Comments on: The Komsomol at 90 http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/ Russia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Seesaw http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-127077 Seesaw Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:56:41 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-127077 Thanks for this post, and fot the poster, Sean! Thanks for this post, and fot the poster, Sean!

]]> By: W. Wahlberg http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116623 W. Wahlberg Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:23:22 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116623 Former Komsomol leader, turned Oligarh - you seem angry and tense. What's up with that? Those are nice shoes you got. Are they Italian? I starred in the "Italian Job". Did you see that movie, Turned Oligarh? I gotta go now, ah'right? Say hello to your mother for me. Former Komsomol leader, turned Oligarh – you seem angry and tense. What’s up with that?

Those are nice shoes you got. Are they Italian? I starred in the “Italian Job”. Did you see that movie, Turned Oligarh?

I gotta go now, ah’right? Say hello to your mother for me.

]]> By: Former Komsomol leader, turned Oligarh http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116581 Former Komsomol leader, turned Oligarh Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:41:53 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116581 “Maybe you should do the same?” Doom, like all Nietzschean Supermen, considers business to be a base affair of near-slaves. Thus, Doom will pass on the offer. ------------------------------------------------ With all due respect, but Doom is Dumb. Look, man: you are interested in something that the people who created rejected. I see no point. That's why I drive a Maseratti and you live with your parents. “Maybe you should do the same?”

Doom, like all Nietzschean Supermen, considers business to be a base affair of near-slaves. Thus, Doom will pass on the offer.
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With all due respect, but Doom is Dumb.

Look, man: you are interested in something that the people who created rejected. I see no point. That’s why I drive a Maseratti and you live with your parents.

]]> By: W. Wahlberg http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116580 W. Wahlberg Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:30:51 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116580 <i>Doom’s sense of humor cracks Doom up. </i> So, Doom. I see you wear a mask all the time. What's up with that? Nice robes you got. Are they made of wool? I like that. So, you run Latveria. I produce Entourage. Did you know that, Doom? Ok, I gotta go. Say hello to your mother for me. Doom’s sense of humor cracks Doom up.

So, Doom. I see you wear a mask all the time. What’s up with that?

Nice robes you got. Are they made of wool? I like that.

So, you run Latveria. I produce Entourage. Did you know that, Doom?

Ok, I gotta go. Say hello to your mother for me.

]]> By: W. Shedd http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116579 W. Shedd Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:27:14 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116579 <i>Doom particularly liked that all the female characters had truly enormous breasts. Doom spent much time hitting “pause.”</i> Is this why Jessica Simpson's movie is doing so well in Russia? I'm pretty sure it's why all those Spanish soap operas are redubbed into Russian for TV (at least, that is RTN's idea of "Russian television programming" - Katja says they are popular in Russia also). Based on the use of "pause" buttons, I bet the pirate DVD's will be a big hit also. I'm a leg man, myself. Doom particularly liked that all the female characters had truly enormous breasts. Doom spent much time hitting “pause.”

Is this why Jessica Simpson’s movie is doing so well in Russia? I’m pretty sure it’s why all those Spanish soap operas are redubbed into Russian for TV (at least, that is RTN’s idea of “Russian television programming” – Katja says they are popular in Russia also).

Based on the use of “pause” buttons, I bet the pirate DVD’s will be a big hit also.

I’m a leg man, myself.

]]> By: Chris Von Doom http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116234 Chris Von Doom Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:08:14 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116234 "Maybe you should do the same?" Doom, like all Nietzschean Supermen, considers business to be a base affair of near-slaves. Thus, Doom will pass on the offer. “Maybe you should do the same?”

Doom, like all Nietzschean Supermen, considers business to be a base affair of near-slaves. Thus, Doom will pass on the offer.

]]> By: Dmitry Medvedev, the President http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116194 Dmitry Medvedev, the President Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:32:33 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116194 I don't want to upset you over this subject. But to get an idea where "Komsomol" in Russia is now. Please have a peek at this article in Komsomolskaya Pravda devoted to the 90th anniversary: http://www.kp.ru/daily/24189/396562/ The title says: "The last First Secretary of CK VLKSM Vladimir Zyukin: "Now we all work in business" It seems to me that the only people on the planet who are idealistic about Komsomol are the commentators on Sean's blog. It is totally irrelevant in Russia. People went to Komsomol for a career (business if you wish) and when the system collapsed, they fled Komsomol and joined the next "sure thing": BUSINESS (= "making money") Maybe you should do the same? I don’t want to upset you over this subject. But to get an idea where “Komsomol” in Russia is now. Please have a peek at this article in
Komsomolskaya Pravda devoted to the 90th anniversary:

http://www.kp.ru/daily/24189/396562/

The title says: “The last First Secretary of CK VLKSM Vladimir Zyukin: “Now we all work in business”

It seems to me that the only people on the planet who are idealistic about Komsomol are the commentators on Sean’s blog.

It is totally irrelevant in Russia. People went to Komsomol for a career (business if you wish) and when the system collapsed, they fled Komsomol and joined the next “sure thing”: BUSINESS (= “making money”)

Maybe you should do the same?

]]> By: Chris Von Doom http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116009 Chris Von Doom Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:01:29 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116009 Doom will gladly visit his wrath upon the relatives of the accursed Reed. Perhaps he can kidnap them. Doom wonders if any of the early Komsomol members are still alive. Doom notes that Boris Efrimov died recently at the age of 109, supposedly the world's oldest living relative of Richards. Doom will gladly visit his wrath upon the relatives of the accursed Reed. Perhaps he can kidnap them.

Doom wonders if any of the early Komsomol members are still alive. Doom notes that Boris Efrimov died recently at the age of 109, supposedly the world’s oldest living relative of Richards.

]]> By: Drunk ToSmoke http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116007 Drunk ToSmoke Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:43:44 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116007 They all are relatives of Richards and as such they all are doomed, Doom. This is one of many areas in which relatives of Richards surpass even the Doom's surpassed norm! Drunk has smoked. They all are relatives of Richards and as such they all are doomed, Doom. This is one of many areas in which relatives of Richards surpass even the Doom’s surpassed norm!

Drunk has smoked.

]]> By: Chris Von Doom http://seansrussiablog.org/2008/10/27/the-komsomol-at-90/comment-page-1/#comment-116004 Chris Von Doom Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:10:12 +0000 http://seansrussiablog.org/?p=826#comment-116004 Are they relatives of Richards? Are they relatives of Richards?

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