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Irish_Dem

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74. He is lucky to be alive.

Thu Nov 28, 2024, 08:53 AM

Nov 28

Many injured were just left to die.

Yes one of the most shameful episodes of WWII.
Hitler and Stalin engaging in a worthless fight over Stalingrad.

However to be fair, Stalin helped win WWII.
He kept engaging Hitler on the eastern front.
This allowed the Allies to be successful marching towards Berlin on the western front.

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Post something nice about Russia. [View all] 4th Nov 25 OP

A nice hearty meal. dhol82 Nov 25 #1

WTF? Borsch and vodka? Oh I know.. breakfast of champions... mitch96 Nov 25 #2

That looks like caviar to me. LoisB Nov 25 #10

He wanted to see if there's such a thing ... 4th Nov 26 #27

What's on his spoon is more than enough. LoisB Nov 26 #36

Not of Russian heritage I take it? 4th Nov 27 #60

You would be correct. I can do 1/2 teaspoon of red or a teaspoon of black then I'm through for another few years. LoisB Nov 27 #61

Surely you jest DFW Nov 27 #64

Ok. I'll take your word for it. My eyes are pretty doggone old. LoisB Nov 27 #67

Mine are getting there fast, so don't my word for it. DFW Nov 27 #69

It is clearly caviar JoseBalow Nov 27 #70

I know. DFW and I were just joshing. LoisB Nov 27 #71

Tshaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Borodin, elleng Nov 25 #3

You forgot Prokofiev iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 29 #105

Yes, I did. sorry! elleng Nov 29 #119

Music PJMcK Nov 25 #4

I love Shostakovich. Basso8vb Nov 27 #51

They killed a lot of Nazis JoseBalow Nov 25 #5

Russia also managed to get 27 million Russians killed in the process. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #6

My father in law left a leg at Stalingrad at age 18. DFW Nov 27 #65

He is lucky to be alive. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #74

He was the only farm boy in his unit DFW Nov 28 #75

Farm boys are hardy, resilient, and fierce fighters. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #77

And he took more. Much more. See my other post. DFW Nov 28 #78

I think most of the guys came home from the war feeling the same way. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #85

By the time I met him, the War had been over for nearly 30 years DFW Nov 28 #89

A happy ending to a sad entry into adulthood. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #91

One daughter, one son (for the record). DFW Nov 28 #93

What a story. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #95

She isn't. DFW Nov 29 #98

So sorry to hear this. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #100

So am I !! DFW Nov 29 #107

Fabulous picture. Thanks for sharing. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #110

Good times are SO fleeting. DFW Nov 29 #113

Yes none of us would have guessed the direction our country would take so quickly. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #115

Not so much thrilling as humbling DFW Nov 29 #117

I'm sure Stalin would have preferred fewer casualties Shermann Nov 29 #103

Psychopaths will kill as many people as it takes to get what they want. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #111

I'm no fan of Stalin, but he tried to negotiate his way out of going to war. Shermann Nov 29 #114

The Russians love their meat grinder approach to war. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #116

It is they who facilitated the end of WW2 malaise Nov 26 #28

Russia certainly helped win WWII. Irish_Dem Nov 29 #112

It's collapsing WhiteTara Nov 25 #7

Marat Safin, Nureyev, Baryshnikov LoisB Nov 25 #8

It's... 2naSalit Nov 25 #9

Beat me to it. wnylib Nov 26 #40

Me, too. Different Drummer Nov 26 #41

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come on, it has to be Dr Zhivago....Boris Pasternak AmandaRuth Nov 25 #15

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Catbyte: I'm sure you saw the kitties at the Hermitage. C0RI0LANUS Nov 26 #24

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The great Russian novelist Yuri Testikov. C0RI0LANUS Nov 25 #19

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"helped". Sounds like they sat around the dacha folding bandages for the allies ... marble falls Nov 26 #31

They helped the Allies WIN! red dog 1 Nov 26 #38

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Red Square is photogenic ... marble falls Nov 26 #30

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A good friend of mine toured it DFW Nov 27 #66

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Lake Baikal dwayneb Nov 26 #34

I got nothing. I'm sure there are good folks in Russia, but they are in hiding, just like we will be. lark Nov 26 #35

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Wonderful folk music Lydia Leftcoast Nov 26 #37

Not to mention dance. Aristus Nov 26 #43

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Nijinsky. peacebuzzard Nov 27 #57

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Russian hockey players. Dulcinea Nov 27 #58

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