Ahh - memories !!! I suspect all those people who "pine for the certainties of Soviet days" are actually keeping the rather manky communal "stakan" at the...
You were an engineer? You drove a train? Is it fun? I always thought it would be fun to be a train driver..........I know, getting in the ditch,,,,,I just...
Sorry, I meant to send this single, not broadcast. Apologies. Dmitri ... From: D King To: RKKA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 7:59 PM Subject:...
Chello! Here's some quotes I found on another site that evoke the "flavor" of the different combatants in WW2. I esppecially like the Soviet one! ;) Enjoy! ...
From the C&R list: "Ask a Russian engineer to design you a shoe, and he'll give you something that looks like the box the shoe came in. Ask him to design...
Tovarishi, Where does our Russian WWII reenacting definition of 'Pok' as the sound of a gun firing come from? Have been told that it does not have this meaning...
my .02, probably just phonetic, like in Batman......Zing, Pow, Kapowie,etc. Timoshenko ... sound of a gun ... track down ... below). ... it was a word) is...
Interesting question. The words we think of as onamatopoetic are often nothing of the sort in other languages. Here in the US, dogs bark as "woof woof", but in...
its printed on the little red flag that comes out the end of my TT-33 POK-arev.......... LOL Reality is a false perception ... Get your own web address. Have...
RC; Not, well sorta not. I have nothing brewing at the moment, and I am laid up with some knee problems. All the parachute jumps in my youth are now back to...
As long as I can remember it has come from the days of virtual purges within the groups. It's the pok, pok, pok of the gun barrel being jabbed into your side...
RC; Any sniper worth a damn will tell you, you take any shot you can get, cheap or not! Horse RC Aldridge <rattrucking@...> wrote: sorry...couldnt resist...
In a message dated 3/6/2007 9:52:24 P.M. Central Standard Time, rattrucking@... writes: sorry...couldnt resist that cheap shot... NEVER pass up the cheap...
Howard was a great guy. Sorry to hear it. From: "Dennis J. Stephenson" <Pzkw3J@...> Reply-To: RKKA@yahoogroups.com To: RKKA@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RKKA]...
Daniel Welch
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Mar 7, 2007 6:48 pm
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Never met him, but years ago when I started in this hobby, he was an encouraging voice on the web groups and a postive influnce in Ost Front reenacting. He...
Chello! I was just curious...I can find German handkerchiefs, pocket knives, pocket mirrors, etc. What do I (or can I) do to find the equivalent Soviet items?...
Take it from the Germans. ... From: Anthony N. Emmel <lord_kjeran@...> To: RKKA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:28:35 AM Subject: [RKKA]...
handkerchief... a piece of old flannel sheet.. ( or your shirt sleeve) ANY cheap period pocket knife.. or even a small fixed blade ( I carry a small...
I seem to recall a reference to some troops with Mora pocket knives, but don't remember the exact reference. I think it was in Ivan's War, but I'm not sure....
Chello! ... Yes, I know...it is easier to get German goods...but at what point does it become...overkill. I'm pretty sure that my unit would freak if I showed...
Good point tony. I have to admit that I do carry a German pocket knife and East German military handkerchiefs. Would definitely look for personal items at...
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