Russia Taunts Sweden With Military Prowess Before Soccer Duel

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[agere_contra]

Are Russia playing Finland anytime soon?

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[reagan_fanatic]

I hope they don’t start taunting Liechtenstein. That could get real ugly.

[Non-Sequitur]

Are Russia playing Finland anytime soon?

Or Japan?

[vladimir998]

``It’s part of a revival of Russian nationalism,’’

No, it’s part of the survival of Russian stupidity.

[Perdogg]

I posted this on another thread; when Germany played Poland the announcer said “Germany continues its dominance over Poland”.

[Mr. Lucky]

Good ‘un.

[Incorrigible]

Bump!

[David1]

Russian Nationalism? Yet they are using music from an American movie?

[Dead Dog]

Didn't Swedish Vikings found Russia?

“Sweden Taunts Russia with their very miserable existence”?

[Dead Dog]

Swedish rule in Russia:

http://www.eccentrix.com/members/figge33/inkeri/viking.htm

[bobjam]

Or Mongolia...

Or Germany...

[wideawake]

The Battle Of Poltava should have been a foregone conclusion: 12,000 Swedish effectives cut off from their supply lines with their leader incapacitated by wounds, making a last-ditch offensive maneuver versus 50,000+ well-supplied Russians fighting in their own homeland from a strong defensive position.

And yet, one corps of 4,000 Swedish infantry came within yards of breaking the Russian line - only their cavalry's failure to coordinate effectively with their infantry's advance stopped the Swedes from breaking through.

The Russians had a 4:1 numerical advantage. They fought from a defensive position with advantageous internal lines and cover. They had 100 artillery pieces. They were fully supplied.

[NC28203]

>>>Russian Nationalism? Yet they are using music from an American movie?

Well, the climax of most American Independence Day celebrations includes music from a Russian composer to commemorate Russia’s 1812 defense against Napoleon’s advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of Borodino.

[NativeNewYorker]

Can you imagine the US running advertising showing Hiroshima before a US-Japan baseball game?

[David1]

Yeah, you’re right.

[Hatteras]

"...using Soviet-era movie footage of Russian soldiers killing Swedes during Peter the Great's victory over Charles XII in 1709 and Alexander Nevsky's defeat of invaders in 1240."

CUT! CUT! Hold on a second.... movie footage of events that happened in the year 1709 and the year 1240?! ;-)

[askrenr]

They play today at Innsbruck 20:45 hours.

[Tallguy]

I believe these movies were played during WW2 on the orders of Stalin to appeal to Russian Nationalism during the fight against Germany. Not sure exactly when the movies were made, but they were made during the Soviet-era.