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Rutskoy's 428 air combat sorties is an insane number. The top RAF Ace in WWII, Johnny Johnson, flew 515. You have to get lucky many, many times. That can definitely affect your outlook on life.

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Yeltsin's neoliberal (shock therapy) reform program did turn out to be an unmitigated disaster. Khasbulatov's idea of legislative supremacy with a figurehead president isn't exactly an uncommon form of democratic governance, particularly in Europe.

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I know

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Interesting to read your opinion about Palestine & Israel conflict. My condolences to all those killed in Israel, I hope this doesn’t accentuate the hate against Israel. It was good to read thaf Israel was getting very friendly with Arab neighbors.

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PSA: Apple devises can, at least, read websites to users. Dunno about any other “ecosystem”.

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