Another year of books. Not as many as last year; I took a pause for some time, unable to find …
September 26, 2011 – 9:46 am
Reading: Rodric Braithwaite – Afghansty: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89
This year I’ve been attempting to fill in an embarrassing omission in my Central Asian studies. Mainly because my interest …
May 31, 2011 – 2:48 pm
Reading: Owen Lattimore – Inner Asian Frontiers of China
owen lattimore – inner asian frontiers of china
November 27, 2010 – 11:40 am
Reading: Edward Allworth (ed.) – Central Asia – 120 Years of Russian Rule
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January 9, 2009 – 5:23 pm
sakhalin arctic pirate lighthouse
In my long search for the perfect lighthouse to wage piracy from, I’ve stumbled across a chain of Soviet era …