What are Russians good at?

When I was in the US Army Special Forces (the Green Berets), I worked alongside the Russian military in Kosovo - we did Joint patrols together along the DMZ in 2001 for about 6 months. I also wo…

Long's Digest   Top Stories For You   What are Russians good at? Mark Giaconia, Former Green Beret, Computer Scientist, Author, Musician • Updated October 9, 2020 When I was in the US Army Special Forces (the Green Berets), I worked alongside the Russian military in Kosovo - we did Joint patrols together along the DMZ in 2001 for abo... Read More » 1.2M 5.2K 275   What did German soldiers think of Canadian soldiers? Jason Almendra, Most View Writer, Germany 22May19 • Answered December 1 The Canadian Army and the Waffen SS had a blood feud in WW2. After D-Day, the Waffen SS would behave like they were in the Eastern Front. They would massacre POWs and civil... Read More » 280.5K 1K   How come China didn't fall like the Romans, and what did they do differently? Tomaž Vargazon, Practicing atheist • Answered August 9 Nothing. China did fall like the Romans. Repeatedly. Five dynasties and ten kingdoms period, China is more fractured than Europe at the time The only noteworthy difference is... Read More » 45.1K 1.3K 60   What annoys you about Russia and Russians? Anand Nyamdavaa, knows Russian • Answered November 20 Yesterday, I was in a supermarket( in Mongolia) doing groceries. Suddenly I heard a loud Russian female voice: "Какой ты молодец," which means well done, good job. When you ... Read More » 543.9K 1.2K 85   Why did the US choose a US Navy Iowa-class battleship as the location for Japan's surrender in World War 2 even though they were in Tokyo Bay and could have used a building on land? Tom Storey, Studied history since I was quite young • Answered June 12, 2021 This detail came up on Quora some years ago. It says a lot. I will use pictures (colorized) already found in answers here as they illustrate this important point. Nimitz and... Read More » 341.6K 4.7K 187 Read More in Your Feed

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