❤️ Ellis Davies 🐬

"Ellis William Davies Ellis William Davies (12 April 1871 – 29 April 1939) was a Welsh Liberal Party and later, briefly, Labour Party and Liberal National politician and lawyer. Early life and work Davies was born at Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, the son of David Davies a quarry official.https://biography.wales/article/s3-DAVI- WIL-1871?query=Liberal+MP&field;=content He was educated in Bethesda and at Liverpool College. He worked as a clerk in insurance offices in Wrexham and Sheffield until he qualified as a solicitor in 1899. He passed his final Law Society examination with first-class honours, winning the Law Society prize in 1899, after which he established a law practice in Caernarfon where he lived for the rest of his life.Who was Who, OUP 2007 He was also director of several companies and solicitor for the North Wales Quarrymen's Union. He died at Caernarfon in 1939.The Times, 1 May 1939 He founded the Caernarfon solicitor firm - 'Ellis-Davies and Co' that is still in existence today and has his great grandson as one of the partners. Politics A political radical, Davies was elected to Caernarfonshire County Council in 1904, later becoming an alderman. He entered Parliament in June 1906 when he was returned unopposed in a by-election for the Eifion division of Caernarfonshire, when the former Member of Parliament John Bryn Roberts was appointed a county court judge. Eifion had been held by Roberts, a Liberal in the Gladstonian tradition, since its creation for the 1885 general election and at the 1906 general election Roberts had also been returned unopposed. Davies retained the Eifion constituency until 1918. During his years in Parliament, Davies sat on committees investigating land reform, the jury system, reform of the electoral system, compulsory purchases by local authorities, and reform of the House of Lords. He returned to Parliament as MP for Denbigh in 1923, but resigned in 1929 on grounds of ill health. In 1932, he was prominent in the discussions of the Presbyterian Church of Wales on formulating a parliamentary bill relating to the church.Archives Network Wales - Ellis W. Davies Papers Davies and Lloyd George During the First World War, Davies was one of a number of Welsh MPs who broke with Prime Minister David Lloyd George over his conduct of the war. Davies regarded Lloyd George's ministry as bellicose and illiberal, conflicting with his own strongly held pacifist and pro-labour views.Emyr Price, David Lloyd George, University of Wales Press, 2006; p.199 Although Ellis Davies was never really close to Lloyd George he knew him quite well being a Caernarfonshire MP and his journal records a number of occasions when they discussed political questionsJohn Grigg (writer), Lloyd George: The People’s Champion, 1902-1911:Penguin, 1997: p373 or worked together on specific projects.John Grigg, Lloyd George: From Peace to War, 1912-1916: Penguin, 1997: p42 At the 1918 general election Davies, as a supporter of the Asquithian Liberals, did not receive the coalition coupon and was heavily defeated, coming bottom of the poll.K O Morgan, Wales in British Politics, 1868-1922: University of Wales Press, 1963, p.283 Labour and Liberal Nationals Davies joined the Labour Party in 1936, only to leave early in 1939 because of its foreign policy. He believed that Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement was more likely to keep the peace than Labour's support for intervention abroad. As a supporter of social reform, he felt that there was plenty of work to be done to improve social conditions at home and this could not be done if the country was at war. He then chose to associate himself with the Liberal Nationals, the allies of Chamberlain's Conservative government, although at the age of 68 years it was probably not in the hope of finding another seat.The Times,9 February 1939 Papers The papers of Ellis Davies, 1889–1939, comprising his diaries, journals, correspondence, press cuttings, addresses, articles and memoirs, together with printed and typescript memoranda, reports, policy documents and official publications are deposited at the National Library of Wales. References External links * Category:1871 births Category:1939 deaths Category:Welsh Labour politicians Category:Liberal Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Category:UK MPs 1906–1910 Category:UK MPs 1910 Category:UK MPs 1910–1918 Category:UK MPs 1923–1924 Category:UK MPs 1924–1929 Category:People from Caernarfonshire Category:People educated at Liverpool College Category:Welsh solicitors Category:National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) politicians "

