What do you expect from a dumbass that thinks his expatriate country would have been better off if Japan was left to take it. Now I understand why she jumped.
Back in Dec of 1998 when I attended a socials tour in Moscow, it was mandatory to take the KGB museum tour within the walls of the Kremlin, and one tour of the city. The city tour drove past an old church that was being renovated, a large arena where an Olympics was held some time in the past, a place that made vodka,,,, and it drove thru the “rich” part of town,,, mostly large apartment buildings where the wealthy lived.
About a year later,,,, I’m driving thru the southeast side of Milwaukee or Chicago with my Russian wife, when she points to some large buildings and asks me what they are? I told her: Those are the “Projects” or “PJ’s”,,,,, a place that houses mostly minorities, and other poor people that are on welfare, or assisted living. When I looked at her,,,, she had a real sad look on her face,,, and I then realized that I probably insulted her?!
To the common, honest, hard working Russian/FSU people,,, an apartment building in the city might be all they can hope or aspire for! In America,,, it’s where we store our poorest people.
If there is anything good that can be said about communism,,, it is that,,, it’s efficient! It is cheaper and easier to maintain an apartment building with 100 units, than it is to maintain 100 private homes!
I drove my wife around one of the nearby cities,,, and asked her to guess how many people would be in a city this large?? She said 100,000 to 200,000 people! She was astonished to learn that only 9,500 people lived there!! A city full of houses/homes,,, not ten story flats!
I guess the idea of retiring to the countryside is foreign to them? The area where I live is under constant pressure from developers,,, we are asked quite often if we want to sell a piece of it. (NO)
While on my way from Odesa to Herson, the taxi driver showed me a photo of a moose he shot up near Murmansk. I then did a moose call inside the taxi,,,, after making sure he held the steering wheel with both hands. I then started up my old computer and showed him some hunting photos and photos of home. Most of my travel pics are taking from inside the car,,, and he saw the road many times,,,,,,, “Ahhhhh,,,,, nice roads!!!!” He then saw a photo of my farm. Ahhhh,,, I want that!!! The next time he drove for me,,, he brought his drop dead gorgeous daughter along!! I never found out how old his daughter was,,,, just that he was several years younger than I!!
This driver was Russian and former military, from a larger eastern city,,, they moved to Ukraine for more opportunities.
All that the people of Ukraine want,,, is the same opportunities that people in Western Europe have. The chance of a decent lifestyle and living. And a handful of people stand in the way of it for how many millions of people across the FSU??!!
durak sorry to not agree with you or support your Ukraine government
your self appointed nazi government that grew from the gutter in west Ukraine .
im married to a Russian I have a son that's half Russian and soon a daughter so yep I support Russia . we have Russian tv . my inlaws have this also . I trust this news way more then the western news
the rebels in Ukraine are ukranians,,,,,,,,correct ?
but hell whats the point of argue people can believe what they choose to believe .
Yeah,, we had to go on this tour, plus the one through the city. Besides the KGB museum, they had a museum of the royal carriages, antique armor, a few crowns, plus other stuff that didn’t remain in my memory.
You had to buy a permit in order to take photos inside,,, but once inside,, most things were behind protective glass, and you weren’t allowed to take photos of a few things. Once through the museum, they had racks full of post cards for everyone to buy
A few of us had dates along for the tours,,, and they could not understand why anyone would want to visit the KGB museum. In a way,, today’s Russia, is years behind 1998.
I also remember a huge cannon that was never fired,,, but remains pointed towards France. The cannon balls are the size of basketballs.
we live on a two acre house block in the country . My wife wants us to live in an apartment at glenelg adelaide . Loony Russian people have tv they know exactly what housing other countries have .
.It is you that are calling names. It was not I or my brethren that invaded a country, destroyed it's ability to defend itself from within and absconded with the treasury. I did not take up arms against it when a righteous election was being coordinated in a reasonable time. Nor did I see that man return to be reaffirmed. Neither is any external power dictated a policy of all or nothing with the threat of military action other than your heroic figure. Who is behaving as a Nazi?
Though it was you I wrote about, it is still hard for me to think you truly believe what you have written. However you may be that dumbass indeed or suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. Possibly you are like a weak woman that blindly accepts the political views of the man she is bedding.... I am wasting my time
Crimea will have billions spent there and in 10 years the place will be way better then under corrupt ukraine nazi government.
Ukraine are fighting small rebal groups of ukranians . If they where fighting the russian army they would be squashed like ants . Lets hope the russian forces never fight east ukraine . You westerners all think somehow the fighting in ukraine are putins men . Get real they are ukranians that dont want a corrupt self apointed government .
Europe america will never spend money in ukraine a useless corrupt country 10 times more corrupt then russia . It just wont happen . Ukraine has no future and more and more ukranian people will join the cause . Never will it come to an end . ukraine put there entire force to control a few small groups of people in a few citys . But they will just move camp . The ukraine forces are a joke .lets hope they never have a war against russia
My wife could not see any reason to put those two pictures together . Two totally.
different events
Rodan ..... My wife full russian my son half russian . My sons mother in god a ukranian . I will believe what i want to believe . Im not brain washed by american evil . Ukraine will intime be russia ..just wait and see
The problem with Russian plans for Crimea is no one feels safe and no one will trust being in a stolen land. Russia can spend all they want to, but there will be little revenue to come out of it.
Danny, not that Russia will want to, but the EU will never take a corrupt country like Russia. If Ukraine was 10 times more corrupt than Russia, then they would not take them either.
Crimea is and forever will be financial drain for Russia. Who would visit there? They used to live on tourists. There are no more Ukrainian tourists and foreign ships who used to stop keep on going.
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The failed Socialist experiment of 1930 to 1933 in which the Russians confiscated all of the grain harvest from Ukraine farmers left 4 million Ukranians dead. Most starved to death a few were even forced into caniballism. That is the reality of state run Socialism. Maybe Michael Moore could learn something from this as he is a big fan of Socialism.
Look, Danny. Putin wants to be friends with the US. I know it is American press, but think. After trashing Americans, why would he do that? The sanctions are working. Recession is hitting Russia. http://goo.gl/aC3BoM