Uprising in the Gulag

Today my son sent me a link to the Wikipedia page about the Kengir uprising, a 1954 revolt in one of the Soviet Gulag camps. I had not heard of such things before. It is a very interesting read. The prisoners/freedom fighters are impressively well organised, and there are also some who seem to practice …

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Credit Cretins’ Crap

Most of the snail mail I get are bills, or advertising. I have a sticker on my door stating "No advertising". Such stickers are very common here, and are respected. Consequently, I only get adressed advertising, which basically is spam with a known sender. Not loads of it, but almost every day. Lately I have …

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