My bench space at the Institute

St. Petersburg, Russia

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December 1st 2008
From the Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia Somehow the US elections that were impending during much of my stay from Sept 1-Nov. 30 weighed heavily on me and I simply couldn’t get a blog together during the time that I worked in St.Petersburg. Also, the instructions from the Fulbright folks to keep blogs simple and sterile took a bit of the fun out of it. But ... read more

Asia » Armenia

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Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Otto... ... read more