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"we're of the same blood" :)

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Posted by gnat on January 12, 2000 at 00:18:45

In Reply to: Other People's Blood posted by Victor Khomenko on January 11, 2000 at 08:42:51:

Hi, Victor

Hope my back-translation isn't too far from Kipling original. :)

>>>
Certainly. I was only speaking in general terms. However, we are all
less sensitive to someone else's blood. For instance, the American
Civil War is still not as shocking to me. At a rational level I understand
the scale and importance of it, but emotionally it is still far away, as
bloody as it was.
<<<

Sometimes literature helps. My understanding of this war increased alot
after reading one book. IIRC it was Faulkner(sp?). The book made it
close enough to Russian Civil War to impress me.

>>>
It is also very interesting to see the wars from different perspectives.
I spent some time reading the Winter War history from Finnish side. It is
hard not to see that as a tremedous achievement for a small country - how
they managed to hold their own agains an overwhelming power and only lost
about 20000 people.
<<<

Yup. This war was one of the most interesting in XX century. Actually,
one doesn't even need it's Finnish interpretation to deduct this.
Applying some logic to plain Soviet sources, ripping'em from propaganda
will do the trick. :) Blitzkrieg sucks against *proper* defence.

>>>
I think I might have seen the Polyoty. I shall check the other two. And
if you can get the My Twentieth Century, get it. We shall call it even
exchange.
<<<

Thank you. I've seen a cut of something similar on local TV recently.
BW private chronicles or its imitation, accompanied by author text.
Usually I don't watch TV, but this one catched my attention. It was
close to your description - "beautiful, relevant, striking". I'll
look the past program for it, maybe we're talking about same things. :)

>>>
So, what is new in Moscow? Maybe it is time for me to stop by again...
And talking about someone else's blood, the war seems to be getting
more and more serious.
<<<

Are you going to visit March Sofitel' show this year?

There's nothing new here, even the "Big Boss leaving" hadn't such a big
effect. As for war, honestly I dunno. I never trust *current* news,
mass-media creates calm/hot impression for current events artificially.
Maybe 2-3 months later I'll be able to tell better... :(

regards, gnat

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