Comments on: Happy Victory Day!! http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/ Geno talks about affiliate marketing, leadership, etc Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ron Givens http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 Ron Givens Tue, 12 May 2009 13:29:43 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-1993 Yes, that was it. The Battle of Stalingrad. It's amazing what human beings are capable of doing to each other. It really makes you take a step back. Thank you very much for the article, Geno. Yes, that was it. The Battle of Stalingrad.

It’s amazing what human beings are capable of doing to each other. It really makes you take a step back.

Thank you very much for the article, Geno.

]]> By: Geno http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 Geno Tue, 12 May 2009 00:48:29 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-1984 <b>Ron</b>, you're probably referring to the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodies battle in modern history (between 1,250,000 and 1,798,619 casualties reported), and the turning point of WW II. It took place much earlier than the Victory Day. See the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_stalingrad" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on it here</a>. <b>Vlad</b>, I've watched a number of documentaries on that time over the past few days, and the times that the Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, etc had to go through during that war were all the more terrible because of Stalin and how "Soviet" people were dieing in concentration camps on both the German and the Soviet side. Stalin's cult of the personality was also the subject of my Cambridge dissertation, and what I personally celebrate every May 9 is the victory of <i>the people</i> that didn't bend their knees. . . Mixed emotions? Definitely. But pride for my people is greater. Ron, you’re probably referring to the Battle of Stalingrad, the bloodies battle in modern history (between 1,250,000 and 1,798,619 casualties reported), and the turning point of WW II. It took place much earlier than the Victory Day. See the Wikipedia article on it here.

Vlad, I’ve watched a number of documentaries on that time over the past few days, and the times that the Russians, Ukrainians, Belorussians, etc had to go through during that war were all the more terrible because of Stalin and how “Soviet” people were dieing in concentration camps on both the German and the Soviet side. Stalin’s cult of the personality was also the subject of my Cambridge dissertation, and what I personally celebrate every May 9 is the victory of the people that didn’t bend their knees. . . Mixed emotions? Definitely. But pride for my people is greater.

]]> By: Vlad Zablotskyy http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Vlad Zablotskyy Mon, 11 May 2009 18:16:51 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-1969 Ron, I think that 9 May was the date chosen by then Soviet Union to mark the day when the Red Army reached Berlin (but do not quote me on it). Geno, To me this day brings mixed emotions. On one hand we were liberated from one "evil" while on the other hand the communist regime was not much better. I have members of my family murdered or sent to Siberia by the Soviets eve though my grandfather fought the war on the Red's side. I think any kind of war is ugly. Just because of one or two crazies (in our case Hitler and Stalin) millions of people lost their lives and many cases brothers fought brothers... Our generation has an obligation to have no more wars. Ron,

I think that 9 May was the date chosen by then Soviet Union to mark the day when the Red Army reached Berlin (but do not quote me on it).

Geno,

To me this day brings mixed emotions. On one hand we were liberated from one “evil” while on the other hand the communist regime was not much better. I have members of my family murdered or sent to Siberia by the Soviets eve though my grandfather fought the war on the Red’s side.

I think any kind of war is ugly. Just because of one or two crazies (in our case Hitler and Stalin) millions of people lost their lives and many cases brothers fought brothers…

Our generation has an obligation to have no more wars.

]]> By: Ron Givens http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Ron Givens Mon, 11 May 2009 14:33:03 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-1966 Wow, I didn't know the exact date, but I knew that that battle was hard fought by many brave men defending Russia. It's one of the most monumental battles of all time. My hat is off in respect to those soldiers and all their ancestors. Wow, I didn’t know the exact date, but I knew that that battle was hard fought by many brave men defending Russia. It’s one of the most monumental battles of all time.

My hat is off in respect to those soldiers and all their ancestors.

]]> By: Issam Saby http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/05/09/happy-victory-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 Issam Saby Sun, 10 May 2009 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=1489#comment-1964 We, the french, also celebrate this historic day and each year we mark it with a national holiday on May 8th. I currently work in Germany and for some reason we didn't get to have the day off... Happy Victory Day to you too Geno. We, the french, also celebrate this historic day and each year we mark it with a national holiday on May 8th. I currently work in Germany and for some reason we didn’t get to have the day off…

Happy Victory Day to you too Geno.

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