Whitewashing Ukraine's History.
2 Interesting books look back at Ukraine's Past.
[URL]https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250116253/inthemidstofcivilizedeurope[/URL]
"Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. In hundreds of separate incidents, ordinary people robbed their Jewish neighbors with impunity, burned down their houses, ripped apart their Torah scrolls, sexually assaulted them, and killed them. Largely forgotten today, these pogroms—ethnic riots—dominated headlines and international affairs in their time. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of complete extermination. Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true.
Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust".
The other Historian [URL]https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/02/the-historian-whitewashing-ukraines-past-volodymyr-viatrovych/[/URL].
The Historian Whitewashing Ukraine's Past.
Volodymyr Viatrovych is erasing the country's racist and bloody history — stripping pogroms and ethnic cleansing from the official archives.
There you have it, both sides of the History of Ukraine.
In the meantime in Israel "This week, the veteran right-wing journalist Andrew Neil tweeted "Israel fails to stand up for Ukraine. Reluctant to impose sanctions Stayed silent after Russian airstrike near Babi Yar memorial, where German Nazis killed tens of thousands of Jews in WW2". [URL]https://inews.co.uk/opinion/israel-failing-ukraine-welcoming-putins-friends-actions-cannot-be-ignored-[/URL].
Soviet Invasions of Hungary and Czechkoslovakia.
The civilian casualties in Hungary. "Soviets put a brutal end to Hungarian revolution".
An estimated 2,500 Hungarians died and 200,000 more fled as refugees. [URL]https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-put-brutal-end-to-hungarian-revolution[/URL].
The number of Civilians killed in Czechkoslovakia. "Death Toll of 1968 Invasion Published For First Time".
"The 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia killed at least 72 people and seriously injured 266, a newspaper reported Wednesday in the first official disclosure of the casualty toll"[URL]https://apnews.com/article/b4a9687dbcadae26df1833f87a88797d[/URL].
Initially, some civilians tried to argue with the invading troops, but this met with little or no success. After the USSR used photographs of these discussions as proof that the invasion troops were being greeted amicably, secret Czechoslovak broadcasting stations discouraged the practice, reminding the people that "pictures are silent". The protests in reaction to the invasion lasted only about seven days. Explanations for the fizzling of these public outbursts mostly centre on demoralisation of the population, whether from the intimidation of all the enemy troops and tanks or from being abandoned by their leaders. Many Czechoslovaks saw the signing of the Moscow Protocol as treasonous. Another common explanation is that, due to the fact that most of Czech society was middle class, the cost of continued resistance meant giving up a comfortable lifestyle, which was too high a price to pay".
Decades later at present, Putin's ally is in Hungary and the Czech Republic is number 18 in the league of Happy Nations. Czech Republic Rises To 18th In World Happiness Rankings [URL]https://brnodaily.com/2021/03/24/news/czech-republic-rises-to-18th-in-world-happiness-rankings/[/URL].
Went on a backpacking vacations in my misspent youth to both countries just before The Wall came down and I never met anyone there or in Poland who liked Russia or the Russians.
Russia reportedly purging top generals for Ukraine failures
[URL]https://www.businessinsider.com/mounting-signs-the-kremlin-is-purging-top-generals-in-ukraine-experts-2022-6[/URL]
The above link is the short version. The link below has more detail, as well as the latest battle assessment.
[URL]https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-21[/URL]
"The Kremlin recently replaced the commander of the Russian Airborne (VDV) forces and may be in the process of radically reshuffling the command structure of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, indicating a possible purge of senior officers blamed for failures in Ukraine".
Also, about the battle assessment, any objective observer will note that the give and take continues, with neither side (yet) able to gain any significant strategic advantage.
That latter point brings up an ongoing flaw with most mainstream media reporting. It doesn't make for compelling reading to simply repeat that the war is going through a "long, hard slog" phase in which there's not difference from one day to the next. So MSM outlets have a need to find stuff to attract readers even when not much new is happening.
