In Pursuit of German Settlers in Caucasus

Written by Jacqueline Grewlich-Suchet

(Excerpts from Wine and Wagons:-Helenendorf- Azerbaijan's First German Settlement)

Why had the Germans left their homeland in the first place? Actually, there were various reasons that influenced their decision to emigrate from Germany and eventually settle in the Caucasus. The primary factor, most likely, was the dire political and economic situation in the southern German provinces as a consequence of the Napoleonic wars.

The Tragic Nobel Peace Prize Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

By Noah Rayman @noahrayman

This is the story of the "long-ailing, wornout, beaten Nobelman" Carl von Ossietzky

In some years, and this year was no exception, there is no obvious choice for the Nobel Peace Prize. Speculators can guess, pundits can argue, but ultimately the Norwegian committee’s decision — if there is one — comes as a surprise to many.

In 1935, however, the choice seemed obvious. The plight of Carl von Ossietzky, a journalist and socialist activist held in a Nazi concentration camp, had drawn international attention.