Author: Jennifer Antill

Count chickens in the autumn

Post author By Jennifer Antill
Post date July 15, 2022
Categories In Russian army
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It has been reported that at the time of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia had already issued a medal to reward soldiers participating in the anticipated fall of Kiev. The shiny badge is illustrated here. Moreover, some troops, presumably elite regiments, involved in the ill-fated expedition, were ordered to pack parade uniforms for anticipated victory […]

Don’t kill the Horse!

Post author By Jennifer Antill
Post date June 4, 2022
Categories In Small acts of Kindness, Travel

Animals can be a writer’s best friend. There are many occasions on which they serve a really useful purpose: they can move the plot along; throw light on the inner nature of a character; add a touch of poignancy to a scene. However I have found that their appearance is often the forerunner of tragedy, […]

Misfortunes of War

Post author By Jennifer Antill
Post date May 6, 2022

‘After a few marches to Minsk and Kalushin, our division took up a position near Zhukov in a lovely oak grove, which of course quickly disappeared as campfires were built for boiling up food. It was the end of April, the days were hot, the nights quite cold and towards morning there was frost. There […]