"Bleak are our shores with the blasts of December, Fettered and chill is the rivulet's flow;
Thrilling and warm are the hearts that remember Who was our friend when the world was our foe.
Fires of the North in eternal communion, Blend your broad flashes with evening's bright star;
God bless the Empire that loves the Great Union Strength to her people! Long life to the Czar! "
Thrilling and warm are the hearts that remember Who was our friend when the world was our foe.
Fires of the North in eternal communion, Blend your broad flashes with evening's bright star;
God bless the Empire that loves the Great Union Strength to her people! Long life to the Czar! "
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1871
The Punch cartoon at the bottom is a lame effort to marginalize a force which upset the balance of power. Calling the "extremes" is, in reality, the pot calling the kettle black. Kinda pathetic. However, proof positive of the rarely heralded alliance.
The Punch cartoon at the bottom is a lame effort to marginalize a force which upset the balance of power. Calling the "extremes" is, in reality, the pot calling the kettle black. Kinda pathetic. However, proof positive of the rarely heralded alliance.
