On Decembet 12, 1905 Vasily Grossman was born in Berdychiv in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire.
Among Grossman's great works are 'Life and Fate' and 'Stalingrad'. He is considered by many writers to be the 20th century version of Leo Tolstoy.
On December 12 1991 the Russian Federation withdrew from The Treaty of the Creation of the USSR.
On December 12, 2019 a new government is elected in the United Kingdom.
The bookies are giving 33/1 for a Labour government.
A worthwhile bet?
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In the current edition of the Irish Catholic David Quin writes about the controversy happening between US Catholic politicians and the US hi...
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Brother Thomas Casey was born in Tom Casey OP Killarney, Co Kerry on August 26, 1933. After school he joined the Cistercian Order in Roscrea... -
The story below is from The Irish Times of yesterday. The article is written by Arthur Beesley. On face value this is a shocking story and i...
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