tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3048321493326577637..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Barbarossa Factor.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20322270668119661282022-03-11T07:24:05.365+00:002022-03-11T07:24:05.365+00:00History was not his favourite subject in school, h...History was not his favourite subject in school, he took no interest in it. He should try to catch up on it now with all his free time. He has had free time for years.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32634720858119720772022-03-10T21:23:46.494+00:002022-03-10T21:23:46.494+00:00Exactly Yael.Exactly Yael.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20160849065551910952022-03-10T18:30:01.246+00:002022-03-10T18:30:01.246+00:00And many countries hide their history, from shame....And many countries hide their history, from shame.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59178700886156688222022-03-10T18:03:00.533+00:002022-03-10T18:03:00.533+00:00History not taught is history forgotten.History not taught is history forgotten.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24450355061827642982022-03-10T13:47:41.111+00:002022-03-10T13:47:41.111+00:00The world is frightened of him. He is unpredictabl...The world is frightened of him. He is unpredictable and ruthless. What can they do other than impose sanctions? He knows his power.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30787695142376258672022-03-10T13:25:46.644+00:002022-03-10T13:25:46.644+00:00As shown, sadly, history repeats itself. The quest...As shown, sadly, history repeats itself. The question remains, "What will it take to stop the Russian assault on Ukraine?" Actions thus far have proven unsuccessful. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56260487411945308042022-03-10T13:00:55.783+00:002022-03-10T13:00:55.783+00:00Perhaps the commenter needs to check the famine of...Perhaps the commenter needs to check the famine of 1933/34 where betweem 3 and 5 million Ukrainians starved to death at the hands of Stalin. Reading his comment again leads me to conclude he is not aware ofvl the history of Ukrainian suffering at the hands of Russian.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12604445764681284862022-03-10T12:31:30.180+00:002022-03-10T12:31:30.180+00:00Young and old alike know their history in Ukraine...Young and old alike know their history in Ukraine and hate Stalin and it is still an open wound. All monuments to the famine are alive and adorned each week. Yes this is new history but the old is very much known and not forgotten.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15044044548583062122022-03-10T12:08:20.361+00:002022-03-10T12:08:20.361+00:00To post-war Ukrainians, Stalingrad is their parent...To post-war Ukrainians, Stalingrad is their parents' and grandparents' history. What Putrid is doing is here and now, not some painful tale of long ago. These are new wounds.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2960019449016367862022-03-10T10:19:17.355+00:002022-03-10T10:19:17.355+00:00And yet they make themselves even more hated (if t...And yet they make themselves even more hated (if that's possible).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75799240268443819602022-03-10T10:06:58.067+00:002022-03-10T10:06:58.067+00:00The Ukainians hate Russia and have never forgiven ...The Ukainians hate Russia and have never forgiven Stalin for the starvation of millions of Ukrainians in the early 1930s. Nothing has changed, they want independence from Russia and the deep wounds to which your commenter above referred were already there for decades. Nothing has changed in terms of hatred for Russia.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34004623927772653242022-03-10T09:59:31.239+00:002022-03-10T09:59:31.239+00:00He's creating his legacy of being an utter bas...He's creating his legacy of being an utter bastard. Well earned.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74350827379122729042022-03-10T09:47:58.590+00:002022-03-10T09:47:58.590+00:00Even if it all stopped now, the deep wounds that P...Even if it all stopped now, the deep wounds that Putrid has inflicted would take generations to heal and even then there would still be scars. It is indeed enlightening to compare what is happening right now with events surrounding WWII.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85613838579491651492022-03-10T09:21:07.239+00:002022-03-10T09:21:07.239+00:00And all the memories will be of death and destruct...And all the memories will be of death and destruction.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88670179280927298522022-03-10T09:02:14.415+00:002022-03-10T09:02:14.415+00:00I think there will be memories in Ukraine of Holod...I think there will be memories in Ukraine of Holodomor, in 1934, and the acts of Stalingzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7888386478468346922022-03-10T07:38:59.525+00:002022-03-10T07:38:59.525+00:00I know your feelings, and I think you know mine.I know your feelings, and I think you know mine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60911649706325385402022-03-10T07:37:30.203+00:002022-03-10T07:37:30.203+00:00I do hope he keeps his ambitions to just Ukraine, ...I do hope he keeps his ambitions to just Ukraine, if he advances further it really could start WW3.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43153923546112354522022-03-10T07:34:33.685+00:002022-03-10T07:34:33.685+00:00Yes, maybe they might have. Maybe it also was a mi...Yes, maybe they might have. Maybe it also was a mistake to give Ukraine defense weapons, because otherwise they would have had to surrender quickly, avoiding a lot of bloodshed.<br />But Poland and the Baltic states were and are still afraid that they would be the next on Putin´s list after the occupation of Ukraine.Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44215461967386106052022-03-10T07:07:45.552+00:002022-03-10T07:07:45.552+00:00So many threads are drawn and tied to what once wa...So many threads are drawn and tied to what once was.Especially if personal and national history is related to these areas.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39963235287995881232022-03-10T07:03:13.702+00:002022-03-10T07:03:13.702+00:00They might have tolerated them if they'd know ...They might have tolerated them if they'd know the alternative.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12280731625412226282022-03-10T06:52:25.795+00:002022-03-10T06:52:25.795+00:00I grew up near the border to the GDR and Tchechosl...I grew up near the border to the GDR and Tchechoslovakia, and there were lots of refugees from the former eastern parts of Germany who had had to flee from the Russian army in 1945. Whenever they or people from the Soviet occupation zone talked about the atrocities of the Soviet soldiers against German civilians, I reminded them of what the Nazi army had done in Russia. For me and a lot of Germans the Russians were the liberators from the Nazis.<br />This changed in 1968 when I saw pictures of the Russian tanks rolling through Prague. It is a miracle that the Solidarnosh movement in Poland could prevail. And now Putin wants to establish the grand old Soviet Union again. I don´t think the Ukrainians would have sold their relative freedom for food and Vodka.<br />Hilde in Germany<br />Hilde in GermanyHildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.com