Settled by the Rus
Mother of the Russian people
Over run by the mongols
Their own language banned to their own children
Here was the charge of the light brigade
Florence Nightingale nursed the wounded
In the bread basket of the Soviet Union
Stalin's Holodomor
Purposely starved to death 4 million
Invaded by the Nazies
4 million evacuated
1.5 million genocided jews
5 to 7 million victims of war
From famine1 million more
The Chernobyl disaster
And now?
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Author:
sorenbarrett (
Online) - Published: September 16th, 2022 23:08
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Could the chain and recurrence be that there is a forgetfulness that needs reminding? Nuts and bolt to the proverb about history 'repeating' itself? And that this isn't an isolated case where darkness and injustice is insidious and persistent. Help us to remember.... more. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you crypticbard for your attention to this piece and your welcome comment. Ukraine has a long dark history of suffering, and it seems that it has always been left to do so on its own. Once again, despite sanctions, no physical help has been offered.
I must endorse this - I've argued the relevance of history on these pages for a while. Kudos to you for the provision of concrete cues the open minded could follow...
Thank you Dave for you review and kind comments.
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