In the year 1918, just after the end of World War I, American journalist, writer, and diplomat Herman Bernstein published a book titled The Willy–Nicky correspondence. It was an anthology of private telegrams exchanged between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm over several years, on the eve of the
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How Napoleon came to be RESPECTED in Russia In Petrovsky palace (Waiting for peace). From the series of paintings Napoleon in Russia by Vasiliy Vereschagin Vasily Vereshchagin It s 200 years since the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was an enemy to Russians. So how did he end up as one of their most revered figures?
In 1806, the Most Holy Synod declared Napoleon Bonaparte the enemy of peace and blessed serenity and added him to the list of persecutors of the Church of Christ. This took place against the background of the formation of the Third Coalition against Napoleon s France and the impending collision of the Russian and French armies. In these circumstances, Russian ideologists decided to sell the coming conflict as a sacred war. However, in 1807, Russia and France signed the Treaty of Tilsit, and until 1812, Russia officially ’forgot’ about “Napoleon the Antichrist”. That didn’t mean the Russians did, however.
Here s why you can still read the mind of someone in a face mask Extracting information from the eyes of fellow humans is one of our most incredible abilities and also the easiest to exploit
Author of the article: Tristin Hopper
Publishing date: Feb 04, 2021 • February 8, 2021 • 4 minute read • France President Emmanuel Macrson adjusts his face mask before giving a speech on February 4, 2021. Photo by Reuters
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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned public life in wintertime Canada into a landscape of eyes: With winter clothing and face masks covering virtually every square centimetre of skin, we have been left to screen for danger, detect friendliness and find love solely by looking into each other’s eyes. Incredibly, it seems to be working. Not only are we humans eeri