#sovietunion — Public Fediverse posts

A memorial gathering was held in Tokyo for those who died in detention in Siberia and elsewhere after being captured by the former Soviet Union following the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/siberia-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #siberia #wwii #wardead #sovietunion

Optimizing things in the USSR (2016)

https://chris-said.io/2016/05/11/optimizing-things-in-the-ussr/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377923

#HackerNews #Optimizing #USSR #2016 #historicalanalysis #efficiency #SovietUnion #innovation

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 151

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Ashleigh Burton reacts to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – When it comes to movies about the Cold War and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb stood out with its very unique presentation backed with memorable performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The film was a satire about the Cold War tensions between America and Russia, and it gave moviegoers a unique look as to what could have happened behind the secured government offices and how each nation communicated with each other over the hotline. Kubrick’s film is so significant, it got featured in many movie reaction videos on YouTube and I had fun watching Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video. Go watch it now!

https://youtu.be/0UvpfBk4Kmw?si=FxiDWW7e-nuh0uXa

#2 Behind the Scenes Making of Resident Evil (1996) – It has been over thirty years since Resident Evil was first released and today it has grown into a multimedia entertainment franchise still driven by video game productions. Although many video game publications published a lot of articles about the original game from 1996, none of them captured the behind-the-scenes making at Capcom which the YouTube video below features. Even if you are not a Resident Evil fan, I still encourage you to watch it as you can learn a lot about the process, the hard work done by the Japanese and insight shared by Shinji Mikami.

https://youtu.be/fAL9T9U2xTE?si=8Ubd690wH15EmiVK

#3 The Multi-million Dollar Theft With Fake Coupons – Over a decade ago, someone in the state of Arizona started an illegal operation using fake coupons which grew so dramatically, it became a shadow enterprise and two more people got involved. The operation of multiple fake shopping coupons robbed corporations several millions of Dollars and the one who started it got so rich she even bought herself many luxury vehicles. To find out the details about this true crime story, watch the video below and pay close attention.

https://youtu.be/Aggc-E0T2ak?si=Xk1F8CtTkaQV8TZ1

#4 Austria Fought Back Against Islam – Massive immigration that includes Islamists who are obsessed with conquering new nations is very clearly dangerous and even toxic. With so many illegal aliens/immigrants and Muslims in Europe, it is clear that the future of the Europeans is looking more uncertain as time passes. Among them is Austria which boldly made changes to prioritize its own people and preserve its rich culture by pushing back hard against Islamists. Already there were Islamic scandals that were uncovered there in Austria. Watch and learn from the Fall of Nations video below.

https://youtu.be/n5MVM52exGs?si=uH6a53eb4aE5fxWJ

#5 The Fall of BuzzFeed – Remember how popular BuzzFeed was? Even though a lot of people got lured by them, I never trusted BuzzFeed and I was never interested with their videos and other online gimmicks. BuzzFeed was also a very questionable participant in journalism no matter what they did to gain credibility. Fortunately for the world, BuzzFeed collapsed and deservedly so. To find out why, watch MAGAmark’s video below.

https://youtu.be/SikAZ0zaQ7g?si=BVVNDGBR0BgVg8-6

#6 Record-breaking Rainfall Hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan – Apart from being vulnerable to earthquakes which is connected with being located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan also has its share of struggles with immense rainfall and flooding. Recently, record-breaking rainfall hit Chiba Prefecture causing a lot of flood and hardship for the Japanese. If you were a constant visitor to Japan, was there ever a time when you got caught in heavy rain and flooding there? Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/5Su4DzVfZkk?si=r66FP6RNdsfHH-Vr

#7 Role-playing Games About 1990s Anime – Believe it or not, there are indeed role-playing games (RPGs) based on anime properties that were popular in the 1990s. Of course, a lot of those anime-based RPGs were released only in Japan and some of them became playable with English translations through digital patches, emulation and fan-made translations. If you are into retro gaming, anime, RPGs and the 1990s, watch the Gaming Broductions video below.

https://youtu.be/cK2Gp-mosxo?si=laqA-8XHec40S9zc

#8 Assorted Pacific Rim Reaction Videos – When Pacific Rim was released in cinemas worldwide in 2013, I never bothered to watch it in the local cinema. Here in the Philippines, there was a lot of pre-release buzz that Manila would appear in the movie and so many local film buffs got excited. The movie eventually grossed over $400 million worldwide through theaters and a lot of people enjoyed its high-quality visuals, intense battles and the special attention to detail invested on the size and scale of the locations. The movie has been featured in several reaction videos and posted below are the entertaining ones to watch.

