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Wicked Blue

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4. My relatives told me the ruzzians went knocking on doors in Estonia

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:57 PM

Jan 2026

Last edited Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:45 PM - Edit history (1)

and dragging men away to force them to work on the cleanup. One of my cousins escaped by hiding in the woods.

Apparently the ruzzians preferred not to sacrifice themselves so they conscripted people from the soviet republics to do the worst of the dirty work.

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I just rewatched the five episodes of Chernobyl. [View all] Towlie Jan 2026 OP

Yeah. I watched it when it first came out. More should view it. hlthe2b Jan 2026 #1

when did it come out? Recently or long time ago? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #5

2019-HBO hlthe2b Jan 2026 #6

ok. thx BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #7

Agree Tadams01KC Jan 2026 #2

That Actually Could Have Been Accurate.... ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #8

I re-watched it last week too Thunderbeast Jan 2026 #3

My relatives told me the ruzzians went knocking on doors in Estonia Wicked Blue Jan 2026 #4

While Probably True... ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #9

Those guys were up in the helicopters Wicked Blue Jan 2026 #10

A Lot Of Those Helicopter Crews Died ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #11

Widow Tadams01KC Jan 2026 #12