Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander ; Twin Brothers of Different Mothers

All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come Victor Hugo While reading “Anna Karenina” I came across a very interesting subject being discussed: the problem of serfdom. Konstantin Levin, 32 years old landowner, wants to increase productivity on his farmland.  Sees how peasants are not motivated […]

Why the Nobel Prize in literature should not be awarded

The Nobel Prizes in literature have been awarded to Polish writers many times. 1905   Henryk Sienkiewicz 1924   Władysław Stanisław Reymont 1978   Isaac Bashevis Singer (born in Poland, wrote of Polish – Jewish cultural tradition, in Yiddish) 1980   Czesław Miłosz 1996   Wisława Szymborska. Therefore I should be, and I am, appreciative of […]

Reading of Anna Karenina and my thoughts thereafter

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Lev Tolstoy, beginning of Anna Karenina One of my biggest passions is reading.  Ever since quitting medical practice, my schedule is more flexible, and I can allocate more time to it.  I love to hold a real book in my hand, […]