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Readers write: Effects of Victoria鈥檚 matchmaking, Finland-Russia relations, complex situation in complex world, America鈥檚 government

 Letters to the editor for the Feb. 12, 2018 weekly magazine. 

 

 

 

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The silk satin wedding dress worn by Queen Victoria in 1840, when she married Albert Saxe-Coburg, is prepared by a conservator for conservation work to begin.
  • By Joan Armstrong Monitor reader
  • Rosalie Dunbar Monitor reader
  • Nick Royal Monitor reader
  • Ken Brack Monitor reader

Effects of Victoria鈥檚 matchmaking

I鈥檓 pleased to have read the Q-and-A with the author of 鈥淨ueen Victoria鈥檚 Matchmaking鈥� (Jan. 1 & 8), which details the effects of Victoria鈥檚 efforts to arrange advantageous royal marriages for her family members. The book satisfies my long-held wish to know more about the outcomes of Vicky鈥檚 efforts. It鈥檚 fascinating history told most perceptively.聽

I recall the opinion of one of my Boston University professors (a former reporter) that we journalism students should measure newspaper excellence by 海角大神鈥檚 standards. That was true many years ago for me and is still applicable.

Joan Armstrong

Branford, Conn.

Finland-Russia relations

The Jan. 22 OneWeek article 鈥�In Finland, a WWII film stirs emotions鈥� was an excellent presentation of the relations between Russia and Finland. It gave me a new perspective, since I didn鈥檛 know about this war.

Rosalie Dunbar

Dracut, Mass.

Complex situation in complex world

I enjoyed reading the Dec. 18, 2017, cover story on Iran, 鈥�Mideast鈥檚 new superpower,鈥� which examined a complex situation in a complex world. I thought the cover and the article were really helpful, as they gave me a sense of the relationship of Iran to its neighbors.

Nick Royal

Santa Cruz, Calif.

America鈥檚 government

I very much appreciated Mark Sappenfield鈥檚 Jan. 15 Upfront column, 鈥�Keeping the American experiment alive.鈥� I heartily agree with his assessment of the American model of government.

Ken Brack

Huntington, Vt.

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