>>>>I remember a remark by Joseph Stalin, �If a family dies it is a catastrophe. If a million die it is a statistic�! Papa Joe was an expert at creating �statistics�!
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>>>I always thought that Stalin was typically referred as "Uncle Joe" :)
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>>An aphorism from our past:
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>>"The best means of pacifying the people is tea. Black. Georgian (Grusian)"
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>Hmm, don't think it will work. Georgian tea usually was referred in Russia as "besom" (imagine yourself, trying to drink tea made of your broom :)
The emphasis was on
Georgian... meaning the certain guy with friendly mustache. He really did pacify a lot of people.