Historian predicts how Russia's war in Ukraine could end [Click] Specialist in how wars end opines that if Putin does not get a victory in Ukraine, or maybe Moldova, he will die— either in a Russian prison or more likely from Sudden Russian Death Syndrome. ---Alan
U.S. Has Admitted 271,000 Ukrainian Refugees [Click] “Just over two-fifths, or more than 117,000, of those who were admitted came via the Biden administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ program, which allows Americans to sponsor Ukrainians to prove that they will be financially supported in the U.S.” ---Alan
Yes. I think that this century's equivalent of the "good Germans" of the Nazi era must be the "good Russians." After this war is over, I suspect that rather than being helped to rebuild, they will be left to stew in their own juice (or "fry in their own fat" to use the German expression). As Churchill said of Prussia, they have produced more history than they have been able to consume locally. ----Alan
I also suspect that Putin's government will only be able to paper over its domestic problems for a limited time, then will follow the established pattern:
“How did you go bankrupt?" Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
I remember an estimate from early in the war that Russian foreign exchange and gold reserves might last through this year. Or might not. ----Alan
I just heard about Yaktrax to provide traction on icy surfaces. Looks like they go on (and off) boots very easily.
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DeleteWe use Microspikes and the non-spiky version Nanospikes. Both are excellent!
Historian predicts how Russia's war in Ukraine could end [Click] Specialist in how wars end opines that if Putin does not get a victory in Ukraine, or maybe Moldova, he will die— either in a Russian prison or more likely from Sudden Russian Death Syndrome.
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(Susan) Works for me.
DeleteI should think that a Russian pathologist could determine that the cause of death was an aortic aneurism (of the 9mm variety).
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And not before time!
DeleteU.S. Has Admitted 271,000 Ukrainian Refugees [Click] “Just over two-fifths, or more than 117,000, of those who were admitted came via the Biden administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ program, which allows Americans to sponsor Ukrainians to prove that they will be financially supported in the U.S.”
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ReplyDeleteUkraine war: Why so many Russians turn a blind eye to the conflict
Excellent article!
Yes. I think that this century's equivalent of the "good Germans" of the Nazi era must be the "good Russians." After this war is over, I suspect that rather than being helped to rebuild, they will be left to stew in their own juice (or "fry in their own fat" to use the German expression). As Churchill said of Prussia, they have produced more history than they have been able to consume locally.
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I also suspect that Putin's government will only be able to paper over its domestic problems for a limited time, then will follow the established pattern:
Delete“How did you go bankrupt?"
Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
I remember an estimate from early in the war that Russian foreign exchange and gold reserves might last through this year. Or might not.
----Alan
Finding Africa's Lost River Valley [Click]
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The emergence of pottery in Africa during the tenth millennium cal BC [Click]
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