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To: sonofstrangelove
Hopefully, Russia will follow through on that pledge...

"Mr. Putin, sir, what is the Russian word for 'hope'? Sir? Sir? Please stop laughing, sir..."

2 posted on 02/17/2010 11:48:43 PM PST by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Talisker

Russia is not going to clean up that mess. Most likely, the may add to the mess they created.


3 posted on 02/17/2010 11:51:44 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld ("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
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To: Talisker

nadezhda is the word for Hope in Russian if I remember correctly. There was no word back in the cold war for it (when I learned it) because there really was no hope for the Russians. It was invented after the Soviet collapse I think. :)


10 posted on 02/18/2010 6:37:11 AM PST by tenger (If we don't stay on 'em, they'll get it wrong -Soucheray)
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