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A fascinating place still Poland.. Central Europe as well. perplexing and maddening too - especially if you try driving around here. I do urge you to visit it though - the food has taste, the beer is good.... but you know - for all the faults and idiocies found in Canada  (mostly connected with...

What they do is hire lawyers - the biggest threat to mankind that there ever was or will be. A friend of mine observed that here, bus shelters are regularly trashed, items are stolen, vandalism is common and graffiti is everywhere. However, there is a gas terminal down the road from me beside a...

From what my Russian friends say in regard to their government  (I should say 'imply' - no-one can 'say' anymore it seems), there is a bigger 'disconnect' between the average Russian and their government than you would find in - certainly Poland - where the government are buffoons - and by far -...

okkk. One was a flippant statement regarding the degradation of the environment within many of the regions of eastern/central Europe - the other "meaningless rhetoric" is in regard to his statement that he will re-introduce these missiles to this region - as they are probably still in the area -...

The fact that missiles could be reintroduced in the Kalingrad region shows that Putin's rhetoric is meaningless. Having been there myself, there is little to worry about. Due to the massive toxic wastes generated  by the 62 years of Soviet and Russian presence in that region, the threat of...

By the way, i found a 'listening site' on what was - newscasts from the start of the war amongst others - they are a bit of an 'ear opener' - on their analysis, on speculation, and on the issues discussed: http://www.otr.com/news.shtml

Ah yes the Polish Honkers:  Another translation joke. Actually the beastie was a Daiwoo product manufactured in Lublin  - a basic vehicle - After Daiwoo went belly-up - due to a corruption scandal - and leaving a few hundred people without their pay - the plant was purchased by a Russian...

It hasn't changed much for most people in Poland - there is such a difference betwen rich and poor here. And the government tax department and pension plan system does not help. The tax system for small business is abysmal. the wages for teachers  for teachers astonishing  low- I am a college...

By the way, the whole idea that this missile warning site and anti-missile missile set-up impinges on Russia is a bit farcical  as in the Kaliningrad area - bordering Poland, and Lithuania ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalingrad ) is home to their Baltic fleet and associated garrisons and...

Although yet again I cannot give the reference, but there was an article on Polish TV about disputes over the dead in the Nazi death camp - the Russians used figures that designated all those who inhabited the Soviet occupied areas of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia - as Soviet nationals. So...

another - about asdic in RCN service  http://jproc.ca/sari/asd_et2.html

found another one - about the Brewster Buffalo - the Finnish War and the defense of Singapore - the last is definitely worth reading about how NOT to conduct an operation  http://www.warbirdforum.com/index.htm

When you consider the history of these regions - it is no wonder Baltic, Black Sea region, Central European countries are not exactly enamored of Russia... whether it be the Russian Empire, or the USSR. Basically the residual effect of 18th-19th century power politics. It certainly does make one...

the term 'dehyrated' doesn't quite make sense here of course - who wants water in their gas? Certainly a fascinating site though - as it makes mention of cartographic services, medical services, sanitation services amongst others - services of vital importance but neglected in the literature

I found this; i wonder if a "I found this:" thread might be useful for this section - or indeed other sections - to be enlarged upon elsewhere. Here's two sites i've found - the first deals with desert operations - a review of Africa Korps operations - written for the American Forces by a former...

hi Earl! Yes, t'is exactly like that  - a translation of one marker: "'68 Soldiers - 1915" , another; 113 soldiers - 1916" . Cannon fodder really... Sometimes there are individual soldier's graves (the markers being a cross - Roman for Catholic or Protestant, Orthodox for the Orthodox...

By the way, I was asking about these small cemeteries (roughly 200 square meters) that dot the roadside on the route from Lublin to Zamosc. Mostly these are from the 1915-16 era  when this was the Eastern front. The cemeteries  are mass grave sites, either from the Russian or Austrian side ...

In regard to water use - there are all sorts of conserving solutions - trickle irrigation... appropriate choices of land cover - native prairie grasses for example - instead of water-intensive imports, snow cover conservation, appropriate cultivars and crops - or even ranching instead of...

hi - I'll have to get back to you on whether names or just number in this section of the Lublin cemetery - my recollection in this case is a combination - I assume if known, the name was added, if not , just numbers - the markers hold  brass 'name' plates  and  there are 15 individual markers ...

Hi! I cannot find the reference, but there was an article i read last year about  individuals recovering bodies of the eastern front wars - a laudable activity i might add - and on going - I believe the soviet way wasn't dogtags but a vial in which there was a paper note of name and particulars...