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I rarely read histories about anything Russian in the English language Tom Send a noteboard - 16/05/2017 05:10:44 AM

With a few notable exceptions (Massie), Russian authors are far better and don't waste space explaining Russia to foreigners.

On the offensive plans controversy, I would recommend, if nothing else, reading the original book that started it all (in its updated edition), Ледокол. The author is just relentless in showing that Stalin was planning the attack for July 1941, and not later. It's really impressive, actually. But only read it in Russian - I understand the English version has a terrible, terrible translation.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Was the USSR readying an attack on Germany in June 1941?/Politics in Academia Tom - 05/05/2017 08:02:58 PM 870 Views
Churchill was correct damookster - 06/05/2017 01:43:16 AM 534 Views
Good post Tom..very interesting. I too find myself more and more skeptical of information these days *NM* Urza - 06/05/2017 04:42:55 AM 303 Views
yes. exactly. *NM* AgentApple - 09/05/2017 09:23:06 PM 239 Views
Agreed on both points Cannoli - 06/05/2017 03:37:26 PM 651 Views
Suvorov thought the Soviet main attack would be in the far north and south Tom - 06/05/2017 07:06:16 PM 553 Views
Re: Suvorov thought the Soviet main attack would be in the far north and south Cannoli - 07/05/2017 06:55:41 PM 644 Views
You are right on all accounts Tom - 08/05/2017 04:48:50 PM 516 Views
Interesting post. It seems like a surprisingly big thing to have such controversies about... Legolas - 07/05/2017 11:17:27 AM 587 Views
I disagree on the global warming "solution" Tom - 16/05/2017 05:19:08 AM 466 Views
I see what you mean on the 'religious fit' part, yes. Legolas - 16/05/2017 06:33:40 PM 489 Views
It doesn't make sense to rein in CO2 emissions, though Tom - 17/05/2017 04:06:07 AM 574 Views
Was it Bjorn Lomborg? LiterateDog - 16/05/2017 06:56:43 PM 460 Views
I think it was someone else, actually, an American - but that one's great too Tom - 17/05/2017 04:03:48 AM 455 Views
I've read a little bit on this subject too. The Shrike - 07/05/2017 03:24:44 PM 530 Views
I rarely read histories about anything Russian in the English language Tom - 16/05/2017 05:10:44 AM 472 Views
Interesting read and topic - Questions Anonymous2000 - 07/05/2017 06:29:08 PM 499 Views
Re: Interesting read and topic - Questions Cannoli - 07/05/2017 08:48:59 PM 540 Views
^ What he said *NM* Tom - 16/05/2017 05:19:53 AM 315 Views
Phh! That's a relatively minor issue Larry - 08/05/2017 03:26:55 AM 620 Views
It's long past time to start looking at that period rationally Tom - 16/05/2017 05:28:36 AM 426 Views
To a large extent I agree Larry - 17/05/2017 02:36:20 AM 588 Views
Very interesting. Never heard about any of this. And those hardware figures are astounding. *NM* AgentApple - 09/05/2017 09:25:11 PM 325 Views
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