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Yul Brynner's pilk dealer.
Feb 20, 2022 10 tweets 4 min read
"If I had a nickel for every time an anti-Bolshevik leader escaped death by pretending to be Polish - I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice." A short thread on why knowing languages can save your life. Image Anton Denikin, despite the rather firm line he'd take on "Russia - One and Indivisible" later in life, was actually half-Polish through his mother. They were close, and Denikin spoke exclusively Polish with her while otherwise presenting himself as firmly Russian. Image
Jan 14, 2022 19 tweets 7 min read
For those who've finished "Always with Honour" and are craving more White Russian memoirs, I highly recommend taking a look at the transcripts of General Viktorin Molchanov's recollections - free on Internet Archive and in English thanks to the work of Boris Raymond in 1970. Image On that note, go here and download it: (archive.org/details/lastwh…). You never know when Chuck Wendig will decide to call his lawyers again, and this is long out of print unless @MysteryGrove is looking for a new project. Now, let's look at some highlights.