Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

There are different interpretations of perestroika in the West, including the United States. There is the view that it has been necessitated by the disastrous state of the Soviet economy and that it signifies disenchantment with socialism and a crisis … Weiterlesen →

SF Gate: Scrolling through the photos of US demonstrations I saw signs with „immigrants“ and „fascism“ misspelled, backwards swastikas, Trump labeled „Putin’s pawn“, one reference to „class war“ and one to Gaza, though since the photos were journalist-chosen there is … Weiterlesen →

Its leaders in the first decade of the new millennium had their periods of co‑operating with America, but the ambition to assert independent Russian authority was strong and getting stronger. —Robert Service, The Penguin History of Modern Russia, (Great Britain: … Weiterlesen →

Martin Luther King, April 4, 1967: Now, it should be incandescently clear that no one who has any concern for the integrity and life of America today can ignore the present war. If America’s soul becomes totally poisoned, part of … Weiterlesen →

Practicing vocabulary a lot these days. It occurred to me this morning that if you say „Chekhov“ to Americans without a doubt the great majority will immediately respond saying something about Star Trek. I would tell you „One must never … Weiterlesen →

: Der Transponder war ausgeschaltet, die Besatzung reagierte nicht auf Funksprüche: Über der Ostsee hat sich ein russisches Aufklärungsflugzeug dem deutschen Luftraum genähert. Abfangjäger der deutschen Luftwaffe reagierten. Abfangjäger der deutschen Luftwaffe haben am Donnerstag ein russisches Aufklärungsflugzeug östlich der … Weiterlesen →