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nadinbrzezinski

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13. There we are seeing a possible split

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 03:28 PM

Feb 2014

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Between the army and the police, these are echoes of both the 1905 uprising and the Russian Revolution. (Ukraine was part of the Empire and it's bread basket)

In 1905 the Navy sided with the rebels. Why the Navy was never trusted by the Soviets. In 1917 the army broke for the people while the police was still breaking skulls. Army units formed the first Soviets, (people's councils). As the civil war broke the army did as well. It was between the white forces under Alexandr Kerensky and the Red Forces.

Piece of trivia US Forces landed in Sebastopol in support of White Forces. So yes, we technically invaded mother Russia. Oh and Kerensky died penniless in NYC in the 1920s

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