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Geezer power!

Good series. Westerners need to know more about the Soviet effort in the War. Churchill himself admitted that the Russians "tore the guts out the German Army."

So far, so good. English translation is somewhat stilted but the Russian is easy to understand.

I've been studying this operation for years and have spread the word. I was a Russian linguist for quite some time and have no problem understanding the excellent series. More people in the West should be aware of this operation and the Russians' effort in the East without which the war would h...

I was TDY to Akrotiri fm Athens in early '81 and worked with the SAC U2 unit there for a few months. Very interesting project, to say the least. I forget what the chase care was; I had a Mini Cooper for my use. Since Akrotiri is British Territory, one drove on the left. Most of the unit's ve...

They were playing the British national anthem at the time. Would you give a toast during the playing of the US national anthem?

Pretty interesting video, including a history of this base on the outskirts of Petropavlovsk. I've flown by it many times when I was in the USAF. Our aircraft gets a mention in it.

It's a Su-15 Flagon. I've been intercepted by them many times.

I've been up close and personal with these birds more than once when I was in the USAF.

I've been intercepted by these and other Soviet fighters many times when I was flying SIGINT missions on RC135s against the USSR. They would get pretty close.

The russian word "garmon" means accordian. "Gubnoi garmon" means harmonica. The adjective "gubnoi" comes from the word gub which means lip.