coldwarhost.bsky.social
Host of the Cold War Channel in YouTube. Independent Historian 20th Century, military, and Soviet and Post-Soviet spaces. Lifetime Spurs sufferer/supporter. He/him
History exists in shades of grey and yet so many seek only black or whit
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the demonstrators got their way. After Shevardnadze read the unchanged article to them, they began to disperse.
The April 14, 1978 demonstrations are often seen as a key moment in the Georgian nationalist movement, one which would lead to Georgian independence in 1991.
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Edvard Shevardnadze, the First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, quickly contacted Moscow asking for the language clause not to be changed in the constitution. Despite the growing rumors of Soviet Army troops being deployed, the crowds remained until Moscow relented and
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a crowd of up to 20,000 people, mostly students marched to the House of the Government in Tbilisi. Despite police attempts to blockade the march, perhaps as many as 5,000 managed to get through. The rest of the crowd gathered at Tbilisi State University.
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In Georgia, an attempt by Soviet authorities to include a clause making the Russian language the equal of the Georgian language in the Republic was met with outrage from many.
On April 14, the day the Constitution was to be ratified by the Supreme Soviet of the Republic,
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Republic. While the nationalist movement tried to avoid putting itself in conflict with other nationalities, it did tend to take on a distinct anti-Russian flavor.
1977 saw the adoption of a new Constitution for the Soviet Union and 1978 saw new Constitutions being declared in the Republics.
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A strong Georgian nationalist movement had come to prominence in the Republic by the late 1970's largely centered on ideas and concepts of Georgian culture and heritage. At that point, the Georgian language was the official sole language of the
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The Sermon on the Tee, including Blessed at the Wedges, The Putter Shall Inherit the Earth, and of course a reminder to not dwell on the current scorecard but to seek God's Kingdom, the 19th Hole.
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that being said, I don't know if that is *actually* going to happen or if it is just rumor mongering
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and alternate labels (Guchi vs Gucci) are just going to be produced at the brand-name standard. Flood the global market with fake goods made to the real standards and collapse the brand value.
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Related to this, I have seen lots of suggestion that there is a Beijing-led initiative, allowing firms that produce goods for the US to stop enforcing trademark/copywrite on export goods. So the fake goods that are produced on the same lines as the real product but with deliberate defects
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35+ years of supporting this club has taught me that they will always break my heart but often in new and exciting ways. You know, to keep it fresh.
But they are my club and I will love them until I die. The cause of which will probably be watching Spurs shit the bed yet again.
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It's the hope that hurts the most...
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legal action acquitted the factory owners in 1982.
Within weeks of the explosion a decision was made to rebuilt the factory in Lapua, only 6 kilometers from the city center.
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which dispensed gunpowder had malfunctioned, either as a result of rust buildup or even a foreign object lodged in the machine. Some speculated that improper ventilation allowed a buildup of gunpowder dust which then ignited. No definitive cause has ever been identified and
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remaining telephone lines were quickly overwhelmed by relatives trying to contact loved ones, meaning the lines which could be used for coordination of relief efforts were otherwise occupied. Of the 40 dead, 35 were women.
The subsequent investigation found that a machine
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the 1930s. The explosion at 7:43am destroyed the building, creating a blast that was heard up to 20 kilometers away. Rescue efforts were slowed by ongoing fires at the site and ammunition continuing to detonate. An on-going strike by telephone workers also slowed wider response times as the
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They'll huff and they'll puff and they'll send our squad down
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I still say we send him there in advance. On his own.
A good ten years should do it.
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Has it ever been about lifting people up rather than making sure somebody is worse off?
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Thank Ian! This one was a lot of fun
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i remember seeing piles of these posters at flea markets in Moscow in the 90s and i so regret not picking some of them up.
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I figure the game started with a marketing idea in the 90s, when "in-your-face-edgy" marketing was popular and then took so long to develop that the world moved on.
They just never updated the marketing campaign.
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fought to K-8 seaworthy however poor ocean conditions prevented this. After being towed for 80 hours, K-8 sank with 52 crew still on board. None survived.
K-8 sank to a depth of approximately 4,680m, her 4 nuclear tipped torpedoes still on board where she remains to this day.
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with the arrival of a rescue vessel, this order was reversed and 52 men, including the commander Capt. Vsevolod Borisovich Bessonov, re-boarded K-8 in order to help secure her as she was towed back to her base in the Kola Peninsula. For 3 days, the crew
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on-board fires, forcing the shutdown of both reactors as the fire spread through the air conditioning system. 8 men died as a result of drowning or asphyxiation as compartments were sealed to try and contain the damage.
Once surfaced, the crew was ordered to abandon the boat but