tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post2843485399187975308..comments2024-03-19T14:51:21.425-04:00Comments on The Trad: I Miss My Enemiestintinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-16405819591868099312012-08-23T15:17:05.566-04:002012-08-23T15:17:05.566-04:00Strangely coincidental---I used to really (really!...Strangely coincidental---I used to really (really!) enjoy perusing Soviet Life in the library of the USMC Command and Staff College in Quantico (my dad was an instructor and I was just the kid of a marine: QHS class of '84). Cool memories! ThanksMarine kid (back in the day)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-47368720148853977062012-08-07T18:40:24.085-04:002012-08-07T18:40:24.085-04:00I lament the fall of the Soviet empire - an enemy ...I lament the fall of the Soviet empire - an enemy you could understand and at least see. Terrorists are no fun by comparison. But then I graduated with a double major in Economics and Soviet Studies only to have the Berlin Wall fall shortly thereafter. Talk about bad timing... I still shed a tear each May 1 and imagine the missiles and soldiers parading through Red Square.Phil Asbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172943141891403344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-44079424841750640642012-07-28T20:58:48.336-04:002012-07-28T20:58:48.336-04:00Well THAT'S kind of brilliant, innit?Well THAT'S kind of brilliant, innit?LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-38495131104715656532012-07-27T20:08:21.065-04:002012-07-27T20:08:21.065-04:00Thanks for the memories. My dad was an intel puke ...Thanks for the memories. My dad was an intel puke back in the day, and we always had stuff like this lying around the house: Old copies of "Janes All The World's Aircraft" make me misty-eyed with nostalgia.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530146225601496856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-60109213298175417292012-07-26T19:06:30.555-04:002012-07-26T19:06:30.555-04:00Julia - a pity that as kids the US boycott caused ...Julia - a pity that as kids the US boycott caused us to miss out on Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Another thing to blame Carter for.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha<br /><br />Tintin -For an interesting glimpse into an idealized vision of Soviet life in the late Brezhnev era I would suggest you take a look at the the film Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears. <br /><br /><br />When I first went to Moscow for work in 1999 I made a bee line for Red Square, wanting to give Lenin the finger (as the child of a Czech refugee family honor was at stake!) A bit disappointing in person, like most of Russia save for St. Petersburg. Ukraine is far more interesting. And Georgia is off the charts in terms of exotic appeal. Of course this assumes you have the means of an expat, living there on local wages isnt so charming.<br /><br />But where was the Army getting Soviet APCs and tanks in 1979? Stuff the Israelis had captured in 1973 and that we captured from the NVA? How did it compare to our stuff?<br /><br />And if you really want to wax nostalgic this evening then break out the Stoli and listen to this:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Rf2KqA7a4KSBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-60288341533358130442012-07-26T15:47:11.256-04:002012-07-26T15:47:11.256-04:00I miss the Russkies too, but their hockey is still...I miss the Russkies too, but their hockey is still good. I miss having confidence in the justness of my own country more. Dark days...Oyster Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1349290550527925310.post-56524229559499017162012-07-26T12:05:40.838-04:002012-07-26T12:05:40.838-04:00I was born too late to see the Soviets as real ene...I was born too late to see the Soviets as real enemies. Unless you count that they basically ruined the 1980 summer Olympics for me. Here's a library catalog link for you to enjoy.<br />http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=6115&recCount=50&recPointer=2&bibId=793354Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024269410857986961noreply@blogger.com