Perekopskaya Ulitsa - The monument to the heroes of Perekop

At the moment I am living in Perekopskaya street. Not far from me, there is a monument to the heroes of Perekop - 1920 to 1944. [ See - Heroes of Perekop]

Perekop was the final battle of the Civil war on the Crimean peninsula.

“The result of the Perekop-Chongar operation was the breakthrough of the Red Army into the territory of the Crimea, the evacuation of the Russian army and part of the civilian population abroad, the establishment of Soviet power in the Crimea. The last major front of the Civil War was eliminated. Soviet historiography recognized that victory in this operation was achieved thanks to the concentration of superior forces and resources on the main directions of the offensive.” [See - Wikipedia Ru]

I don’t know why the monument is dated 1920 – 1944 – perhaps for propaganda reasons the Soviets wanted to connect the Civil War to WWII. The battle itself began on November 7, 1920 and ended on November 17, 1920. The Red army, under the command of M.V. Frunze had overwhelming numerical superiority.

 В данный момент живу на Перекопской улице. Не делеко от меня есть памятник о героям перекоп - 1920 to 1944

 Перекоп стал последним сражением Гражданской войны на Крымском полуострове.

“Итогом Перекопско-Чонгарской операции стал прорыв Красной армии на территорию Крыма, эвакуация Русской армии и части гражданского населения за рубеж, установление в Крыму советской власти. Был ликвидирован последний крупный фронт Гражданской войны. Советская историография признавала, что победа в этой операции была достигнута благодаря сосредоточению превосходящих сил и средств на главных направлениях наступления.”

Я не знаю, почему памятник датирован 1920-1944 годами - возможно, из пропагандистских соображений Советы хотели связать Гражданскую войну с Второй мировой войной. Само сражение началось 7 ноября 1920 года и закончилось 17 ноября 1920 года. Красная армия под командованием М.В. Фрунзе имел подавляющее численное превосходство.

The Ugly Sisters Call for Justice.

“It’s not fair, Papa!” Declared the ugly sister. “You’ve given me more cake and nothing for Cinderella.”

“Oh no!” Cried the second ugliest. “A beautiful new dress, while Cinderella has only rags!”

“A tutor for French while Cinderella has to learn everything herself! C’est affreux! Bon foi!” The third one stamped her foot.

“We’re fat ugly and stupid, and it’s all your fault.” They cried in unison. “How will we ever make anything of ourselves if you go on spoiling us?”

Russell Brand helped me write The Zima Confession.

When people ask me why I wrote this book I often tell them it was because of Russell Brand. You might find that hard to believe, but it really is mostly his fault!

“You mean he was a co-author?” I hear you ask incredulously.

Not quite. When he announced he was a Marxist I said to myself, "that's it. Something has to be done."

Why did I say that to myself?

He had annoyed me so much that I finally decided to put pen to paper -

 The Left, you see, thinks two things that the right doesn't. First, that they are the good guys. Second, that history is on their side. As soon as someone identifies himself as "left", he, she, it, or “ze” is under pressure to go further left - because obviously further left must be even better and even more aligned with history. So, too many on the Left end up followers of a dangerous and volatile ideology known as Marxism.

Anyway, when Russell Brand declared himself a Marxist I not only said, “that’s it…”, I continued the conversation with myself with -

“How can it be that a successful, handsome and witty young man can turn to Marxism in this day and age?”

So, using my vast experience and knowledge of this topic I wrote The Zima Confession to try to illustrate that this (turning to Marxism) is a mistake.

BTW I have one more thing to say on this matter. The Left paint themselves as the good guys because any bad guys are automatically recategorized as "right"

Atilla the Hun - is "right-wing" in popular parlance. Even though there would be no such thing as “left” or “right” for several centuries after him. All warlords of the period behaved or aspired to behave like Atilla.

Hitler - the guy who took over the National SOCIALIST German WORKERS party is also "right-wing".

Mussolini, that fan of Lenin, is too. Etc etc.

So read my little booky-wooky (The Zima Confession) to find out what Russell Brand is responsible for.

BTW - I don't know if he's matured or what, but his YouTube vlog is pretty good - interesting and coherent.