Comments for THE RUSSIAN FRONT http://russian-front.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:37:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on If I had it to do all over again . . . new research on the Great Fatherland War by This Week in Russia Blogs #3 | Siberian Light http://russian-front.com/2011/12/12/if-i-had-it-to-do-all-over-again-new-research-on-the-great-fatherland-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 This Week in Russia Blogs #3 | Siberian Light Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:37:02 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=565#comment-1163 [...] The Russian Front writes about some new research into The Great Fatherland War. [...] [...] The Russian Front writes about some new research into The Great Fatherland War. [...]

]]> Comment on Caring for Imperial Russia’s Sick and Wounded Soldiers by This Week in Russia Blogs #2 | Siberian Light http://russian-front.com/2011/11/27/caring-for-imperial-russias-sick-and-wounded-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 This Week in Russia Blogs #2 | Siberian Light Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:15:11 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=560#comment-1144 [...] The Russian Front presents a fascinating insight into how the Russian military relied on the Russian Red Cross to treat its injured soldiers in the First World Wa.... [...] [...] The Russian Front presents a fascinating insight into how the Russian military relied on the Russian Red Cross to treat its injured soldiers in the First World Wa…. [...]

]]> Comment on So What Does it Take to Lose a University of London Ph.D? by London PhD Holder http://russian-front.com/2011/12/01/so-what-does-it-take-to-lose-a-university-of-london-ph-d/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 London PhD Holder Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:47:32 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=563#comment-1142 'The PhD thesis has been annotated to show where attribution or references should have been made.' If one takes all the instances of passages that should have been noted as citations and places them either in quote marks or as set-out quotes, how much original text will there be? Very little, I wager. Perhaps the most fitting thing now to happen to 'Dr' Saif Gaddafi is for him to be made to research and write a PhD thesis in the manner that I and many thousands of others have done. Now that <i>would</i> be a punishment. ‘The PhD thesis has been annotated to show where attribution or references should have been made.’

If one takes all the instances of passages that should have been noted as citations and places them either in quote marks or as set-out quotes, how much original text will there be? Very little, I wager.

Perhaps the most fitting thing now to happen to ‘Dr’ Saif Gaddafi is for him to be made to research and write a PhD thesis in the manner that I and many thousands of others have done. Now that would be a punishment.

]]> Comment on Saif Gaddadi, Ph.D, and the London School of Economics by THE RUSSIAN FRONT » So What Does it Take to Lose a University of London Ph.D? http://russian-front.com/2011/02/27/saif-gaddady-ph-d-and-the-london-school-of-economics/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 THE RUSSIAN FRONT » So What Does it Take to Lose a University of London Ph.D? Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:33:50 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=476#comment-1141 [...] words taken without proper attribution aren’t enough to lose you a Ph.D. As previously posted here and here, I found that much in Saif Gaddafi’s dissertation in a hour or so with google. The [...] [...] words taken without proper attribution aren’t enough to lose you a Ph.D. As previously posted here and here, I found that much in Saif Gaddafi’s dissertation in a hour or so with google. The [...]

]]> Comment on Caring for Imperial Russia’s Sick and Wounded Soldiers by Alexej http://russian-front.com/2011/11/27/caring-for-imperial-russias-sick-and-wounded-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Alexej Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:38:45 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=560#comment-1136 One must bear in mind, before blaming Nicolas or his government, that the Union of Towns was lead by Georgy Lvov, who later became de-facto the head of Interim Government. Hence - high ranking member of february coup. Union of Towns waged very dirty polical campaign, spreading anti-government propaganda, agitating among wounded soldiers. Of course they were treated with suspicion. One must bear in mind, before blaming Nicolas or his government, that the Union of Towns was lead by Georgy Lvov, who later became de-facto the head of Interim Government. Hence – high ranking member of february coup. Union of Towns waged very dirty polical campaign, spreading anti-government propaganda, agitating among wounded soldiers. Of course they were treated with suspicion.

]]> Comment on World War Zero? by HonoH http://russian-front.com/2009/08/22/world-war-zero/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 HonoH Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:33:46 +0000 http://russian-front.com/2009/08/22/world-war-zero/#comment-1131 1972?????????? ??? Kiyoshi Inoue ?? ?????????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????????? 1971?11???????????????????????????????1972???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????? - ???????????1867???????????????????? ????????????????????????????? ???16??????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????? - ???????????? 1972?????????? ??? Kiyoshi Inoue ?? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????

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]]> Comment on The Motherland…Falls? by Sachintha http://russian-front.com/2009/06/09/the-motherlandfalls/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Sachintha Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:33:13 +0000 http://russian-front.com/2009/06/09/the-motherlandfalls/#comment-1124 How one can say this statue "Motherland Calls" does not have a beautiful face? This is a face of Russian mother who calls her countrymen for the WAR against invaders of their motherland. Her eyes and eyebrows shows anger and fear, her wide shout represents the toughness and determination. This woman calls for the WAR to protect their motherland. This is one of most impressive statues that man had ever built, and i have a great respect for the soviet artists who built it. I eagerly waiting one day to see it. How one can say this statue “Motherland Calls” does not have a beautiful face?
This is a face of Russian mother who calls her countrymen for the WAR against invaders of their motherland. Her eyes and eyebrows shows anger and fear, her wide shout represents the toughness and determination. This woman calls for the WAR to protect their motherland.
This is one of most impressive statues that man had ever built, and i have a great respect for the soviet artists who built it. I eagerly waiting one day to see it.

]]> Comment on Shattering Myths by GaryD http://russian-front.com/2011/06/21/shattering-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 GaryD Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:30:52 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=501#comment-1111 The exact falsification isn't explicit in the piece, but it does give some instances of revisionism regarding 1941. Then there's the whole dispute between Suvorov and his opponents. One or the other side of that dispute could be considered "falsifying" depending on your politics. The article also appears to consider giving the Western Allies much credit for winning WWII to be falsification. A silly debate, IMHO. There's a big difference between lousy history and premeditated falsification. A lot of what's talked about as falsification is really the former. The exact falsification isn’t explicit in the piece, but it does give some instances of revisionism regarding 1941. Then there’s the whole dispute between Suvorov and his opponents. One or the other side of that dispute could be considered “falsifying” depending on your politics. The article also appears to consider giving the Western Allies much credit for winning WWII to be falsification. A silly debate, IMHO.

There’s a big difference between lousy history and premeditated falsification. A lot of what’s talked about as falsification is really the former.

]]> Comment on Oswald Spengler, Marcus Aurelius, and PM Dawn by Anonymous Coward http://russian-front.com/2011/06/19/oswald-spengler-marcus-aurelius-and-pm-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Anonymous Coward Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:10:42 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=499#comment-1110 Translated German is always a pain to read. In translation, it's impossible to lace all those dependent clauses back up. Please comment on his arguments. It's a work I've never been able to finish. Translated German is always a pain to read. In translation, it’s impossible to lace all those dependent clauses back up.

Please comment on his arguments. It’s a work I’ve never been able to finish.

