Who Was The Greatest Russian Ruler?

Imagine yourself as a young girl from an obscure German family.  You are asked to move eastward, to the mighty state of Russia.  There you are to marry the future czar who unfortunately turns out to be an insufferable dolt, too inept for his position.  You take matters into your own hands after years of […]

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Have you ever wondered why the United States has had 14 banking crises since the country’s inception, whereas Canada has had none?  Or why Mexico and Brazil has some of the riches natural resources on the planet yet the majority of its populations live in poverty.  I just finished reading an interesting book that answers […]

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