Plagiarism; or shall we say theft?
Plagiarism is a hot topic at the moment in the Australian literary scene. Plagiarism is also the reason I have not written a blog post
Writing about my family, history and moments in time.
Knowing your place: the boundaries around relationships in pre-Revolutionary Russia
Lately I have read pieces both in fiction and non-fiction which have claimed my grandfather, Pavel Voronov, “stepped over the line” when in the presence
Searching for an April birth month and finding more questions
I was born in April so, looking for something to write about this week, I thought I would see if any of my ancestors were
Ella – elegant, enchanting and somewhat elusive – was she also evasive?
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, which sometimes seems like a lifetime ago, I began a quest to discover my great Aunt Ella’s correct birth year. Since
What’s in a Name? Was I named in memory of the Empress?
Was I named after Empress Alexandra (pictured above), wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia? It is a question I have been asked time and
Assassination in St Petersburg! The Tsar is dead!
On the 13 March 1881 (1 March in the Russian old style calendar) Tsar Alexander II was assassinated. His carriage was bombed in St Petersburg
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