Coincidentally, Napoleon declared war on #Russia on June 22 as well—in 1812.
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Coincidentally, Napoleon declared war on #Russia on June 22 as well—in 1812.
#historypic.twitter.com/oZwwyTSr2V
June 1941: above and below.
The photo of children is from a bomb shelter in Minsk, USSR.
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Sure it's 1941 Minsk and not 2016 Donetsk?
I wouldn't take WWII parallel too far, but in color, this 1941 photo is VERY reminiscent of Donbass. @David_A_Husseypic.twitter.com/Pj4II4LWsN
certainly didn't intend to equate the scale of the two conflicts ... but terrified children are terrified children
I didn't mean just the scale--it's also ideologically different. Absolutely agreed about the children.
but regardless of ideologies in play all war is the same .... poor\powerless dying for the ambitions of wealthy\powerful
Damascus Falls? They must have been trying to overthrow Assad Sr.
The operation was delayed because of uprising in Yugoslavia. The outcome of WWII possibly changed.
and Hitler's Nazis were on the USSR borders much like #NATO on Russia's borders today @DonH3347 http://johnpilger.com/articles/why-the-british-said-no-to-europe …
@DietHeartNews 75 years ago is yesterday to Putin.
Russians don't trust anyone and it's actually good foreign policy.
The lesson of history is clear. Don't mess with the Motherland!
@GermanoDottori I cannot imagine the feelings of the common people at the time.
history repeats, this time be sure to strike first!
@norwind and now the Zionist Nazi's are surrounding Russia again..........
A very possible blueprint for future #NATO aggression. Really hope there exists COOLER heads within such an anachronistic org
Good point.
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