Between conscription, deserters, and war dead, not enough workers for production.
Like the famous Polish plumbers, the Russian plumbers left town looking for better wages. If crops are planted, who will harvest them?
With that conundrum, in a few years, Russia will have its very own "Turnip Winter." For many of the same reasons as Germany's winter of 1916-1917. A quick blitz, a special military operation...the Schlieffen Plan
EASY PEASY!
Power in Memphis goes out when the wind blows faster than 20 mph.
Russians have nothing on us!
The Ruzzian plumbers got conscripted and sent to the front.
Yesterday there were 870,000 US households with no power and you’re concerned about a relative few Russians. Man, you’re ate up with Russia, Russia, Russia.
Meh...lets see how Texas fares next week when the polar vortex hits.
American don’t breed well either. we are afflicted with same birthing disease as the russians.
Heh, what about the 870,000 American homes with no power yesterday? That kinda blows your stupid hit piece recognizing that it happens in Russia too out of the water. How about the tragedy of slippery and dangerous snowy Ruskie roads? Oh, the huge manatee!
“I told myself it was beneath my dignity to arrest a man for pilfering firewood. But nothing ordered by the Party is beneath the dignity of any man. And the Party was right: one man desperate for a bit of fuel is pathetic; five million people desperate for fuel will destroy a city. “ —from Dr Zhivago
I thought it was the EU that was supposed to be freezing...
Big deal, a little cold never bothered the Russians. Here in Calgary, it is -31C right now (-24F) and will be -35C (-31F) tomorrow. And we’re fine - just dress in layers.