Thomas Kalmich
- Fan of
- Boston Celtics
- And of
- Christopher Hitchens
I was born in the USSR and grew up in an ex-soviet "republic". Want an honest opinion on communism from someone who's experienced it firsthand? Ask me.
Joined Nov 2022
The total number of Russian conscripts deployed in #Ukraine exceeds 350 thousand, says General of the Ukrainian MOD
A typical obituary in #Russia: "He volunteered for the Special Military Operation in #Ukraine and died a hero in defense of his Motherland, and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor"
They always write stuff like "we are defending our Motherland" despite being the aggressor who's attacking someone else's motherland.
Moldova's PM Dorin Recean: "Russia plans to seize the Chisinau International Airport to move their armed forces into our country"
MOD of #Ukraine with prediction for 2023:
- Spring 2023 shall decide the outcome
- Russians are easily bought, that why something is always burning there
- #Russia has a manufacturing capacity of 40 cruise missiles per month
- their artillery reserves are down to about 30%
- after the war Ukraine will demand a 100 km wide demilitarized zone along the borders with Russia and #Belarus
- in soccer terms the score is 1:1 and it's minute 70 of the match.
Morning in #Ukraine: a missile-carrying drone attack (Iran supplies them to #Russia), two missile-carrying jets took off in Belarus (China supplies chips for the missiles), air alerts are sounded across Ukraine.
Tomorrow is another "sacred date" in Russia's militaristic culture, the 23 of February, originally the "Soviet Soldier's Day" which was renamed later into "Motherland Defenders Day" to make it applicable in former USSR republics to keep them under a cultural influence.
We’re making an attempt at a small business startup in shopfront décor, and this is our first commission: a floral composition in the windows of a perfumes store.
My GF made these and I am in complete awe and in a state of stupefied admiration.
There are going to be around 20 of these altogether mixed with some twigs, foliage and stylized birds in flight.
I can’t wait to share the results with you, feeling extra proud already!
Belarus introduced the death penalty for "high treason" today.
#Putin has been trying to get #Lukashenko commit to his war effort against #Ukraine.
This move by the Belarus dictator today maybe an indicator of his having budged to Putin.
Elderly citizens of #Russia are now allowed to pay for their "communal services" in parts, like a banking loan.
Average pension is 12-15K rubles ($180/month) while communal services are around half of that. Eating is optional.
“We must deal with the evil West once and for all!”
"We must deal with the evil West once and for all!"
Reaction of one Medinsky, a person with somewhat of a floating position within the government, one day his the Culture Minister, another he's Head of Transportation department, yet another he's something else entirely.
Thomas Kalmich
- Fan of
- Boston Celtics
- And of
- Christopher Hitchens
I was born in the USSR and grew up in an ex-soviet "republic". Want an honest opinion on communism from someone who's experienced it firsthand? Ask me.
Joined Nov 2022