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BumRushDaShow

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33. Looks like an interesting "cast of thousands, big budget" movie (which were popular back then)

Reply to jaxexpat (Reply #32)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 12:45 PM

Feb 2022

like the Cecil B. DeMille extravaganzas (although he had died before that was made)... given the current events.

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Rule # 1 do not get into a fight whose people looked like this (cossack) [View all] Botany Feb 2022 OP

Off the top of my head, Cossacks opposed Bolshevik takeover in 1917 bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #1

There is no losing for Ukraine. They will survive and rise and be free in the end. liberalla Feb 2022 #2

I would like the Ukrainians to drive the Russians from Crimea* too. Botany Feb 2022 #7

✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #9

Those Russians can go, too geardaddy Feb 2022 #20

Quote of the month. calimary Feb 2022 #27

Or brothers who look like this. bottomofthehill Feb 2022 #3

Holy Crap! Botany Feb 2022 #5

They both run about 6'6 and 250 bottomofthehill Feb 2022 #6

Probably more dangerous. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #21

Cossacks were instrumental in the pogroms that killed many thousands of Jews mitch96 Feb 2022 #4

Correct llashram Feb 2022 #14

DEFINITELY not nice guys DFW Feb 2022 #15

Yule Brenner played a cossack. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #18

OMG you just made me look that up! BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #22

Just a little fact behind the humor. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #32

Looks like an interesting "cast of thousands, big budget" movie (which were popular back then) BumRushDaShow Feb 2022 #33

I'm ready for my pogram, Mr DeMille. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #34

Mmmmmmmm. Yul Brenner. chowder66 Feb 2022 #31

Yule Brenner played a cossack. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #19

Thank you for this, they were not nice guys uppityperson Feb 2022 #28

Toxic testosterone syndrome meThinks...nt mitch96 Feb 2022 #30

This geardaddy Feb 2022 #35

Those pants are rather fashionable in some circles. milestogo Feb 2022 #8

Hammer time! ret5hd Feb 2022 #10

LOL! calimary Feb 2022 #29

Lots of Russian Cossacks, too. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2022 #11

just have to share again this violinist' beautifully playing Ukraine Anthem msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #12

It is wonderful! I saw this last night ... a British vocal group's song to the people of Ukraine Botany Feb 2022 #13

Absolutely Exquisite! msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #16

DUer Tom Yossarian Joad posted it last night. Botany Feb 2022 #17

I agree with making the return of Crimea a part of any peace negotiations Scalded Nun Feb 2022 #23

A Grandmother was giving them seed!:) True Blue American Feb 2022 #24

In a historical note, Cossacks also led pogroms against Jews. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #25

I learned rather a lot about Cossacks in my Russian history class Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #26