Because, Russia

[Roman Alymov]

On 6/18/2023 at 2:36 AM, Colin said:

Ouch!

It will be dirt-poor, chaotic, and under-developed – think Argentina, but with a rubbish football team and lots of snow. It is a cruel outcome, but exactly what Putin has now condemned his country to. 

Fresh video from Moscow

 

P.S. Since "Mosow is not Russia" (c) - the same from Saratov 

 

Novosibirsk

non-tourist area walks

 

Edited June 19, 2023 by Roman Alymov

[Colin]

7 hours ago, Roman Alymov said:

One of my current jobs is for "War motors" ( "Engines of War" is alternative translation   https://warmotors.ru/ ) but our ZiS-6-mounted Katysha is non-runner.

The amount of stuff you guys get running is always impressive.

[Roman Alymov]

1 hour ago, Colin said:

The amount of stuff you guys get running is always impressive.

Thank you, actually it is combination of vehicles from three major private collections + some vehicles from small collections and private owners, no single one is state-owned (state, or, rater Moscow city, is only providing exebition space and stuff for Museum work). Restoration is done not by Museum but in owner's workshops.

[Rick]

On 6/19/2023 at 6:01 AM, Roman Alymov said:

One of my current jobs is for "War motors" ( "Engines of War" is alternative translation   https://warmotors.ru/ ) but our ZiS-6-mounted Katysha is non-runner.

Nice display.

[JWB]

Russia sentences Aidar battalion deputy commander to 16 years (msn.com)

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Prigozhin stirs up conflict with Russia's Defence Ministry against background of Ukraine's counteroffensive – UK Defence Intelligence (yahoo.com)

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[sunday]

Could be a good idea, but I have mixed feelings on the matter

https://www.unz.com/pescobar/russia-bashing-blowback-the-birth-of-the-international-russophile-movement-mir/

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Russia-Bashing Blowback: The Birth of the International Russophile Movement (MIR)

(...)
This project, supported by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to counterpunch the relentless waves of Russophobia and cancel culture unleashed by the usual suspects since the start of the Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine in February 2022.

As readers will be able to verify, this is a multipolar information project that can become an inspiration for the Global South. The idea is to counteract arrogance and intolerance with an affirmative stance that is deeply rooted in culture, civilizational values and the vision of a more equitable system of international relations.
(...)

 

[Pavel Novak]

Is this something like The Union of 'insert country name'  - Soviet Friendship? That were mandatory organisations in countries "allied" to the USSR. That poster definitely looks like from that period.

[Pavel Novak]

[Roman Alymov]

 

[bd1]

warning to  kids in Donbas

rooster - you must be like me

Piglet Kadyrov - we don´t need gayparades

Paratrooper Pooh and Piglet Kadyrov together -  kids, don´t listen to the rooster! 

 

but why is Kadyrov a PIG?

[R011]

35 minutes ago, bd1 said:

but why is Kadyrov a PIG?

Traumatic childhood?  Congenital sociopathy?  Just an all around bad person? An insult to swine?

Edited July 3, 2023 by R011

[sunday]

Or just because that disease of political correction is not rampant there?

[bd1]

workplace accident. possibly followed by an accident with the author , should he meet any chechens

[Roman Alymov]

On 7/3/2023 at 8:16 PM, sunday said:

Or just because that disease of political correction is not rampant there?

Taking into account this "page from Russian book" was all over Russian Internet, but nobody have provided other pages and data in where and when the book was printed, what is the title etc. - seems like it is another fake story our Western friends entertain themselves....

[JWB]

Russia Returns $111M Seized During Police Raids to Prigozhin (msn.com)

[urbanoid]

And reportedly the confiscated weapons as well. 

It's actually hilarious, a military coup leader is allowed to go to another country, then he comes back to Russia as if nothing happened a few days later, negotiates deals to sell his businesses (to other oligarchs, I presume), receives back money that was confiscated from him.

[R011]

27 minutes ago, urbanoid said:

And reportedly the confiscated weapons as well. 

It's actually hilarious, a military coup leader is allowed to go to another country, then he comes back to Russia as if nothing happened a few days later, negotiates deals to sell his businesses (to other oligarchs, I presume), receives back money that was confiscated from him.

Of course he might still have an unfortunate accident or sudden illness that takes him from his good friend Vladimir Valdimirovich.

[urbanoid]

39 minutes ago, R011 said:

Of course he might still have an unfortunate accident or sudden illness that takes him from his good friend Vladimir Valdimirovich.

At this point, I don't think so. Prigozhyn has to have strong backers or he wouldn't have done what he did and sure as hell wouldn't have gotten away with it.

[R011]

Just now, urbanoid said:

At this point, I don't think so. Prigozhyn has to have strong backers or he wouldn't have done what he did and sure as hell wouldn't have gotten away with it.

Perhaps, it wouldn't be the first time the Cheka/NKVD/KGB enticed someone to return only to screw them once they're back.

[Stuart Galbraith]

I feel captioning the perfect tweet would be futile.