by John Helmer - Thursday, November 25th, 2010
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Sir Henry Vane, born November 15, 1613 – executed for treason in London, June 14, 1662

by John Helmer - Monday, November 15th, 2010
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by John Helmer - Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
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By John Helmer in Moscow Sovcomflot, the Russian state-owned tanker group, reports that, despite rising revenues of $678.6 million in the first six months of this year — up 11% over the same period of 2009 — earnings have fallen 4% to $292.6 million; and net income has dropped 5% to $111.2 million. Revenues rose […]

by John Helmer - Friday, September 24th, 2010
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By John Helmer in Moscow This is the year that makes five hundred since Filofei, a very clever monk of Pskov, wrote an appeal to the ambition of Vasily III, Grand Duke of Muscovy, letting him know that if he played his cards right with the Church, the Church would take care of him better […]

by John Helmer - Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
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by John Helmer - Sunday, August 29th, 2010
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by John Helmer - Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
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by John Helmer - Friday, July 30th, 2010
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We need the rest to sharpen up for autumn, and let the squirrel alone to wag his tail and collect his nuts – back soon.

by John Helmer - Friday, July 30th, 2010
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By John Helmer in Moscow In the history of Russia it has never happened before that the oligarchs would take on the military establishment in a tug of war over billion-dollar assets. This couldn’t have happened in the past, because asset power and military strength were the same thing — boyars were warlords. Or else […]

by John Helmer - Sunday, July 11th, 2010
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