For the last two weeks, H-Russia (a list serv/discussion board catering largely to academics and graduate students) has hosted a lively debate regarding utility of the term “backwardness” in studying and describing the history of Russia. The discussion emerged out of a previous thread devoted to foreign travelers’ accounts of Russia, many of which (like [...]

In addition to functioning as a transportation technology, military weapon, and instrument of economic development, the airplane has long served as a source of creative inspiration for artists, writers, and intellectuals. Indeed, from its very invention the airplane became an integral part of modern culture. In the weeks to come, I’ll be adding new posts [...]

The Avia-Corner has been on a self-imposed hiatus for the last two weeks while the DotA web site underwent a few upgrades and revisions courtesy Lisa Sabin at E.Webscapes design.
In the interim, we’ve jazzed things up a bit by creating unique headers for each of the site’s various sections. More important, the Avia-Corner now includes [...]

In the early spring of 2005, a Scottish art collective known as Henry VIII’s Wives launched a new project in homage to one of the twentieth century’s greatest avant-garde works: “Tatlin’s Tower.” Their ongoing project proposes

to build the Tower, full size from steel girders and guy wires. It will be built in sections, [...]