I had merely post as #7.
Source: https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4173729/posts?page=7#7
I have no idea what you "take for granted," but there was an assertion without a reference. I inquired after an "official" reference.
Source: https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4173729/posts?page=2#2
You write, "I don’t take anything I hear out of that region or any place else as gospel." I agree. Some people do.
Thank you for your response.
Based on the issue of this being a Russian leadership number,
I’d have to agree with you.
This does not seem to be that, and it’s fair to point it out.
As to whether this person came across a valid discovery,
I honestly don’t know.
Thread post # 7
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4173729/posts?page=7#7
That actually should have been a link to post 2 not 7.
My mistake.
Post 2
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4173729/posts?page=2#2
Sorry, I mean to link MeganC to the comment above this.