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Showing posts with label Soviet Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soviet Russia. Show all posts
Thursday, May 9, 2024

May 9: Soviet Victory and One-Third of My Broken Bones

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May is a big day in my life--and for those who still celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over the Nazis.  While I am happy the Soviets...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Massive Fire Bombing of Stalingrad

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On 23 August 1942, Nazis dropped thousands of bombs and thousands more incendiary bombs on Stalingrad at the opening of their attack. ...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Victory Day 2018 in Russia

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Russian Tanks followed by Artillery on Parade in Moscow May 9 is Victory Day in Russia.  The day in 1945 when the Nazis surrendered to ...
Monday, February 5, 2018

The War We Won, In a Podcast

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In 1991 the Soviet Union ceased to exist. The Cold War ended. There was only one Superpower left in the world. China was still communi...
Monday, January 29, 2018

Boris Libman: The Terrible Life of a Soviet Hero

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The phrase "No good deed goes unpunished" is of uncertain origin, but certainly applies to the Soviet soldier and chemist Bori...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Cold War Reheated: Resurgent Russia and Vladimir Putin

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At the end of the Cold War , Russia fell into poverty and almost fell apart.  Whether you date the end of the Cold War as the Fall of th...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Who Fights Our Wars? Southern Men

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I don't know the soldiers in this photo, but I do know that if we could find the home address of every one of them, two out of three ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Movie Review: "Burnt by the Sun"

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Tonight my sons and I went to see the 1994 Russian movie "Burnt by the Sun" on campus.  Like a Greek Tragedy all the action...