Historic Painting: Maslenitsa by Boris Kustodiev, 1919.
This amazing painting depicts the Russian winter holiday festival just before Lent.
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Behind the Scenes: Canberra, Liner Too Late.
A new, much shorter video on my channel profiles the famous P&O liner that sailed to Australia for over 30 years.
Strange synchronicity: Finishing an antiwar novel in a time of war.
I wish my upcoming book was just a fun story. Recent events have made it sadly topical.
War is a toy for stupid and feeble-minded leaders.
So we've gone and attacked Iran again. Is anyone else as sick of this nonsense as I am?