Thanks! Yeah… GEDmatch is a bit weird.HC7142803 Izyaslav Ingvarevich ✓ KV9161917 UKR Lutsk MA ✓ JE9971723 RUS Kurevanikha VA ✓ FC4625709 RUS Kibol MA ✓ BS2957089 RUS Kideshka MA…May 3, 2024A response icon1May 3, 2024A response icon1
The State of the World (plus I’m tired of Medium…)I’ve been growing tired of Medium. There’s far too much content, and most of it is completely unfit for consumption. The flood of…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Russia-Ukraine War or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombI was going to write a long article on all the wonderful things that have happened in and around Ukraine over the past couple of months…Feb 1, 2023A response icon3Feb 1, 2023A response icon3
Modern Slavs and Ashkenazi JewsThe two topics near and dear to my heart, being (mostly) a Russian-Ukranian and married to an Ashkenazi, are intricately intertwined.Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Update on UkraineSo here we are at the end of November. A lot of things have happened in the past couple of months, and as usual, most of it has been…Nov 29, 2022A response icon3Nov 29, 2022A response icon3
The world is mad…I fail to comprehend the reality of our current situation. I go to sleep and wake up with the same thoughts — what the hell is wrong with…Nov 13, 2022A response icon1Nov 13, 2022A response icon1
The best analogy for Russia-Ukraine War may not be what you think…As a Russian-Ukrainian-American, I’ve made the mistake of falling back on my heritage and made extensive historical analogies in my past…Nov 11, 2022A response icon8Nov 11, 2022A response icon8
The real “skinny” on UkraineFirst, let’s get a few things straight. I’m not here to argue any of the following:Nov 7, 2022A response icon34Nov 7, 2022A response icon34
Following the Russia-Ukraine WarHere’s the problem: there’s simply no silver bullet here, given the complicated situation on the ground, in terms of staying on top of…Nov 7, 2022A response icon6Nov 7, 2022A response icon6