01-21-2006, 02:26 PM
yes, see the story of Vasili Zeitsev (sic?)
he was used as soviet propaganda (in fact, the whole duel between major koenig never happened
hock: ) but after the war he spoke for more democracy, and was sent to live, not in a gulag, but still an exiled area of siberia with no phones or communication, just to keep him out of stalin's way. BTW, he was mostly blinded by shrapnel on Jan. 20 1942.
the poem is certainly not offensive to servicemen, 'it is the soldier that despises war the most, for he is the one that must suffer from it' as is said in many an old adage.
he was used as soviet propaganda (in fact, the whole duel between major koenig never happened
hock: ) but after the war he spoke for more democracy, and was sent to live, not in a gulag, but still an exiled area of siberia with no phones or communication, just to keep him out of stalin's way. BTW, he was mostly blinded by shrapnel on Jan. 20 1942.the poem is certainly not offensive to servicemen, 'it is the soldier that despises war the most, for he is the one that must suffer from it' as is said in many an old adage.
aka., John Shook
