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Saturday, January 09, 2010

interesting article on the Ukrainian resistance in WWII

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/05/AR2010010503610.html

One of the things I find more fascinating about WWII was how complicated it was. Let's face it, the nazis and Japanese were villains right out of central casting. But there were also many shades of gray when it came to the political situation, particularly when dealing with the empires of Russia, Britain and France. The old adage that the enemy of my enemy is my friend made for a real mosaic of real and/or facile alliances and cooperation.

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