I wonder if the lack of new developments is at least partly to blame for the lame content of so many recent forum posts? I mean, American Politics, really? Give me an effin' break! First of all, there's a dedicated thread for that. And then there's the simple fact that, except for factors that directly impact (either for or against) the current state of the war, it's completely irrelevant, or at the very least immaterial.
And, of course, there are the regular regurgitations of Russo-fascist propaganda by the schmegegge twin-trolls, with nary a connection to reality to be gleaned from their content-free bleatings. Meanwhile, real Ukrainians are fighting and dying to resist Russian imperialist aggression. Is it too much to ask to at least try to keep the focus on them?
P.S. I would be remiss if I didn't mention a couple of newsbits, like the Ukrainian attacks on both Snake Island and the oil facility in Rostov. Oh yes, and the "promotion" of the Russian ship, Vasily Bekh, to the glorious rank of Moskva-class submarine! But those are novelty items, by which I mean that they're interesting but not likely to have meaningful strategic impact.
The next leadership change will most likely happen in the Kremlin
[QUOTE=Golfinho;2711674]Russians don't bluff, and they don't take shit. Putin has said to expect a change of (leadership) in the Anglo-American sphere. Now, there's something to look forward to -- while the globohomos sit rubbing their hands together wetdreaming about how many more dead orthodox Ukrainians it will take until leadership change in Russia.[/QUOTE]Putin reportedly suffered an unexplained, prolonged, and serious nosebleed. In healthy people, or if there's a physical cause like getting hit in the nose, that wouldn't be cause for concern. But for someone who is obviously unhealthy and reportedly suffering from serious ailments (cancer, etc.) an unexplained nosebleed can be an ominous sign.
[URL]https://mobile.twitter.com/generalsvr_en/status/1539307709706604548[/URL]
But the real question is what happens when LilliPutin kicks the bucket? Will the successor dance on Little Vlad's grave in public, or only in private? And will the succession happen with only a few casualties, or a full-on bloodbath? Oh yes, and will any of Russia's regions decide that it's a good time to go their own way?
As far as Russians and Putin taking any shit, both Kazakhstan and Lithuania have both just spit in his eye, and Finland has been consistently giving Russia the middle finger. On that note, here's a fascinating thread discussing that, because Putin can't really retaliate against those two (Lithuania protected by NATO and Kazakhstan protected by China and Turkey), he may take out his frustration on Lukashenko instead.
[URL]https://mobile.twitter.com/generalsvr_en/status/1539509583730905089[/URL]
Funny how more and more people and countries are having no problem dumping shit on Putin lately. Maybe his veneer of strength is increasingly wearing off and the depth of weakness showing through? Whatever the reason, I'm looking forward to more of the same!
A brief list of nations that might like payback against Russia, and why.
Pre-Soviet Russia, the USSR, and post-Soviet Russia, all share the same terrorizing and brutalizing DNA. This thread gives a brief, non-exhaustive list of the grievances many European nations have against Mutha Russia.
[URL]https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1538856994869850114.html[/URL]
What I think this means is that, irrespective of what might be said publicly, there's a deep reservoir of seething antipathy toward Russia that's bubbling away under the surface, just waiting for an opportunity to erupt.
How does the saying go? Payback's a "beech" and her stripper name is Karma!
German General Wants Nuclear War
German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) head Ingo Gerhartz told the Kiel International Seapower Symposium Germany needs nuclear weapons to use against "Putin". Gerhartz is boasting of the speed with which his Luftwaffe have deployed to Slovakia and Bulgaria and how the Ukrainian AF is using them and their US-Israeli systems to murder Russian speakers.
Der Spiegel Editor Dirk Kurbjuweit published an article directly calling for Germany to have and use nuclear weapons. Kurbjuweit believes Germany was blameless in fomenting World War One and the Jews had it coming to them.
The good news is that, when this round is over, Germany will cease to exist. The only consolation is that, if Latin America survives, those who bear ultimate responsibility, will be hunted down there as well. For me, on a personal level, it won't matter, as I and hundreds of millions of others will know what the Japanese felt like after the American terrorist attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As long as America and its satraps come crushing down as well, it is all good.
