Locations of events.

As a lyrical form, the sonnet is relatively simple and at the same time extremely versatile, the all-rounder of poems, so to speak. That made it so popular at times that practically everyone wrote them. Including, of course, William Shakespeare.

How many US-American ministers from German descent do you know? There is Henry Kissinger, of course, known for the role during the Cold War. If you can’t think of anyone else, keep on reading. Because he wasn’t the only one.

Samuel Johnson said about this novel you would have to hang yourself if you read it for the plot. Why Richardson’s work, to this day, triggers head shaking and moral outrage but also empathy.

Can real Socialism overcome man’s greed for money? If you read the book “The Golden Calf” authored by the two Soviet writers Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov, you have to answer the question clearly with a “no”.

As early as 1860 the author of “Max Havelaar” called attention to the exploitative and inhuman conditions under which colonial goods were produced and traded. Unfortunately, most of the products we consume today are still not “fair trade.”