On August 12, 1994, Russian workers were digging the foundation for a new bear cage at the Moscow Zoo when they made an unexpected discovery: a mass grave of skeletons and skulls, some marked with a single bullet hole, the calling card of Stalins executioners. The cache was one of dozens . . . . Continue Reading »
Americans: The View From Abroadby James C. SimmonsCrown, 239 pages, $19.95A zealous convert once decided to grade his own spiritual progress and under “humility” wrote: “97 percent.” The moral of the story is that, on matters of religion, you don’t grade yourself; . . . . Continue Reading »
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