Travelling west from the centre of Moscow past the Kievskaya building leads one to Park Pobedi – Victory park – and to one of the most dramatic monuments in the world to victory over fascism. The huge bronze sculpture of St George slaying the Nazi dragon provided the inspiration for my Christmas greetings card in… Continue reading From Damascus to Donetsk..
Month: February 2022
The Holes in Kiev’s Plot.
Shortly after Malaysian Airways flight MH17 was shot down over Donetsk, veteran Australian journalist and Sydney Morning Herald correspondent Paul McGeogh was alerted to a key part of it by a local from where the cockpit section of the plane had fallen. The photo below of the left side of the plane’s cockpit briefly made… Continue reading The Holes in Kiev’s Plot.