During the Russian communist era an attempt was made to improve workers’ productivity by abandoning the Biblical ideal of working for six days and resting on the seventh. The assumption … Read More
Taking a break
We’re taking a short break but we’ll be back with a new story on Friday 3rd May. In the meantime if you like listening to the stories as well as … Read More
Unlikely revolutionaries
In about 1913 two politicians met at the Central Café in Vienna. Discussing the likelihood of a Russian revolution one looked across the room and said, “And who’s going to … Read More