It is probably not paranoia, but it surely left its mark. 20 mln is an
official figure. It stands to reason that the actual figure may be
substantially more. Saying that every family (literally) was affected by
the war (death in the battlefield, loss to hunger, wound, etc) is
probably quite correct.
Boris
On 1/5/2011 5:39 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
All you need to understand Russia's 'paranoia' is the death toll by
country for WWII.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Boris Liberman<bori...@gmail.com> wrote:
Oh... Hmmm... I thought you were actually talking /directly/ to me. My bad.
Sorry.
Russia is a big country and as such it participated in great many wars. The
culture of Motherland and defense thereof is very strong in Russia or at
least so it was when I was being brought up. To the outsider indeed Russian
people may come across as paranoid, but in fact they are not, as you
probably observed yourself during your visit.
It is unfortunately true, that the chasm between two great countries on this
plant is still very deep.
/sigh/
Boris
On 1/5/2011 5:04 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Sorry Boris. I did not make that comment for your benefit, or to
correct you. It was something I didn't realize until we visited
Russia several years ago, and I think it is an important insight into
the deep significance that WW II has for Russians.
Many of us Americans view the Russians as paranoid, mostly because we
fail to recognize the many times that Russia has been invaded from
Western Europe (not to ignore the more successful and longer-lasting
invasion from the East).
Dan
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