tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post212699650608835243..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Annals of Soviet ExploitationLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-58024523650479926502007-09-26T01:51:00.000-04:002007-09-26T01:51:00.000-04:00This reminds me of late Soviet agitprop lecturers ...This reminds me of late Soviet agitprop lecturers telling the audience that the imperfections of mature socialism were caused by <I>пережитки капитализма</I> (the leftovers of Capitalism) or the disastrous consequences of the World War II (which ended many decades ago). <BR/><BR/>Besides, your "vampire bat" analogy is not quite true. According to statistical data, the only Union republics of the USSR which contributed to the Federal budget more than they got from it were the Russian Federation and Byelorussia. Therefore, all those "little-but-proud" Georgias and Estonias can just as well be compared with leeches which sucked the Russian Bear's blood or fleas which hopped from him to another "host" who they thought was more nutritious. :)Eugene Tsypinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036919077904225855noreply@blogger.com