German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is hoping that Canada will purchase up to 12 new submarines from Germany. Meanwhile, Germany's footballers have undergone doping tests ahead of the World Cup. DW has more.
1. Mikhail Fishman, The Successor: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, and the Decline of Modern Russia. One of the best books to read on how Russia moved from “had some democratic elements in place” to autocracy, on a step-by-step basis.…
Telling Tales Boris, headmaster at Ozymandias Academy, entered the outer office. He smiled at his assistant, Yvonne. “Good morning, Mr. Boris.” “’Morning, Yvonne… Anything I need know …
Decades ago I got a copy of the old Penguin edition of A Tomb for Boris Davidovich by Danilo Kiš for $2.95, probably at the Strand (the currently available edition is selling for $61.54 at Amazon); the other day my eye lit on it and, in the mysterious way…
