The legend of Tristan and Isolde (also known in some versions as Iseult) dates back at least to the Middle Ages. Tristan is depicted elsewhere as one of King Arthur’s Round Table Knights but in this story acts as an emissary of King Mark of Cornwall, charged with bringing back Isolde from Ireland to be … Read more
Richard Wagner was still in his late-20s when he achieved his first great operatic hit with The Flying Dutchman, but both the plot and the music already showed the grandeur, the ambition and the power he was to achieve in his later highly-acclaimed works. The opera is based on a legend of a ghost ship, … Read more
Russia, in a new push to expand its influence in Africa, is recruiting for an armed force to replace the Wagner group‘s mercenaries across the continent.The Africa Corps would bolster Russia’s military presence with what it says would be a network of planned defense ministry-controlled bases, in a bid to revive Moscow’s Cold War-era clout … Read more
Earlier media reports about the funeral mentioned other cemeteries in the city as likely sites for the burial, which has been shrouded in secrecy. FILE – Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov wouldn’t say where or when the chief of the Wagner Group military company would be buried, although some Russian media suggested it could take … Read more
A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious plane crash two months after his brief mutiny that challenged the authority of President Vladimir Putin. His spokespeople said on Tuesday a service took place behind closed doors, and directed “those … Read more