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Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations
generationpatriot.blogspot.com — This Monday November 9, 2009 represents the twenty year anniversary of the first time the Berlin Wall was opened in Germany. On that glorious day, it marked a significant step in the destruction of the Soviet Union and the end to the long and brutal cold war. America emerged as the lone super ... (more) Obama will not Attend Berlin Wall Celebrations
Soviet War Paintings
allworldwars.com — SOVIET WAR PAINTINGS. PART I >>Part II N. Prisekin. Hard times N. Prisekin. Hard times. 1941 Western borders N. Tolkunov. Immortality. Brest, 1941. N. Tolkunov. Immortality. Brest, 1941. D. Shmarin. Summer 1941. D. Shmarin. Summer 1941. Y. Kugach. ... (more) Soviet War Paintings

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Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
telegraph.co.uk — The secret manoeuvres are thought to have involved about 13000 Russian and Belarusian troops. (more) Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
Transcripts of Defeat
Transcripts of Defeat
nytimes.com — London THE highly decorated general sat opposite his commander in chief and explained the problems his army faced fighting in the hills around Kabul: “There is no piece of land in Afghanistan that has not been occupied by one of our soldiers at some ... (more) Transcripts of Defeat
Hollywood Comrades
reason.com — Why the Soviets were such lovable movie villains. (more) Hollywood Comrades
The Glenn Beck Cartoon Show: 'We've raised a generation of potential killers'; Plus! 'We're ...
crooksandliars.com — DOWNLOADS: (2) PLAYS: (43) Glenn Beck has become a cartoon. You can pretty much guarantee that every afternoon, you can tune in and find Beck saying something so stupidly outrageous, so detached from reality, so unhinged in its lunacy, that you just ... (more) The Glenn Beck Cartoon Show: 'We've raised a generation ...
We Need a Muggeridge for Iran -- By: David Pryce-Jones
pryce-jones.nationalreview.com — Malcolm Muggeridge in his day was one of the rare foreign correspondents who reported what the Soviet Union was really like under Stalin. And what satirical scorn he reserved for those who thought they were wandering in Utopia. Listen to this extract ... (more) We Need a Muggeridge for Iran -- By: David Pryce-Jones
When Do People Resist Occupation?
themonkeycage.org — A new paper by Keith Darden argues that culture, ideology, and identity are more important than previous research has realized: Why do some communities take up arms against an occupying power while others submit without significant resistance? ... (more) When Do People Resist Occupation?
Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and dummies’ were supporting the ‘extreme’ Reagan.
Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and dummies’ were supporting the ‘extreme’ Reagan.
thinkprogress.org — During a recent interview with The Nation editors Katrina vanden Heuvel and her husband Stephan Cohen, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev credited President Reagan for helping end the Cold War, but he argued that instituting democratic reforms ... (more) Gorbachev: Bush once told me that ‘blockheads and ...
Good for Medvedev...
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Medvedev blasts Stalin defenders By Richard Galpin BBC News, Moscow Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made an outspoken attack on those seeking to rehabilitate former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Millions of Soviet citizens died under Stalin's rule and Mr Medvedev said it was not possible to ... (more) Good for Medvedev...
Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory?
Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory?
townhall.com — On a November evening back in 1989, it was impossible to take one's eyes from the television screen. There it was, the seemingly impossible - the Berlin Wall falling as East Germans, intoxicated by the promise of f (more) Carol Platt Liebau: Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's ...
Russia simulates nuclear attack on Poland
mypetjawa.mu.nu — A Polish leading news magazine, Wprost, has obtained documents that show that Russia and Belarus conducted a war game that simulated nuclear attacks on Poland. The war games took place back in September around the 70th anniversary of the invasion... (more) Russia simulates nuclear attack on Poland
Unions, Lenin, and the American Way (Part Two)
Unions, Lenin, and the American Way (Part Two)
pajamasmedia.com — How unions bring forced inequality and economic injustice. (This is Part Two of a seven-part essay. Part One is here.) (more) Unions, Lenin, and the American Way (Part Two)
Newspaper in Moscow says it did not libel Stalin      (AP)
Newspaper in Moscow says it did not libel Stalin (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - A Russian newspaper defended itself in a Moscow court on Tuesday against charges that it had libeled Josef Stalin by reporting that the Soviet dictator had sent thousands to their deaths. (more) Newspaper in Moscow says it did not libel Stalin (AP)
Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine
wired.com — Valery Yarynich glances nervously over his shoulder. Clad in a brown leather jacket, the 72-year-old former Soviet colonel is hunkered in the back of the dimly lit Iron Gate restaurant in Washington, DC. It's March 2009 the Berlin Wall came down two ... (more) Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine
Rep. Shadegg: ‘We’re getting full on Russian gulag, Soviet-style gulag healthcare.’
Rep. Shadegg: ‘We’re getting full on Russian gulag, Soviet-style gulag healthcare.’
thinkprogress.org — Yesterday on the floor of the House of Representatives, Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) ranted against health reform. While his colleagues have used inflammatory rhetoric to denigrate various health proposals — like inventing imaginary “ death ... (more) Rep. Shadegg: ‘We’re getting full on Russian gulag, ...
Meet the New Doctrine
outsidethebeltway.com — I was rather surprised at the uproar in some corners of the blogosphere following the publication in Izvestiya of an interview with Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Kremlin’s security council. In the interview Mr. Patrushev mentioned ... (more) Meet the New Doctrine
Rep. Shadegg: We (video)
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Rep. Shadegg: We (video)
youtube.com — Rep. Shadegg: We're getting "Russian gulag, Soviet style gulag healthcare" (more) Rep. Shadegg: We (video)
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day
motherjones.com — From John Shadegg (R Ariz.), searching for just the right words to describe Democratic efforts to make sure everyone has access to decent healthcare: You know, it occurs to me, and I ll go through these other scandals very quickly, but what we re ... (more) Quote of the Day
Rep. Shadegg Warns of “Soviet-Style Gulag Health Care”
Rep. Shadegg Warns of “Soviet-Style Gulag Health Care”
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Not content with out of control Hitler analogies , Rep John Shadegg (R-AZ) took to the floor yesterday to demonstrate that he’s a fool . Lee Fang has the quotes: SHADEGG: You know, it occurs to me, and I’ll go through these other scandals ... (more) Rep. Shadegg Warns of “Soviet-Style Gulag Health Care”
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