[C19fan]

Thank god the days of the boiler dresses are over.

[Bobalu]

Magnificent statue in that one photo.

BTW: I’d rather have Putin as a next-door neighbor than Obama!

But then I’d rather have a rabid dog as a neighbor than Obama.

[Pollster1]

What was wrong with Soviet fashion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CaMUfxVJVQ

Daywear, eveningwear, and swimwear - all “very nice”!

[facedown]

[Mr. Jeeves]

The Left doesn’t hate Putin because he is a tyrant or a dictator or a warmonger or a meddler. They love those qualities in other world leaders.

No, they hate him because he is the Caucasian leader of a largely Caucasian nation. That makes Putin for them the ultimate demonizable villain, even apart from his KGB background and authoritarian sensibilities.

[Bull Snipe]

Chuikov is the only Marshal of the Soviet Union not buried in the Kremlin wall. His last request was to lie near the soldiers that had sacrificed themselves to defend Stalingrad.

[dynachrome]

And here, the national felon league doesn’t allow an ad that asks for the players to stand during the National Anthem.

Also, there is a cool photo with some ppsh-43s (or ‘41s). And one with M-44 carbines.

[GOPJ]

'Defenders of Stalingrad have passed a great heritage to us: love for the Motherland, readiness to protect its interests and independence, to stand strong in the face of any test,' he said, calling on Russians to measure up to their ancestors' example.

I know the objections, but I'm going to give this one to Putin... those who defended Stalingrad were heroic...and set a standard.

[Bull Snipe]

have seen hundreds of photos of WWII Soviet soldiers in winter gear. None of them eve looked like that.