Big Book Club's "oh Boy, Tolstoy!"

  This week's references include: Waterloo - the upcoming battle in 1815, and the song by ABBA We think Tolstoy would have liked ABBA's fatalism... At Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo promise to love you for ever more Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo 1812 Overture - written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to commemorate Russia's defense of its fatherland against Napoleon's invasion in 1812. The overture debuted in Moscow on August 20, 1882, conducted by Ippolit Al'tani under a tent near the then-unfinished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which also memorialized the 1812 defense of Russia. Closer to the Apothecary than God:  Abortion in 17th Century England - What do we know about abortion in 18th century Russia? Not a lot,