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Moxnix
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 - 11:55 pm: | 
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I'm getting old. Back in the day, Vory v zakone was the old criminal network that operated outside the Soviet system. I'm advised I'm still in the past with that one. Now, everything is international, completely.
As long as I can get a vernacular translation here, my sometimes translator overseas, a White Russian born in Shanghai who became a U.S. citizen, called me "Toptuny." He said it meant "handyman," but it could have been a slur for all I knew. In hotel rooms at night, the final conversation would always go, "Goodnight Alex." "Goodnight Max." Then together, "And to whomever is listening, goodnight."
Anyway, there is a huge cultural and historical gap between Yanks and Russians. It's much easier for them to adapt to our melting pot than the other way around. But there will be a Russia when the PC police have long since destroyed this country.
(Message edited by moxnix on January 05, 2011) |
F22raptor
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 12:55 am: |
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But ,after all,it is for us to decide...We are the people,we are responsible for our fate.Revolution is too strong a word,how about "re-invention' |
Moxnix
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 01:13 am: |
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We're in luck. See who we are sending to deal with pirates.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki32TxKNga4 |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 03:39 am: |
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xyu ego He gododulocb, 7ept Bozbmu, 35 etu golobiy, ya cam He mogy npedbctavutb takue glynoctu B etom zdelo. 5ezcelbHoctu, npoklatHo
and that is being polite about it. |
Buellriderx
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2011 - 03:55 am: |
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da pashli eti hrenoviye petushki v shopu drug drugu! takih syk nada unastoshivat .. a ne prinimat za zashitu strani...
just my .02 on the matter  |
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