https://youtu.be/k9jIe3pN6Dk?si=WM6NvAh-8gvx_Jow

https://youtu.be/uVEqUuGtrd4?si=J8kt1MeCAXL5yIhr

https://youtu.be/uoNPvcreM8s?si=UVW8q4m2a7ov9fLI

#9 Ranting for Vengeance Slams Video Essay Slop on YouTube – It is not a secret that YouTube is filled not only with artificial intelligence (AI) slop but also video essays made by individuals who arrogantly think of themselves as experts and wise creators. In his recent video, Ranting for Vengeance slammed the video essay slop on YouTube and explained in detail what kind of people created those videos, what their agenda and why people should not allow themselves to be influenced by them. I encourage you to watch the video below now.

https://youtu.be/r8hhXBuXNb4?si=z_nZ3U4n_QGwNaFC

#10 Shallow Focus is a Disease in Movies – There is a new trend that has influence the production of movies in Hollywood (AKA Commiewood) for many years now and it has literally become a disease which made the viewing of movies undesirable. The disease is shallow focus which occurs when the area of sharpness in front of a camera lens is very narrow which results in blurry backgrounds. Shallow focus is being abused in modern-day filmmaking and it is only getting worse. That said, I encourage you all to watch Rowan J Coleman’s video below and share it to as many film buffs as possible.

https://youtu.be/2I4X14L5WsA?si=cSdYmBW4QTsqR6hH

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RE: https://mastodon.online/@SocraticEthics/117117019115985309

#VladTheInvader #Putin wanted to restore the #SovietUnion.

First, he recreated shortages of staples, such as fuel, and ridiculously long lines to purchase limited quantities.

Now, he’s resurrected an effective #IronCurtain preventing most men from leaving #Russia. ⬇️ 😂

#SlavaUkraini

#Russia is turning itself into a military #laughingstock. A country this vast, after decades of being portrayed as a #military #superpower, still failing to conquer the rest of its much smaller former #SovietUnion neighbour, #Ukraine.

For most of our lives, we were told to fear Russia's enormous #military power. Now we're watching that #myth fall apart in real time.

At this point, you almost have to wonder whether, with #Ukraine on our side, we could have invaded #Russia a decade ago instead.

#Trump kidnaps the president from #Venezuela and wants to declare #Mexico, #Canada, #Greenland, and now even the Strait of #Hormuz as US territories immediately. And then #Europe wonders why #Putin wants to force all the breakaway countries back into the great #SovietUnion.

@thetnholler.bsky.social #Putin is very pleased with his puppet #POTUS.

#AmericanCarnage2.0 is #Russian revenge for dissolution of the #SovietUnion after the #UnitedStates won the #ColdWar.

#DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump famously told his #MAGA base that “I am your #retribution.”

He was simultaneously directing that comment to #Russian Generals in the #Kremlin by whom he is jokingly referred to as ‘#AgentKrasnov.’

#Resist #TrumpRussiaCollusion to #SaveAmerica.

Japan Eyes Measure Against Russia Over Putin’s Visit to Etorofu Island

Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Etorofu Island, Japan is considering a measure against Russia in response, according to a news report by Kyodo News. The Japanese have protested against the visit and tension with Russia is heating up.

Etorofu Island is located off Hokkaido and Japan has claimed it even though Russia has control of it. Historically, Russia – then the Soviet Union – seized Etorofu after Japan surrendered way back in World War II. The Russians call the island Iturup.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the news report of Kyodo News. Some parts in boldface…

Japan is considering taking some measure against Russia, following President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Etorofu Island, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Friday.

Putin made his first trip to the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed island chain off Hokkaido as president or prime minister Thursday, drawing a backlash from Tokyo, which called it “totally unacceptable.”

“We are considering what step to take going forward,” the official told reporters. An additional sanction is believed to be under consideration.

The islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and by Russia as the Southern Kurils, have long been at the center of a territorial row between the countries. The visit came as ties between Japan and Russia remain strained amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Japan maintains that the island chain, consisting of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group, was illegally seized by the Soviet Union soon after Japan’s surrender in World War II. Russia argues the seizure was legitimate.

On Thursday, the Japanese government summoned Nikolay Nozdrev, Russia’s ambassador in Tokyo, and lodged a strong protest over Putin’s visit, while Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Northern Territories are an inherent part of Japanese territory “both historically and under international law.”

According to the Russian government, Putin visited a fish-processing plant, a hospital and a school and met with local residents.

