I've just put up some glossary entries relating to my content on Revolutionary and late Imperial Russia : one on the Okhrana, a secret police, one on the peasant villages called Mirs, and the persecuted ( and made up)  class of Kulaks, and finally a look at the Zemstovs.

This month we have articles related to some of the events happening this year. First there is an article on the Titanic, because of the centenary commemorations, as well as a biography of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrates sixty years on the throne this year. We also review Andrew Marr's book on Elizabeth II. We look at the ancient Olympic Games, because the modern ones come to London in 2012. There's also an article on Piltdown Man, the hoax Britain's archaeologists would probably prefer to forget, a review of one of my favourite books on the Reformation, and a brief introduction to the Cheka.

Florence Green, a British woman, was the last known surviving service member of World War One. She joined the Woman's Royal Air Force aged 17, and worked for them in UK air bases for two months before the war ended. Sadly, she had now died aged 110. While it is possible that other service members of the war might come forward - Green was only recognised in 2010 after a search - she is the last currently known, and represents a break with one of key events of the twentieth century.

Recently I was introduced to the Young Archaeologists Club. Basically, an educational charity in Britain called the Council for British Archaeology runs a society for interested kids called the 'Young Archaeologists Club' (YAC), and it's got branches across the country, allowing regular access to the subject. However, as with most things in credit strapped Britain, the YAC is in danger of funding losses, and recently members of the club dressed as Romans and survived the cold to walk around the walls of York to raise funds. This all sounds like a great cause, and York Press has more details, a picture and donation information.