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Aaaaah!
The unknown historian graduate turns out to be my first cousin, once removed. (Why does he call me “Uncle”, then? That threw me off track for a bit)

He was somewhat dark vis a vis the picture – supposedly “not looking at his best”. The vanity of youth. Here’s a better one.

I’m pleased to report that he’s learning Russian. (Probably got his eye on one of these Slavic flossies) Doesn’t explain away the perceived need to write to me in the bloody language, but anyway. At least he sticks to normal letters – not this funny Cyrillic stuff.

Not many people know this, but the word Cyrillic has its root in Cyril (as in Cyril Knowles, the Tottenham player in the 1970s) and was adopted as the preferred alphabet after the appearance a hit song of the time, the lyrics of which are posted below

Хороший Кириллица,
Хороший один сын,
Хороший Кириллица,
Позволяет имеют другой*

Now, how many alphabets have songs written about them? Not many that I’m familiar with…..

*Nice one Cyrillic,
Nice one son,
Nice one Cyrillic,
Let’s have another one