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Olympe de Gouges, féministe et anti-esclavagiste, tuée par les Jacobins
Révolutionnaire et féministe française, née le 7 mai 1748 à Montauban, guillotinée à Paris, à l’âge de 45 ans. Olympe de Gouges publia une Déclaration des droits de la femme et de la citoyenne en 1791 et milita en faveur de l’égalité des droits civiques et politiques avec les hommes. Accusée d’être proche des Girondins, elle fut envoyée par les Montagnards au Tribunal révolutionnaire qui la condamna à mort.
Failures and Successes of the Ukrainian Revolution
Chronicle of a Revolution: Ukraine 2013-2014 Failures and Successes Author: Pierre Scordia Media Coverage in Britain and France The British press call them “decommunisation” laws. The French media were particularly interested […]
Petro Poroshenko: the Providential man?
6. Petro Poroshenko: the Providential man? Author: Pierre Scordia The Economist’s coverage The Economist writes on 26th May 2014 that although the Revolution brought great pride, it did not bring new […]
Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake
5. Odessa, the Pearl of the Black Sea at stake Author: Pierre Scordia Media Coverage in Britain and France In the clashes in Odessa that killed more than 40 people (most […]
The February Revolution of 2014
BRTISH AND FRENCH MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS THE ECONOMIST’S VIEW Author: Pierre Scordia 2. The beginning of the political crisis 3. The February Revolution of 2014 The Economist magazine was […]
Chronicle of a Revolution: Ukraine 2013-2017
1. Media coverage of the Ukrainian crisis in France and Great Britain By Pierre Scordia The Ukrainian Revolution followed by Russian aggression was in part analysed in the French and British […]
À CUBA, L’ART PLUS FORT QUE LA RÉVOLUTION
Le documentaire de Lucy Walker tend un pont entre les années 50 quand la musique cubaine sous Battista était à son apogée et la renaissance de ces musiciens oubliés, patinés par les années et la révolution, quarante ans plus tard.
Odessa, Ukrainian Hedoism… and Russia’s failure
Once downtown, my first impression is that Odessa has regained a certain pre-war joie de vivre, the one of the early 2000s. European, Turkish, Georgian, Israeli and even Belarusian tourists are already present in large numbers even this early in the season. The cafes and restaurants are full and the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow, floats peacefully everywhere. There are no longer soldiers on the streets, roadblocks or pro-Russian graffiti. The s