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Before the dinosaurs, in 1913, Rite of Spring and its performance was a huge hit. Was always my favorite part in Fantasia as a kid. Music is fantastic.

 

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The start always ends a shiver up my spine. Only problem with listening to it is that all through I know what note is coming next.

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Before the dinosaurs, in 1913, Rite of Spring and its performance was a huge hit. Was always my favorite part in Fantasia as a kid. Music is fantastic.

 

 

 

if you havent seen it, the BBC did a pretty good dramatisation of the first production of Rite of Spring. Not only is it fantastic to look at, the bit where the audience riots because its freaking them out is genuinely hilarous. Though probably it was not as funny at the time. :D

 

 

 

I hope the video is still up by the time I get around to checking it out, I don't want to skim and jump, thus spoiling it :)

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now for something with more seriousness:

 

Interesting essay(?) from Rostislav Ischenko: http://oko-planet.su/politik/politiklist/301881-rostislav-ischenko-rossiya-v-nevidimoy-voyne.html

 

english: http://thesaker.is/russia-in-an-invisible-war/

 

Russia in an invisible war

 

How could Russia in just 20 years, without wars or other perturbations, rise from a semi-colony to an acknowledged world leader, equal among the top ones?

 

 

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I read that... all the time waiting for the "Gotcha! Poe´s law! In your face, suckah!" Then i got to the part of Mr. Ischenko being an analyst for Russia Today, and i felt so played, so violated...

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I read that... all the time waiting for the "Gotcha! Poe´s law! In your face, suckah!" Then i got to the part of Mr. Ischenko being an analyst for Russia Today, and i felt so played, so violated...

Sure it is an RT guy. Still tells something about his and russia's leaders self-image and world view.

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Still tells something about his and russia's leaders self-image and world view.

 

Actually it got nothing to do with leadership, but one of numerous discussions typical for majority of pro-Russian internet: "Is Putin traitor, or weak pro-western oligarch puppet only concerned about preserving good relations with West to preserve oligarchs money in Western banks and their kids in elite Western schools, or just moderate leader caring about state interests and not falling into extremes". What most Westerners fail to understand is Putin seen as moderate (sometimes too moderate) leader by many if not most people in Russia.

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A leading aide to Vladimir Putin - tipped by some as his successor as President - has shot himself in the leg, according to reports from Moscow.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of the defence and space industries, is said to have accidentally pulled the trigger on himself at a shooting club.

His health was not in danger but the injury was the reason he missed a Russian Cabinet meeting, as well as a personal one with Putin, it was reported

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A leading aide to Vladimir Putin - tipped by some as his successor as President - has shot himself in the leg, according to reports from Moscow.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of the defence and space industries, is said to have accidentally pulled the trigger on himself at a shooting club.

His health was not in danger but the injury was the reason he missed a Russian Cabinet meeting, as well as a personal one with Putin, it was reported

 

What? Successor to President? Are you kidding?

Unfortunatelly this news is fake (or at least he was not badly injured so able to stand and walk) but it was sort of cheered in Russian Internet as this man not popular. My comment on him earlier http://www.tank-net.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40749&p=1214832

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I read that... all the time waiting for the "Gotcha! Poe´s law! In your face, suckah!" Then i got to the part of Mr. Ischenko being an analyst for Russia Today, and i felt so played, so violated...

Sure it is an RT guy. Still tells something about his and russia's leaders self-image and world view.

 

 

Yeah, detached from reality.

 

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You mean the murky depths of intelligence NOT gathered by satellites and wiretapping and analysis thereof? Who needs such outmoded designs? Besides you have to risk your chair far more in such a field ;)

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