The agricultural trade war between Russia and the West is getting ugly. Associated Press reports on a major cheese bust by Russian authorities. If this were the US, the DEA (Dairy Enforcement Agency) would parade the seized cheese along with weapons and cash confiscated during the bust. In the New Soviet Union, the cheese will likely be re-sold by authorities with a new "Made in Russia" label.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7dc83de80a3f4c4c80ff02385b1c0194/russian-police-bust-30-million-contraband-cheese-ring
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Friday, August 7, 2015
Now North Korea can truly be said to be out of step with modern times.
Now North Korea can truly be said to be out of step with modern times.
Originally shared by rare avis
Just gotta be different, eh?
North Korea is establishing it's own Time Zone.
~RA
North Korea is to push its clocks back by 30 minutes to show that it is finally free of Japanese imperialism. Korean time was set to Tokyo time by the Japanese who ruled from 1910-45. The change means that South Korea will now be on different time even though they are on the same longitude.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02yzsf7
Originally shared by rare avis
Just gotta be different, eh?
North Korea is establishing it's own Time Zone.
~RA
North Korea is to push its clocks back by 30 minutes to show that it is finally free of Japanese imperialism. Korean time was set to Tokyo time by the Japanese who ruled from 1910-45. The change means that South Korea will now be on different time even though they are on the same longitude.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02yzsf7
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Gianni Rodari was an officially approved Western writer of literature ideologically suitable for Soviet children i.e.
Gianni Rodari was an officially approved Western writer of literature ideologically suitable for Soviet children i.e. a Communist who loyally played whatever tune Moscow called for.
I just read my son The Giant's Hair, a story from Rodari's collection Telephone Tales (translated into Russian). The synopsis:
Once upon a time there were four brothers. Three of them were very small, but also very cunning; the fourth one was a giant with an enormous strength, but he was much less shrewd than the others. His strength was in his hands and in his arms, but his intelligence was in his hair. And his clever brothers kept cutting his hair short… until he got wise and let his hair grow out.
Judging by the ideological content (Soviet Union as a shaggy sleeping giant who finally catches wind of the machinations of his wicked Allies) I would guess the story dates from 1948.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rodari
I just read my son The Giant's Hair, a story from Rodari's collection Telephone Tales (translated into Russian). The synopsis:
Once upon a time there were four brothers. Three of them were very small, but also very cunning; the fourth one was a giant with an enormous strength, but he was much less shrewd than the others. His strength was in his hands and in his arms, but his intelligence was in his hair. And his clever brothers kept cutting his hair short… until he got wise and let his hair grow out.
Judging by the ideological content (Soviet Union as a shaggy sleeping giant who finally catches wind of the machinations of his wicked Allies) I would guess the story dates from 1948.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rodari
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