I love reading about the Soviet campaigns against the church. I liked the inclusion of Patriarch Tikhon’s story in the conflict between the state and church. In your opinion, did Marxist ideology factor into the conflict with the church or was it more to eliminate a dissident?
Author: Spencer Maclay
Comment on Meet “Nicholas the Bloody” by Spencer Maclay
I like the inclusion of the family photo, its humanizing for someone associated with violence against the people he ruled. Russia would flip flop between great monarchs and terrible monarchs. Unfortunately, Nicholas II fell into the latter category. I …
Comment on War and Revolution by Spencer Maclay
I could not agree more that lackluster performance in World War I was a huge motivation for Russians to look towards regime change. Failures in World War I definitely rhymed with the failures of the Russo-Japanese War. I hope you look forward to World …
Comment on War and Revolution by Spencer Maclay
I could not agree more that lackluster performance in World War I was a huge motivation for Russians to look towards regime change. Failures in World War I definitely rhymed with the failures of the Russo-Japanese War. I hope you look forward to World …
Comment on 1st stop: The Emir of Bukhara by Spencer Maclay
Good job branching out of your comfort zone! Its really cool that you liked a blog from a previous year. In your research of Samarkand’s history did you find why the Russians were interested in Samarkand back in 1886?
Comment on Three Generations by Spencer Maclay
I liked this photo and did my first blog post on it too! Its very interesting to see the change from generation to generation in a photograph. I agree with you its entirely likely that Kalganov’s family was not only influenced by Western European fashion, but Western European ideas as well.
Additionally, Dr. Nelson has a kaftan like Kalganov. Kindly remind her to bring it to class one day.
