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Russian dentistry is in deep trouble. Even more than the other Russian industries it depends on foreign equipment and materials. About 90% of the equipment and materials come from the West. I remember (with a shudder) what Russian dentistry was like at the end of the 1970s. That is what awaits...

Russian is my native tongue. And the part that is begging is actually in English. And I am sure, when Russia winds up in "глубокая жопа" and returns to 1930s, you will still be crowing about it. Cuz that is how propagandists work.

Oligarchs are starting to beg.

Here is the difference: 1. Soviet Union traded with the West quite a bit. Bought Western technology in order to build up local manufacturing. Look up who built all the huge Soviet projects. No more of that. 2. Soviet Union in 60-70s was fairly self-sufficient. Even if the industry was largely...

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Italy and Romania announced that they will close their ports for any Russian ships, including ones that switched their registration after Feb 24th.

I remember trying to use Google translate (not on Russian but something like French or Mandarin). It is ok to get the sense of what is written but is horrible for idiomatic stuff (and Russian is full of that). Hm - ok well I tried what you suggested. Google translate definitely improved a LOT...

It's too bad you guys cannot read Russian. The site I linked to is full of articles and comments by very competent Russian engineers, not just in microelectronics, but in areas like machine tool industry and even defense. And the sentiment is - what is called in Russian "глубокая жопа" - the...

The interesting thing about that article is that it is from an insider high placed engineer in the industry and although he does complain about the quality of management etc. his main thesis is: NO country can by itself or even only with the Chinese equipment manufacture modern electronics. Both...

There is an amazingly detailed article, unfortunately in Russian, detailing the state of semiconductor manufacturing in the world and in Russia and whether Russia will be able to manufacture modern electronics any time soon (TLDR: no, cannot and will not even after decades)...

Eighth Russian General - the equivalent of US Brigadier General - eliminated by Ukrainians. Vladimir Frolov. May there be many more.

ROTFLMAO. Impotent whimpering.

The Hermitage Museum Image of the Devil Bronze, 12th century They knew something...

You gotta love the Newspeak of Russia. This is from TASS - the official Russian news agency. "The ship has slipped under water in the process of being towed." I am no kidding.

"If he buys our free speech platform... people will be able to have free speech on our platform!!!"

It is absurd because he's threatening to "declare" something that started two months ago.

Religion is one thing. Voodoo is another.

Another fun fact about the cruiser "Moskva"... One reason Russians were so sure about its invulnerability - it had a magic splinter onboard. I am not kidding. "The Christian relic - part of the Lord's Cross - will be held on the flagship of the Black Sea fleet - rocket cruiser "Moskva". It's a...

Russia didn't actually claim that "all" sailors were evacuated. The announcement can easily be interpreted that "remaining" sailors were evacuated. How many - your guess. Creative ambiguity. As the Russians joke (including this time, I saw it mentioned several times) - "among the survivors there...

1. There were way more than 510 personnel on Moskva. 510 is the minimum, but since it was a flagship, all the HQ officers including the leaders of the Black Sea fleet were onboard. At least 100 more people. 2. Even if nuclear munitions were sunk, there is not much danger. Obviously, detonation...