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Archive for July 6th, 2009
Decoding Russia: David Foglesong
The New York Times quotes David Foglesong on America’s difficulty understanding Russian attitudes:
“American have had this expectation that because Russia is white and Christian and had the same kind of frontier experience that America had, it would evolve more and more into the United States. The truth is that Russia is a separate country — [...]
Bob Dylan’s “Brand” of Christianity
In the late seventies, when Dylan turned to evangelical Christianity, outraged fans and critics alike took issue with the music and the man. This was music marking a moment in time, in Dylan’s life and the nation’s.
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