Russia History

The Fall of the Romanovs

The train from Kiev to St. Petersburg, Russia took off much later than scheduled. Eleanor Schmidt and her two little sons were in their compartment room when a well-dressed man of peasant appearance managed to get in the room. He was acting...

Why are these things Banned in America?

Previously I wrote how we should brace ourselves for more job cuts, and now, In a time when small businesses are struggling to keep their head above water, the Obama administration is squeezing the life out of...

Woohoo! Making money with Hubpages!!!

Making money online has never been easier. With so many resources available, there's just no excuse for failure. Freelance writing was once a mere daydream for overeducated and underemployed derelicts, but has now become a lucrative reality. I...

Pablo Acosta -- One of Mexico's Most Famous Drug Lords

Author recommends book "Pablo Acosta -- the Life and Death of A Mexican Kingpin -- and adds a very personal note.

Obama Czars

Despite my title, not all of the people mentioned here are Czars but they do share a common radical worldview. They say you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. One cannot choose ones parents, but it is interesting that both...

Prohibition Persists In Alabama, Don't Bet On Any Changes!

I have lived in Alabama my entire life and there are a variety of things which piss me off. One of them is the fact that I can't buy beer in Walker Co. Jefferson Co., the county where Birmingham is located,...

Limoges Porcelain Eggs for Easter

Limoges porcelain decorative eggs are the perfect gift for easter. The link between Limoges, Fabergé and eggs goes back to the 19th century. The tradition started when Czar Alexander III commissioned the Russian jewellers to make an Easter Egg as a gift for his wife, the Empress Maria.

Faberge Eggs - History and Auction Sales

Peter Carl Faberge was commissioned to create the first egg for the twentieth wedding anniversary of Alexander III and his wife Maria Feodorovna in 1885. Every subsequent Easter, another egg was made for Maria...

Faberge' Egg Hunting

Peter Carl Faberge being of French background was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia 30 May,1846 died 24 September 1920. His family were Huguenots protesting the Catholic religion. They left France and moved to...