Old Russian tanker adage:
“Out of gas, become a pillbox.
Out of ammo, become a bunker.
Out of time, become a hero”.
That’s very Russian, isn’t it? They have a kind of fatalism about them that reminds me of the Muslims with their all-encompassing ‘Insh’allah’ (As God wills it) in which they blithely accept whatever fate hands out to them.
I will give credit to the Russians, though, they accept defeat better than most people can.