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An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
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An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 25, 2023 at 10:21 am
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 25, 2023 at 12:09 pm
(November 25, 2023 at 10:21 am)Leonardo17 Wrote: Communism is a society with no social classes.

The Soviet society definitely had two classes in practice, the nomenklatura and the proletariat. The former had access to luxury shops, foreign travel, and other special privileges.

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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 25, 2023 at 12:09 pm
An asshat is an asshat is an asshat. No matter witch patch of dirt sprouted them.
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 25, 2023 at 1:04 pm
My family has lived in the CCCP from 1945 to 1962. My extended family is still living on this former CCCP territory now, being EU citizens now.
At best your fairy tale fits to major population centers. Everybody else, everywhere else was just struggling for survival.
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 26, 2023 at 7:21 am
Empire of Evil...eh?

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I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 26, 2023 at 7:41 am
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 26, 2023 at 7:51 am
You're absolutely wrong about literally all of that. It's okay....it just means that you're a normal human being who can't even begin to imagine how fucked up the weirdos actually are.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 26, 2023 at 8:08 am (This post was last modified: November 26, 2023 at 8:35 am by Deesse23.)
(November 26, 2023 at 7:41 am)Leonardo17 Wrote: . Communists did get it wrong too. But there was still that tiny little part they did manage to get it right and that makes the entire difference. (or that’s how I see it) Smile
Neighbour of dad/grandma was not fond of the CCCP. NKVD paid him a visit. Result: Neighbour dead in the yard of his farm. Noone talked about it, since noone like to end up like neighbour. After the fall of CCCP a mass grave of Lithuanian partisans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_...tic_states) was found near our farm. Of course, during CCCP noone liked to even talk about this.

But at least the Communists got a tiny part right. School was free and people could go to theatre, right? That made the entire difference. Right?

Edit: 250.000 Lithuanians had been deported to Siberia. Total population TODAY: 4mio
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
November 27, 2023 at 9:37 am (This post was last modified: November 27, 2023 at 10:37 am by Nanny.)
Russian identity depends on where you sit in the pyramid. The view from the top is very different from the bottom rungs. It's a cleptocracy.
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RE: An Open Discussion on Russian Identity
December 4, 2023 at 11:37 am
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