Name Change for the Philippines

Can we really change a country's name in this times of globalization? Is it really high time for the Philippines to change name? What do you think? "If Ceylon could be changed to Sri Lanka, Mongolia to Ulan Bator, Siam to Thailand, Leningrad to St. Petersburg, Peking to...

Harassement and Repressions in Russia

 I am passing this on from nettime.  ----- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -----> Datum: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:41:40 +0400> Von: Trade Union Solidarity Action Committee of Saint> Petersburg and Leningrad region> Betreff: [fse-esf] harassment and repressions in...

Mikhail Kalashnikov

In October 1941 he was seriously wounded in the violent battle of Bryansk. While in hospital, Kalashnikov conceived the idea of a submachine gun.

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