The Gates of the Church of Milan, or The Limitations of Political Power

January 21st, 2012 - Mail a friend

“Nor did I think your orders were so strong that you, a mortal man, could over-run the gods’ unwritten and unfailing laws. Not now, nor yesterday’s, they always live, and no one knows their origin in time. So not through fear of any man’s proud spirit would I be likely to neglect ... More

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A representation of Byzantium on a sarcophagus in China?

December 17th, 2011 - Mail a friend

In 1999 was unearthed, near the city of Taiyuan in the Shanxi province of China, a marble sarcophagus of one Yu Hong, who died and was buried there with his wife in AD 592, during the Sui dynasty. Since then, it has been determined that this man was of Central Asian stock. Moreover, he was during ... More

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Quotes from King Sejong the Great

December 13th, 2011 - Mail a friend

In 1425 died, in Constantinople, a wise king, Manuel II Palaiologos, who left us, among other writings, a mirror of prince, written for his son and heir John. These letters reflect the mind of a ruler who, despite circumstances, tried to uphold the virtues of wisdom and moderation in his ... More

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Totalitarianism: the inversion of politics

November 16th, 2011 - Mail a friend

Arendt, however, is not saying that racism or any other element of totalitarianism caused the regimes of Hitler or Stalin, but rather that those elements, which include anti-Semitism, the decline of the nation-state, expansionism for its own sake, and the alliance between capital and mob, ... More

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“I see Russia as the successor state of the Empire of Byzantium.”

June 11th, 2011 - Mail a friend

La Revue Défense Nationale launched, in March 2011, its first Russian issue, directed by Olivier Védrine and Vassillii Badouline. Below are some of Mr. Védrine’s responses to Le Courrier de Russie (LCDR), on the diplomatic relationship between France/ Europe and Russia (read complete ... More

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