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Russians are as feared as they are incompetent. For a laugh, read Tuchman's "Guns of August." The Red Menace--which

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In Reply to: RE: Putin posted by unclestu on September 19, 2014 at 20:40:55

made all of Europe shake in their collective boots--turned out to be a bunch of malnourished, mismanaged drunks.

My Moldovan roommate reports that nothing has changed.

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Barbara Tuchman is da bomb, so to speak� nt - tinear 12:45:10 09/20/14 (0)
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So incompetent that . . . - JoshT 22:17:38 09/19/14 (9)
they control the largest country in the world, have subjugated scores of different nationalities, many of them hostile, beat Napolean and beat the Nazis.

But more importantly, why is this once peaceful forum smelling more and more like the Outside and the WC? It's certainly not just you. Hell, I just contributed by responding.
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- The russian winter of 1941 was one of the worst recorded. - jdaniel@jps.net 22:27:36 09/19/14 (8)
  They couldn't even get the 5 ring to open during the Olympics. : )
  
  So...we're not even allowed to talk History?
  - On the other hand... - b.l.zeebub 04:23:47 09/20/14 (0)
    the russians manage to regularly shoot people into space without their spacecrafts blowing up.
    
    Their last fatal accident in space was in 1971.
  - Well, obviously I'm participating in the thread . . . - JoshT 22:48:53 09/19/14 (6)
    I cannot help myself when a discussion about Russia comes up.
    
    Maybe i'm taking myself too seriously here. It's not my friggin forum afterall. I'm not a moderator or the owner or the Bored. But I miss the old Central when the WC and Outside existed for these kinds of threads, which kept them out of here.
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    - What exactly bothered you? Was just recommending a classic book. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 22:50:24 09/19/14 (5)
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      - Well . . . - JoshT 23:20:21 09/19/14 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: What exactly bothered you? Was just recommending a classic book. nt posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 19, 2014 at 22:50:24
        
        I have no problem with you recommending a book, but I don't think Russia's performance in WWI, when it was in upheaval internally and very reluctantly participating in a war that it wanted no part of, is of any particular relevance to Putin's Russia today.
        
        Looks like an interesting book though.
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        Well...Josh... - kootenay 10:59:09 09/20/14 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Well . . . posted by JoshT on September 19, 2014 at 23:20:21
        
        It's just his personal opinion after all and I don't think this reflects the overall Russian people's behavior. In any case, I'm still waiting to read your review of the Krell Foundation system.
        
        If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
        (Proverb)
        
        If only Putin had a Krell Foundation . . . - JoshT 14:35:08 09/20/14 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Well...Josh... posted by kootenay on September 20, 2014 at 10:59:09
        
        He'd be too busy listening to music and watching movies to worry about Ukraine! Heh, heh.
        
        I love it. I need to write up that review.
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        Ahhh...but, the current Russia's... - kootenay 15:09:25 09/20/14 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: If only Putin had a Krell Foundation . . . posted by JoshT on September 20, 2014 at 14:35:08
        
        Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev has one that's worth �130,000. Perhaps, Putin is hanging around with him listening to some tunes from Deep Purple while sipping some vintage vodka and smoking the cohibas.
        
        If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
        (Proverb)
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        RE: Ahhh...but, the current Russia's... - genungo 09:04:44 09/21/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Ahhh...but, the current Russia's... posted by kootenay on September 20, 2014 at 15:09:25
        
        Classy little system there.

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