Lame joke deleted. Strange how something can seem so entertaining until one clicks ‘post’.
On Travel
Please pardon light posting. The interregnum should conclude shortly.
On The Need For Concision
Dry, Itchy, Flaky Posturing
Meanwhile, re decisive operations under snow conditions in the comments, herewith a glimpse of what a city that truly understands snow is addressing. (Eto prosta shutka! (It’s a lighthearted joke)). Re serious issues, we may or may not address the new doctrine, geopolitics, budgets and show pieces like Sukhoi’s 5th Gen Potemkin prototype given sensitivities and our past involvements. We’ll think on it further.
The best part? The last 30 seconds. Russians still today have outsized respect for Oxbridge (or imagined) English in their own official training and pedagogical approaches. Here we see almost a Monty Python sketch.