]]> Comment on Shattering Myths by Mark Wilcox http://russian-front.com/2011/06/21/shattering-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 Mark Wilcox Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:00:23 +0000 http://russian-front.com/?p=501#comment-1098 While tooling around the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) site, I stumbled upon an item on the English-language site of "International Affairs," the MFA's journal. The item, posted on 21 June 2011, is entitled "The Ghost of Goebbels: Historical Revisionism and World War II" (http://en.interaffairs.ru/read.php?item=231). The author observes that "An expected outgrowth of the world's steady descent into total and extreme capitalist control is the increasing tendency by some historians and their accomplices in the media to re-invent certain aspects of history," and then laments that "revisionist historians" focus on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, while ignoring the "secret German-British talks in 1939 that would have divided the world into German and British spheres of influence while making common cause against the Soviet Union." After offering a brief account of this bit of history, the author ends with the "Final Statement, Adopted by the International History Conference Commemorating 70th Anniversary of the Outbreak of 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War (Sevastopol, June 15-17, 2011)." The conclusion of this statement (and presumably the attendees at this conference): "A distorted view on the meaning and the results of World War II and Russia’s Great Patriotic War would pave the way for a new division of Europe and the world with catastrophic consequences. This is why we are calling upon the academic community for a fair and unbiased research of the period of 1941-1945 in the name of historical truth and our common future. The sacrifices of millions of Russians in the defeat of Fascism and the devastation wrought in the war must not be perverted for current political narratives. Such actions only serve to cause division within Europe, and prevent the advancement of peace and unity amongst peoples." The author of this item is "Wayne Madsen, political scientist (USA)." A quick internet search seems to reveal that "political scientist" Wayne Madsen is a former US Navy officer and now the author of "The Wayne Madsen Report: In the tradition of Drew Pearson's and Jack Anderson's famous "Washington Merry-Go-Round" syndicated column and I.F. Stone, this online publication tackles the "politically incorrect" and "politically embarrassing" stories and holds government officials accountable for their actions. This web site extends a warm open invitation to whistleblowers and leakers. Business as usual for the crooks and liars in Washington, DC, is over" (http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/). His biography also describes him as a regular contributor on Russia Today. Madsen's views on any number of subjects are somewhat outside the mainstream (to put it mildly), and his credentials as a political scientist are conspicuous by their absence. The inclusion of a piece of his work on the website of the MFA's journal illustrates just how bizarre the whole campaign to combat falsification and revisionism has become. While tooling around the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) site, I stumbled upon an item on the English-language site of “International Affairs,” the MFA’s journal. The item, posted on 21 June 2011, is entitled “The Ghost of Goebbels: Historical Revisionism and World War II” (http://en.interaffairs.ru/read.php?item=231). The author observes that “An expected outgrowth of the world’s steady descent into total and extreme capitalist control is the increasing tendency by some historians and their accomplices in the media to re-invent certain aspects of history,” and then laments that “revisionist historians” focus on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, while ignoring the “secret German-British talks in 1939 that would have divided the world into German and British spheres of influence while making common cause against the Soviet Union.” After offering a brief account of this bit of history, the author ends with the “Final Statement, Adopted by the International History Conference Commemorating 70th Anniversary of the Outbreak of 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War (Sevastopol, June 15-17, 2011).” The conclusion of this statement (and presumably the attendees at this conference): “A distorted view on the meaning and the results of World War II and Russia’s Great Patriotic War would pave the way for a new division of Europe and the world with catastrophic consequences. This is why we are calling upon the academic community for a fair and unbiased research of the period of 1941-1945 in the name of historical truth and our common future. The sacrifices of millions of Russians in the defeat of Fascism and the devastation wrought in the war must not be perverted for current political narratives. Such actions only serve to cause division within Europe, and prevent the advancement of peace and unity amongst peoples.”
The author of this item is “Wayne Madsen, political scientist (USA).” A quick internet search seems to reveal that “political scientist” Wayne Madsen is a former US Navy officer and now the author of “The Wayne Madsen Report: In the tradition of Drew Pearson’s and Jack Anderson’s famous “Washington Merry-Go-Round” syndicated column and I.F. Stone, this online publication tackles the “politically incorrect” and “politically embarrassing” stories and holds government officials accountable for their actions. This web site extends a warm open invitation to whistleblowers and leakers. Business as usual for the crooks and liars in Washington, DC, is over” (http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/). His biography also describes him as a regular contributor on Russia Today. Madsen’s views on any number of subjects are somewhat outside the mainstream (to put it mildly), and his credentials as a political scientist are conspicuous by their absence. The inclusion of a piece of his work on the website of the MFA’s journal illustrates just how bizarre the whole campaign to combat falsification and revisionism has become.

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