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nfrankopan

nfrankopan posted Round One | Sep 28, 2008

Yesterday evening saw a substantive and comprehensive debate. The emphasis was international affairs but the beginning was abruptly changed to include some coverage of the financial crisis engulfing the country. This was a subject that both were happy to give general and non-specific answers to –...

HEART

HEART posted The Nazi Occupation of the Soviet Union | Sep 14, 2008

The Occupation of the Soviet Union Brief Military Overview & Impact on Soviet Prisoners of War and Civilians Hitler with members of his General staff Adolf Hitler had decided to attack the Soviet Union as early as July 1940, directly after the victory over the French, and Allied Forces, but for once...

JD

JD posted Just a little skirmish | Aug 8, 2008

So, as of today, the soviet union (note - it is not Russia...it is the old-style, hard-line soviet union that exists today) has decided to "help" Georgia defend itself against it's break off province of South Ossetia. Just a little prelude to the soviet union's coming attacks on other countries it...

Jack Yan

Jack Yan posted Farewell, Alexander Solzhenitsyn | Aug 4, 2008

Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died aged 89, according to the Associated Press. Not only was he a great author (admission: I have only ever read passages of his books), he was one of Russia’s straight-shooters. I like to think Solzhenitsyn was largely fair, pointing out the faults of Russia and the...