The territorial dispute has meant the two countries have never signed a peace treaty after World War II.

Under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Takaichi’s political mentor, Japan pursued closer ties with Russia in the hope of resolving the Northern Territories dispute. Abe met Putin 27 times during his tenure ending in 2020.

In 2018, the two agreed to accelerate peace treaty talks based on a 1956 joint declaration between Japan and the Soviet Union that called for the handover of two smaller islands — Shikotan and the Habomai islet group — after a peace treaty was signed.

The talks were suspended after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Prospects for resuming negotiations remain dim as ties have deteriorated following Japan’s participation in U.S.-led sanctions against Moscow.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Do you think diplomatics between Russia and Japan will remain strained for the foreseeable future? Do you consider Russia’s seizure of Etorofu Island illegal?

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Zhu Rongji, a tough technocrat who endured persecution under Mao before rising to become the premier of China, is remembered chiefly for steering his country into the WTO. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/08/14/zhu-rongji-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #zhurongji #wto #china #ccp #dengxiaoping #sovietunion #mikhailgorbachev #xijinping

Why Did the Soviet Army Deploy 17,000 Soldiers as Extras for a Historical Film

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https://buymeacoffee.com/newscafe/why-did-soviet-army-deploy-17-000-soldiers-extras-historical-film
#napoleon #russia #soviet #sovietUnion #history #russianhistory

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🎵 In 1984-85, thousands of belugas trapped in #Arctic pack #ice off #Russia’s #Chukchi Peninsula faced starvation.

The #icebreaker Moskva crushed an escape channel, playing #classical #music to coax the herd forward. Roughly 2,000 survived and about 1,000 died, though the music’s role stayed unverified.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/history-and-humanities/history/ussr-beluga-whale-rescue-feature-rep/

#beluga #whales #marine #rescue #animals #behavior #ocean #conservation #engineering #history #sovietunion #ussr #wildlife #marinebiology #biology #science

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/tuesday-august-11-2026/

Hitler and Stalin Today (full lecture and readings)

Source:
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/phl/hitler-and-stalin-today

All Lectures and Readings:
https://slrpnk.net/post/41032826

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## Institution:
University of Toronto, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
## Lecturer
Timothy Snyder
## University Course Code
MUN180H1-S
## Syllabus
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/phl/hitler-and-stalin-today
## Subject:
#authoritarianism #colonization #colonialism #communism #democracy #fascism #genocide #history #holocaust #politics #soviet #worldhistory
#20thcentury #democracyindanger #historymatters #hitler #hitlerandstalintoday #massatrocities #nazi #nazigermany #neveragain #riseofauthoritarianism #sovietunion #stalin #timothysnyder #totalitarianism #ukraine
## Year:
2024
## Description:
In **Hitler and Stalin Today (MUN180H1-S)**, Timothy Snyder examines the Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared. The course begins with the colonial background that made totalitarianism possible, and which remains an essential element of our politics now. Their ideologies are described as worldviews and as practical politics, with an emphasis on the reasons for their appeal. Attention to their policies of mass killing, essential events of twentieth-century history, instructs us about how "it" can happen here. The study of dissident thought helps us to see connections between historical predicaments and our own, and instructs us about possible reactions as individuals and as citizens. The course asks what we have learned from the twentieth century and what lessons we should carry forward.

University of New Hampshire: Lotte Jacobi Travel Photographs Now Online. “The University of New Hampshire Library has completed the digitization of thousands of photographs taken by renowned photographer Lotte Jacobi during a 1932-1933 trip to the Soviet Union and Central Asia. These photographs, along with Jacobi’s travel journal, are now available through the library’s Digital Collections.”

Listening to a psychedelic rock album from the Soviet Union in the early 70s because my interests are entirely normal and mainstream, thank you

#soviet #sovietunion #ussr #psychedelic

https://theconversation.com/updating-darwin-biologists-are-returning-to-an-older-theory-to-explain-anomalies-in-evolution-276549. As I recall, there was a chap called Trofim Lysenko (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko) who was both anti-Mendelian & pro-Lamarckist. His #influence on #Soviet #biology was absolutely disastrous, & he was single-handedly the cause of much of the #crop #failure, & ensuing #malnutrition, that happened in the #SovietUnion under #Stalin.

Guess what, Elmo, the #SovietUnion didn’t “withdraw” or “leave #Ukraine.“ It *collapsed* and was swept into the dustbin of #history. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81034

#RussiaIsATerroristState so #StandWithUkraine.

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