Slovenia’s national anthem is taken from a poem by its national poet, France Preseren. They chose the peaceful stanza, not the warlike one.
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On Drinking Songs as National Anthems
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Toast", France Prešeren, Francis Scott Key, National anthems, national poetry, Slovenia Comments closed
A Ukrainian Poem Rises Up
Ukrainian liberators discovered a nationalist poem papered over by Russian propaganda. Here I examine the poem.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Caucusus", Book of Jeremiah, Paul's Letter to the Romans, Russo-Ukrainian War Comments closed
Russia Has Always Hated Ukrainian Lit
Russia has long sought to impose its language on its neighbors, sometimes even outlawing their indigenous lit.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged cultural genocide, Frantz Fanon, liberation movements, Vladimir Nabokov, Wretched of the Earth Comments closed
In Ukraine, a Battle between 2 Poets
The war in Ukraine can partly be explained as a war between two poets, Pushkin and Shevchenko.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "On Ukrainian Independence", Alexander Pushkin, Russian imperialism, Ukraine invasion Comments closed
Authors as Nationalist Symbols
Perhaps Russia has a sentimental attachment to Ukraine because many of its authors have loved its cities, especially Odessa.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Isaac Babel, Ukraine invasion, Ukrainian authors Comments closed
