Musical foundling. History of blues.
I waited for my next encounter with Maxwell Street and Chicago (the first in the August 2023 article) until I started my university studies. One day I learned that lectures…
I waited for my next encounter with Maxwell Street and Chicago (the first in the August 2023 article) until I started my university studies. One day I learned that lectures…
In the not-so-distant past, these were points on the map marking places where unusual things happened, and where revolutionary ideas were born that changed the lives of ordinary people around…
It is always nice to return to the 'old rubbish', i.e. to places to which one has become attached, to which one has a weakness, which evoke fond memories. Almost…
<< Part 1 Serious rioting in 1992 had already begun on the first night (29th of April) following the announcement of Soon Ja Du's sentence. Koreans had been preparing for…
Is violence an organic component of any great city? Despite the spontaneous desire to deny such a statement, we see that history and every day gives us evidence that it…
<< Part I In the realities of the 1920s and 1930s, the West and the state of Nevada was a backward part of the USA that paled in comparison to…
Do you have someone among your friends who is passionate about energy? Until a few months ago, the answer would probably have been - 'no, I don't'. Back then, energy…
There is no simple definition of 'fast'. To be reasonably correct, it is always necessary to specify what historical period we are talking about. There are still people among us…
"Sell, sell, sell" is a classic call of militant salesmen around the world. The technical and psychological skills of controlling people's lust for new things have been improving for many…
<< Part I William Andrews Clark's political success was not impressive, however. In 1907 Mark Twain described him in his essay, as the embodiment of corruption: “He is as rotten…