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QuoteYeah, Communist Russia had a sort of "little man's" complex going on. Whatever they built it had to be BIG, or BIGGER, it didn't matter if it worked better or if a smaller application would have worked, it just had to be frigg'n huge.
it was design to carry huge cargos which should be trasported in one piece, like space shuttle for
example. in this case the bigger the better. i think Mria is the biggest plane today. and as for
"little man's" complex, well i think you haven't been to Russia :)
Stan. the Russian.
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My observation was based on my studying Russian culture, politics and social structes from the late 19th century through present day.
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."
QuoteMy observation was based on my studying Russian culture, politics and social structes from the late 19th century through present day.
That......and the fact that Russians like to build everything big. Statues, buildings, aircraft...etc etc....
QuoteCheck out a C-17 some time
actually i got to load one of them... very nice plane
all the coolness of a 130 but damn near the power of a c-5
and it can do L.A.P.E.S. how many jets can do that !!!
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Staso 0
QuoteMy observation was based on my studying Russian culture, politics and social structes from the late 19th century through present day.
so who exactly was the little man in 19th century ? Romanov, Rasputin, Peter the Great,
Puskin or Tolstoy ? :) not trying to start any flame, just wanna say that there are some
many misconceptions regarding russia in usa and many things are not as they are seen.
stan.
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Quotemany misconceptions regarding russia in usa and many things are not as they are seen.
True...I'll blame that on "Cold War Propaganda" Everything I have personally experienced proves most of that wrong. Especially the image of Russian women. I met more than one hottie in Korea.....
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True...I'll blame that on "Cold War Propaganda" Everything I have personally experienced proves most of that wrong. Especially the image of Russian women. I met more than one hottie in Korea.....
ahh... russian women... :):):)
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Quoteahh... russian women...
They do seem to be pretty cool. Unfortunately they are off limits to me...
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Oh well....comes with the territory I guess.
nws01 0
My friend Emmie is Russian.
QuoteMy friend Emmie is Russian
Is she hot and does she have her citizenship?
Some would say Rasputin. My point of what I said was that I studied the things that lead up to the revolution from the late 19th century, through the communist rule.
Generally speaking, Communist Russia built and desired big things. Take the Dneiper hydroelectric dam for instance. Due to central planning and their desire to have the largest dam in the world, they built the thing much larger with much larger hydrogeneraters then the project called for. The result? The dam is not capable of running at full capacity due to a lack of sufficient water pressure to drive the turbines. This is just one example. This little man complex, the desire to keep up and if possible out do, build, etc the United States is one of the many reasons that government failed. Well, actually, that government would have fallen on its own, that is one of the reasons it fell so quickly.
Most of the books I've read and researched with weren't written by westerners, either. They were written by Russian historians.
Generally speaking, Communist Russia built and desired big things. Take the Dneiper hydroelectric dam for instance. Due to central planning and their desire to have the largest dam in the world, they built the thing much larger with much larger hydrogeneraters then the project called for. The result? The dam is not capable of running at full capacity due to a lack of sufficient water pressure to drive the turbines. This is just one example. This little man complex, the desire to keep up and if possible out do, build, etc the United States is one of the many reasons that government failed. Well, actually, that government would have fallen on its own, that is one of the reasons it fell so quickly.
Most of the books I've read and researched with weren't written by westerners, either. They were written by Russian historians.
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."
nws01 0
QuoteIs she hot and does she have her citizenship?
Yep. She has big BOOBIES too!
Yeah...that was the only design flaw. The pilots get confused about which stick to yank on.....
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