Let’s see: 75 years ago this month, “Russia” invaded its neighbor to the west. Some things never change, as Russia is currently … invading its neighbor to the west.
Let’s see: 75 years ago this month, “Russia” invaded its neighbor to the west. Some things never change, as Russia is currently … invading its neighbor to the west.
“Some things never change”: except for 74 exceptions, of course.
I think we are still missing the bit about Germany invading her neighbour to the East…
I know it’s September because… ARGH! SPIDER!!
Bloody hell! Is it August already? Why wasn’t I told?
BTW, did anyone else find Solzhenitsin’s August 1914 pretty unreadable?
Those who come to Russia with a sword will die by a sword… \\\\\\\\\\\something the West never learnt. From the short Napoleon, the one testicled Hitler to the balls less Cameron!
TJGM, too true.
Plus (to coin a phrase) General Winter is coming.
Yes, I thought Solzhenitsyn was over-rated too. No characters to remember at all.
Tomorrow is WW2+75.
Autumn 1956 Hungary. August 1968 Czechoslovakia.
Can’t think of others. Poland (Solidarity, not 1939) was an inside job.
You are all missing a big chance. Now to show that women are as good as men. Send in the feminists (etc) army. No need for HWMs.
Except that Hindenburg and Ludendorff did a pretty good job defeating Russia. Not to mention various Mongol and Tatar hordes. Can be done, takes planning or simply overwhelming force.
“Those who come to Russia with a sword will die by a sword”
Except the British, French and Turks during the Crimean War, and the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War, and the Germans in WW1.