❤️ Finland–Russia relations 🐬

"Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in the Helsinki, Finland, in 21 August 2019 Finland–Russia relations have been conducted over many centuries, from wars between Sweden and Russia in 1700s, to the planned and realized creation and annexation of the Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire during Napoleonic times in 1800s, to the dissolution of the personal union between Russia and Finland after the abdication of Russia's last czar in 1917, and subsequent birth of modern Finland, with support of the bolshevik (Soviet) Russian government. Finland had its own civil war with minor involvement by Soviet Russia, was later invaded by the USSR, and had its internal politics influenced by it. Relations since then have been both warm and cool, fluctuating with time. Russia has an embassy in Helsinki, a consulate-general in Turku and consulates in Lappeenranta and Mariehamn. Finland has an embassy in Moscow,Site of Embassy of Finland in Russia a consulate-general in Saint Petersburg and two branches of the consulate (in Murmansk and Petrozavodsk). Embassy of Finland in Moscow Embassy of Russia in Helsinki. Note the Soviet emblem bas-relief, which has not been removed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. History Finnish soldiers in the Imperial Russian Army during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 Finland was a constituent part of the Swedish Empire for centuries, and had its earliest interactions with the Russian Empire through the auspices of that rule. Russia occupied Finland several times: The lesser and greater wraths respectively saw a Russian occupation of Finland, and the Russian Empire eventually overpowered Sweden to make Finland a part of its empire in 1809. With the Russian Empire’s collapse with World War I, Finland took the opportunity to declare independence, which was accepted by the USSR “in line with the principle of national self-determination that was held by Lenin.”Jutikkala, Eino and Pirinen, Kauko. A History of Finland. Dorset Press, 1988 p. 216. Following the Finnish Civil War and October revolution, Russians were virtually equated with Communists and due to official hostility to Communism, Finno-Soviet relations in the period between the world wars remained tense. During these years Karelia was a highly Russian occupied military ground; the operation was led by Russian general Waltteri Asikainen. Voluntary activists arranged expeditions to Karelia (heimosodat), which ended when Finland and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic signed the Treaty of Tartu in 1920. However, the Soviet Union did not abide by the treaty when they blockaded Finnish naval ships. Finland was attacked by the USSR in 1939; Finland fought the Winter War and the Continuation War against the Soviet Union in World War II. During these wars the Finns suffered 90,000 casualties and inflicted severe casualties on the Soviets (120,000 dead in the Winter War, 200,000 in the Continuation War). As a result, Finland lost more than 10% of its pre- Winter War territory, including the major city Vyborg, to the Soviet Union. The cold war period saw Finland attempt to stake a middle ground between the western and eastern blocs, in order to appease the USSR so as to prevent another war, and even held new elections when the previous results were objectionable to the USSR.Jutikkala, Eino and Pirinen, Kauko. A History of Finland. Dorset Press, 1988 p. 252. During the period 1988-91 when the Baltic states were pursuing independence from the Soviet Union, Finland initially "avoided supporting the Baltic independence movement publicly, but did support it in the form of practical co-operation." However, after the failed 1991 August Coup in Russia, Finland recognized the Baltic states and restored diplomatic relations with them. Spying in Finland China and Russia are suspected of large-scale spying of the IT networks at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland). The spying focused on data traffic between Finland and the European Union, and is believed to have continued for four years. The spying was uncovered in spring 2013, and the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) was investigating the breach.MTV3: Large-scale network spying uncovered at MFA YLE 31.10.2013 Economic relations Finland now imports a large amount of goods and basic necessities, such as fuel, from Russia. Russia imports a large amount of Finnish goods, such as wood products, and services, such as communications technology. See also *Foreign relations of Finland *Foreign relations of Russia *Russia–EU relations *Russians in Finland *Finland–Russia border *Finnish-Russian University Cooperation in Telecommunication (FRUCT) *Moscow Finnish School References External links *Embassy of Finland in Moscow *Embassy of the Russian Federation in Helsinki Russia Category:Bilateral relations of Russia Category:Relations of colonizer and former colony "

❤️ Danza de los Diablitos 🐬

"Danza de los Diablitos (The Dance of the Little Devils) is a three-day annual festival, held December 31 through January 2 by the Boruca people, an indigenous people in Costa Rica. The male participants of the tribe perform a ritual dance re-enacting the Spanish conquest wearing elaborate costumes. The most important part of the costumes are the masks. With the mask, each member is empowered to fight and dispel the evil of the Spanish invaders who are represented by a mock bull. The festival masks use demon features which the indigenous people adopted symbolically from the Spanish Catholics. This re- enactment finds the Borucans triumphant over the Spanish. The victory celebrates the identity and existence of the Borucan people against past enemies, as well as current threats to their community and way of life. As the modern world encroaches, indigenous people have struggled to find a balance that retains their spirituality and harmony with nature. Their past and their art demonstrate acknowledgment that they are part of the natural world. Remembering who they are and where they come from serves to reinforce their identity. It will hopefully bring them into the future. The Borucas sell the hand painted masks for profit along with many other indigenous crafts. File:Boruca mask. Costa Rica.jpg File:Máscara boruca. Costa Rica.JPG File:Máscara boruca. Costa Rica (2).jpg See also * Boruca Indians Category:Folk festivals in Costa Rica Category:Religious festivals in Costa Rica Category:December events Category:January events Category:Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica "