tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post6761134148148918286..comments2023-11-05T09:55:13.077+02:00Comments on Itching for Eestimaa: A Funny Thing About TimeGiustinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-21926617086293618802007-05-09T11:08:00.000+03:002007-05-09T11:08:00.000+03:00There's much more to the May 8th/9th difference th...There's much more to the May 8th/9th difference than a mere time difference -- see <A HREF="http://crdp.ac-reims.fr/memoire/enseigner/memoire_2gm/7_8_9_mai.htm#russianmemory" REL="nofollow">this article</A> about Stalin's control of the Russians' historical memory, by Dr. Oleg Ken of the European University in St. Petersburg.<BR/><BR/>I have a related post <A HREF="http://lettonica.blogspot.com/2007/05/glory-to-imperial-behemoth.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A><BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>/PēterisPēteris Cedriņšhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427626605836088551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-85350951714363965542007-05-08T19:14:00.000+03:002007-05-08T19:14:00.000+03:00And the in the Far East? Soviet soldiers were stil...And the in the Far East? Soviet soldiers were still dying in Mandchuria after May 45. WWII was not over yet. Most of European don't realize that. The Koreans had high hopes to regain their independence again after more than 40 years of Japanese occupation. Instead they were divided by Soviet and American decision. Happy anniversery, yeah! Celebrate May 1945, but not there.Jens-Olafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304784095687896639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-64483652426107968162007-05-08T05:03:00.000+03:002007-05-08T05:03:00.000+03:00So one can celebrate the end of WW2 on:1) May 8 @ ...So one can celebrate the end of WW2 on:<BR/><BR/>1) May 8 @ the bronze soldier statue<BR/>Progressive russians, estonians + eurocommies, leftists.<BR/><BR/>2) May 9 @ the bronze soldier statue<BR/>Russians who mourn their dead.<BR/><BR/>3) May 9 @ Tõnismägi<BR/>Russians who miss the Soviet Union, provocators, waving red-soviet flags, drinking vodka, singing war songs, etc. -- "the scum" (homo sovieticus) to whom the government should show no mercy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368662633274336693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-30806275512634030062007-05-08T01:17:00.000+03:002007-05-08T01:17:00.000+03:00on May 8, not May 9.you facists... tsk tsk.:))<I>on May 8, not May 9.</I><BR/><BR/>you facists... tsk tsk.<BR/>:))klxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756387772020517484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-3457236702121421042007-05-08T00:03:00.000+03:002007-05-08T00:03:00.000+03:00DUH. I'll correct that.DUH. I'll correct that.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-63118693113671183882007-05-07T23:47:00.000+03:002007-05-07T23:47:00.000+03:00However, since most would agree that the sun reach...<I>However, since most would agree that the sun reaches Tallinn and Helsinki before it reaches Moscow</I><BR/><BR/>You mean it reaches Moscow before it reaches Tallinn and Helsinki? Since it rises from the east?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076822279861048442noreply@blogger.com