Swobodin v Brně

 
Justicia nunca hecha …

Paris
Paris Outragé
Paris Brisé
Paris Martyrisé
Mais Paris Libéré

First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for […]

Alexander the Great once came and stood opposite Diogenes of Sinope and said, “I am Alexander the great king.” “And I, ” said he, “am Diogenes the Cynic.” When someone was extolling the good fortune and splendor another had experienced in sharing the suite of Alexander, Diogenes said, “Not so, but rather ill fortune […]

Take an overview look with my video at youtube, don’t forget to turn sound on …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXdNRJD-yg8

The Old Town Hall is the oldest secular building in Brno. The historical centre of this building was established around the year 1240. It served as a town hall from 1373 to 1935. The main portal of the passage […]

This is the only statue of a Soviet person I have seen till now in Czech Republic.
Wikipedia Says:

Malinovsky ended his campaign in Europe with the liberation of Brno in the Czechs lands, and observing a jubilant meeting of his and American advance forces.

Markus Wolf, the ex-chief of former East Germany’s foreign intelligence service, has died at the age of 83. A key Cold War figure who headed the Stasi for nearly 30 years, he kept such a low profile that he became known as the “Man Without a Face” by West German authorities who did not […]

“How did the poet Mayakovsky die?”
“Suicide.”
“What were his last words?”
“‘Don’t shoot, comrades!’”

Actually reading: The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli.
Some quotes I liked:

The Romans, therefore, foreseeing evils while they were yet far off, always provided against them, and never suffered them to take their course for the sake of avoiding war; since they knew that war is not so to be avoided, but is only postponed to […]

Till now, I got only rumors, and no reliable source. Jacques-Yves Cousteau never officially claimed to be Muslim, well I need a thrustworth source that affirms the theory I hear about since I was child; however, a quick search in the net results that it’s just a hoax.
True or false, that is the question.

Interesting to know it. Ernesto “Che” Guevara used to be an excellent chessplayer! At least, he knew well the theory.
In 1962, in a great chess tournament (Cuban propaganda), many grandmasters participated, including Bobby Fischer, Tigran Petrossian, … and Miguel Najdorf who played against the Che; although his position was better, it seems that he […]

According to Nostradamus fans, the famous publisher of prophecies would have predicted an Intel Bug. Well, it’s funny, but can not be refuted.
He wrote the following

Aupres des portes & dedans deux citez
Seront deux fleaux, & onc n’apperceut VN TEL,
Faim, dedans peste, de fer hors gens boutez,
Crier secours au grand Dieu immortel

Translation:

Near the gates and […]

 On September 11 1973, the General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte led a military coup against Salvador Allende’s goverment, striking the presidential palace, and starting a mass of tortures. Victims are intellectuals, artists, Allende’s supporters, … Salvador suicided, letting Pinochet establish one of the most cruel and the most bloody dictatorships in the history of humanity. […]

Although he generally promoted peaceful coexistence with the West (while attacking Western involvement in Third World countries), Khrushchev furiously denounced the United Nations for preventing Russian intervention in the post-independence crisis in the Congo.
 
Shortly thereafter he sent Dag Hammarskjold, then UN secretary general, an invitation to a Soviet reception. Hammarskjold agreed to attend and […]

 On m’a raconté cette anecdote, je ne suis pas sûr de sa crédibilité, mais elle m’a fait tellement rire.
Un ancien militant nationaliste (qui a donc combattu contre l’occupation française) avait l’habitude de faire la sieste dans un endroit isolé à Gafsa, au calme et au frais. Un jour, lors de son sommeil, une équipe […]