Great Museums of the World: The Hermitage

Great Museums of the World: The Hermitage

Dr. Marina Oborotova, CFIS-AIA February 6, 2018 Founded by the Russian empress Catherine the Great in 1764 as “hermit’s retreat”, the Hermitage became one of the largest museums in the world. It comprises over three million items including the largest collection of...
Dealing with a Nuclear North Korea

Dealing with a Nuclear North Korea

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani January 23, 2018 The problem of North Korea festering since the 1953 armistice, has become a major threat to the security of the United States. With long-range missiles and nuclear warheads, the regime of Kim Jong-un will soon be able to hold...
Health Care for Everyone! Why Can’t the U.S. Do It?

Health Care for Everyone! Why Can’t the U.S. Do It?

T.R. Reid, Award-Winning Journalist January 19, 2018 All of the world’s industrialized democracies provide health care for everybody — all, that is, except the world’s richest country, the United States. And all the other rich democracies have better...
Golden Beauty:  Art of the Byzantines

Golden Beauty: Art of the Byzantines

Catherine Carter, Ph.D. January 14, 2018 The Byzantine Empire existed for more than 1,000 years and occupied much of the Mediterranean region. It was a Christian empire and its art reflected the people’s devotion to Christianity. Byzantine artists expressed...
Great Museums of the World: The Hermitage

St. Petersburg: The City That Should Not Be and Would Not Die

Dr. Marina Oborotova, CFIS-AIA January 9, 2018 The City of Peter, Window on the West, Northern Palmira, Venice of the North, Cradle of the Revolution, Hero City – these are some of the names given to a truly phenomenal city of St. Petersburg.  Created by Peter the...