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2008-08-19 Europe

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Posted by ed 2008-08-19 13:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Early "Ukraine" was Kievan Rus.

Posted by Fred 2008-08-19 14:24|| 2008-08-19 14:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Some interesting pictures and narrative near Kiev.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2008-08-19 16:42|| 2008-08-19 16:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't state religions go out a few hundred years ago?

Posted by john frum 2008-08-19 17:10|| 2008-08-19 17:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Nope, john, it never really went away in Russia. The commies had no problems dragging out "the opiate of the people" when they were getting their butts beat in WW2 in order to rally the people, and they were more than willing to assist the KGB afterwards from time to time.

Posted by Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-08-19 17:22|| 2008-08-19 17:22|| Front Page Top

#5 All during the cold war we quoted the statistic that there were more regular churchgoers in the Old SU than there were communist party members.

All the while ignoring that the KGB was vetting the ordination of priests for seven decades or so.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-08-19 17:25|| 2008-08-19 17:25|| Front Page Top

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