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Never-seen-before pictures of Stalin-era USSR taken by a US Army Major deported for espionage [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| January 27, 2017
| Gareth Davies
Posted on 01/27/2017 10:24:32 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan
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posted on
01/27/2017 3:01:31 PM PST
by
Jane Austen
(Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
To: C19fan
It does not look as grim, as the mental picture painted on my brain growing up a kid in the 50s/60s here in the US.
Probably a reflection of color v. b & w.
To: notdownwidems
No, I’m a little bit north of Tuscaloosa. I love your part of the state though.
The closer to the beach, the better:)
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01/27/2017 7:32:30 PM PST
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CrimsonTidegirl
(Deplorable and loving it.)
To: wally_bert
I’ve heard that ex-Soviet emigres practically fell on the floor laughing when they first saw that commercial.
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01/28/2017 4:09:03 PM PST
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M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
To: C19fan
Thanks for posting this. It is no wonder he was deported. Seems like walking around the Soviet Union taking pics with a quality camera could have easily earned him a much more dramatic fate.
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01/28/2017 4:35:15 PM PST
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Semper911
(When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
To: Frederick303
And if you DID fix it up, you were at risk of somebody with Party contacts “appropriating” it from you.
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01/28/2017 4:41:26 PM PST
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M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy... and call it progress")
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