Saint Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Hudson, NY photo © 2022 Ralph Benko By Ralph Benko Here are the words of Otto von Bismarck to the German ambassador in Vienna, Heinrich VII Prince of Reuss, in Berlin, 3 May 1888, as translated and published by Rick Twisdale...
Shop window in Rhinebeck, NY, photo © 2022 Ralph Benko By Ralph Benko- The White House announced that America “is announcing plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression through the full range of legal pathways, including...
By Ralph Benko Glory to Ukraine! Statue of Ramses II, public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia We quoted from Roy Williams’s article posted to his website on “The Purpose of Heroes” in our first blog. But wait. There’s more. Williams also wrote: We have historic...
By Ralph Benko Glory to Ukraine! Blog author fist bumping resistance leader Vitaliy Smolin in a diner near Washington, DC Wishing Vitaliy well on his return to the front of the fight for freedom: Ukraine Ukraine is not only waging a successful resistance movement to...
More on Heroism: “Role models that inspired ordinary citizens to rise up and do amazing things.” By Ralph Benko Glory to Ukraine! Statue of Ramses II, public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia We quoted from Roy Williams’s article posted to his website on...
