Russian museum honors US WWII vet

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_russia_us_wwii_vet

 

[R.A. Stewart]

A very interesting article, thanks. I had a chance to visit the (then) Soviet Union in 1972 and was struck by how much World War II (or Великая Отечественная Война, the Great Patriotic War) seemed still very much a living presence there. Of course their country was devastated by the war in a way that's hard for us to imagine--I was mostly in Leningrad, which had been under siege for 872 days.

~Rich

 

[zaika]

What a fascinating story! I'd like to learn more about this man. Thank you for posting this link.

 

[Stearmen]

Studebaker

I love the Russian tost, To Roosevelt To Stalin To Studebaker! It doesn't get any better then that!

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I love the Russian toast, To Roosevelt To Stalin To Studebaker! It doesn't get any better then that!

Рузвельт! Сталину! Для студебеккером!
(Ruzvel't! Stalinu! Dlya Studebekkerom!)

The toast should have also included Для спама! (Dlya Spama!), as Khruschev later credited Lend Lease shipments of Spam with saving the Red Army from starvation.

"Urrah!"