Red Square parade 2009

**TopHatter** · 10 Nov 09,, 03:53

Originally Posted by Tarek Morgen

I wonder if it had not been easier for the soviets to never make pictures of Stalin and simply copy him into the pictures when needed then to alter everyone out of the pictures with him that had fallen from grace.

I'm sure somebody thought of that...and then very carefully never mentioned it out loud.

**Dreadnought** · 10 Nov 09,, 13:29

Originally Posted by TopHatter

I'm sure somebody thought of that...and then very carefully never mentioned it out loud.

"Fish" fur hats on the WWII enactors. It was written in a few books that the fur could not be recognized as being any other animals fur on the earth and they were squeezed for money. The dubbed it "Fish" fur.

**astralis** · 10 Nov 09,, 14:11

dreadnought,

"Fish" fur hats on the WWII enactors. It was written in a few books that the fur could not be recognized as being any other animals fur on the earth and they were squeezed for money. The dubbed it "Fish" fur.

i don't know, buddy, i think quite a few individuals like our tankie here know quite well what "fish fur" is...

**Dreadnought** · 10 Nov 09,, 17:28

Originally Posted by astralis

dreadnought,

i don't know, buddy, i think quite a few individuals like our tankie here know quite well what "fish fur" is...

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**omon** · 10 Nov 09,, 18:34

Originally Posted by Tarek Morgen

I wonder if it had not been easier for the soviets to never make pictures of Stalin and simply copy him into the pictures when needed then to alter everyone out of the pictures with him that had fallen from grace.

don't know about that, but in real life pics were taken, many pics, those who fallen from grace (shot in the back of the head) were simply removed, i had a movie about stalin's purges, and there were numerous pics, before and after, ppl disappear from pics and not only from pics.

**gunnut** · 10 Nov 09,, 19:52

Originally Posted by Moroz

Hi is a great Kung Fu Master! Hi has a deadly finger!

He's the guy who was issued 2 clips of ammo and told to follow the guy in front of him with a Mosin rifle.

**~~diplomaticview~~** · 11 Nov 09,, 03:42

Image of past became quit easy for all.

**ErrantVenture11** · 16 Dec 09,, 19:36

When was the last time we had a good old fashioned military parade in the USA? We sure don't seem too keen on having them.

Then again, we don't need to show off our military might in parades to showcase our power. All the world has to do is look around the world in our current theatres of battle to be reminded of how much we kick @$$. Welcome to America, please enjoy your stay and our perpetual state of war...

**TopHatter** · 16 Dec 09,, 20:01

Originally Posted by ErrantVenture11

When was the last time we had a good old fashioned military parade in the USA? We sure don't seem too keen on having them.

Then again, we don't need to show off our military might in parades to showcase our power. All the world has to do is look around the world in our current theatres of battle to be reminded of how much we kick @$$. Welcome to America, please enjoy your stay and our perpetual state of war...

You're right about not being too keen on them.

Ground forces parades are extremely rare here in the States, and then usually only include troops and very few, if any, vehicles. (Period-specific parades excepted of course).

But the U.S. does put it's military power on display, just in somewhat less ostentatious ways: Air shows and aerial acrobatic teams and the various Fleet Week events held in a few cities.

**troung** · 17 Dec 09,, 00:19

When was the last time we had a good old fashioned military parade in the USA? We sure don't seem too keen on having them.

Down the clean streets of DC...

**gunnut** · 17 Dec 09,, 01:15

Originally Posted by TopHatter

You're right about not being too keen on them.

Ground forces parades are extremely rare here in the States, and then usually only include troops and very few, if any, vehicles. (Period-specific parades excepted of course).

But the U.S. does put it's military power on display, just in somewhat less ostentatious ways: Air shows and aerial acrobatic teams and the various Fleet Week events held in a few cities.

You got that right! We have air shows.

I think our air shows are far better than the normal parades we see in other countries. Here we can interact with the men and women who actually run these equipment. They are real people, not just a stiff face with a spiffy uniform marching up and down the square.