War is only acceptable because it is anonymous and invisible to all but a few people: those who are mad enough to think it is acceptable, those who are cruel enough to see a solution in its midst, and those who are trapped in it, and have no choice. War’s victims spread beyond destruction, the dead, the injured. Its symptoms are emotional, economic, social and physical. The invisible, and the visible. Those who help the victims can be as damaged as the victims themselves. Reading of a battle can change your view on life. Remembrance attempts to give us order out of the chaos of war and loss. We try to heal the bereaved. Remembrance attempts to show brutality as heroism because heroism is the only thing left. War is dirty. War is loss. War is imposed on innocent populations by the bullies who run our countries. War is wrong. War is only acceptable because it is anonymous and invisible. States go to war....
Reporting and analysing Russian gymnastics since 2010. Includes original and exclusive interviews with leading coaches and gymnasts, and historical issues dating back to the Soviet Union. The first blog to report extensively on the sport using Russian language sources. I read, I argue, and I have opinions. Be warned.