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Ukraine War Day #807: Not All Heroes Drive A Tank!
Dear Readers: Continuing my review of this story by reporter/historian Vladimir Nagirnyak. As World War II ground to an end and the Red Army moved on Berlin, German civilians found themselves at risk for death by starvation and disease. This … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #806: Happy Victory Day!
Dear Readers: Wishing everyone a Happy Victory Day this May 9, 2024! Deep bow and thanks to our ancestors, who saved us from the Nazi monsters. Speaking of monsters, a quick scan of Westie press headlines (America, Europe, Canada) shows … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #800: Odessa Ten Years Of Terror – Part II
Dear Readers: Continuing (and concluding) my review of this piece by reporter Andrei Rezchikov. Whose main source is a man named Alexei Albu, a former Deputy (representing the Communist Party of Ukraine) of the Odessa Oblast Soviet, and now living … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #799: Odessa Ten Years Of Terror – Part I
Dear Readers: Today I have this piece, commemorating ten years to the day (May 2, 2014) since the Nazi massacre of peaceful protesters in Odessa, in the House of Trade Unions. The reporter is Andrei Rezchikov. Readers will recall that … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #793: French Odessa Is Macron’s Phantom Limb – Part II
Dear Readers: Continuing with my review of this historical piece by reporter Matvei Malgin. Where we left off, we saw that the Russian city of Odessa, on the Black Sea, became a French colony. In which glorious state it existed … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #792: French Odessa Is Macron’s Phantom Limb – Part I
Dear Readers: This historical piece by reporter Matvei Malgin helps to explain France’s obsession with defeating Russia in Crimea. Yes, I said France, not England. Although the English are obsessed as well. Neither former colonialist power seems to be able … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #764: It’s The Economy, Stupid!
Dear Readers: Temporarily putting aside the Terror News, I want to go back in time a few days and review this piece by reporter Olga Samofalova. Actually… you can’t get away from terrorism, because this one is also about a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Military and War, Russian History
Tagged ВВП, ГК CMS, Ruslan Davydov
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Ukraine War Day #754: Kots Visits Polling Station In Luhansk
Dear Readers: Today I have this story from KP. Which is more of a “human interest” type story than a political story, even though the topic is the Russian Presidential election. Military correspondent Alexander Kots who, among his other duties, … Continue reading
Ukraine War Day #751: Zakharova Refutes Estonian Collaborators
“Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.” (Oscar Wilde) Dear Readers: Russian Diplomat Maria Zakharova is known around the world for her pithy put-downs of Russia’s enemies. She is like a Russian, female, version of Oscar Wilde. In … Continue reading
Posted in Cat Fighting, Celebrity Gossip, Military and War, Russian History
Tagged Kaja Kallas, Maria Zakharova
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Ukraine War Day #739: What Is This Thing Called Gaugazia?
Dear Readers: For the past couple of days we have been dwelling in that part of world which the Romans called Transnistria. Nearby there is another chunk of territory claimed by Moldova, which used to be called Bessarabia which, according … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship of Peoples, Military and War, Russian History
Tagged Evghenia Guțul, Gaugazia, Valentina Matvienko
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