sovietų Sąjungos savitarpio pagalbos sutartis as Okupacja krajów bałtyckich. This is not a new concept, of course, but it’s odd to have looked at it from the one side for years … Weiterlesen →

Dining room of the villa where the 90 minute meeting took place. I have walked those cobblestones. My apartment was near here.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: The union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of unions–was 10.1 percent in 2022, down from 10.3 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number … Weiterlesen →

Coraz to z ciebie, jako z drzazgi smolnej, Wokoło lecą szmaty zapalone; Gorejąc, nie wiesz, czy stawasz się wolny, Czy to, co twoje, ma być zatracone? Czy popiół tylko zostanie i zamęt, Co idzie w przepaść z burzą? – czy … Weiterlesen →