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Interesting to see that Albania had enough courage (for all the wrong reasons, but courage nonetheless) to leave the Warsaw Pact in the ‘60s and to end its alli

Interesting to see that Albania had enough courage (for all the wrong reasons, but courage nonetheless) to leave the Warsaw Pact in the ‘60s and to end its alliance with the Soviets next door, while right now it plays as baby-sitter at the request of a democratic hegemonic power from a half a world away, no questions asked.

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xdennis 4y ago
Why does every post with Russian-apologia have you in it and why do you always pretend to be Romanian?
- paganel 4y ago
  Because I’m interested in the subject as I live right next door to it all in, well, Romania. Because, yes, I am Romanian (just happened to purchase a book on Jukov from an antiques bookstore, about 2 euros in our money). More generally speaking, I had expected better from HN-ers than personal attacks and stalking, in my 15+ years on this forum yours is only the second comment that touches on that (the first one was also coming in connection to the current war), but I also realize that this whole circumstance is different: the whole NAFO thing, all the 3-letter agencies controlling FB, Reddit and the like, people do actually believe that the war can be won or lost from behind a keyboard. So I give you the benefit of the doubt. Nevertheless, I hope I won’t have to justify myself about anything on this website going forward.
inawarminister 4y ago
Well that former times had USA and NATO beyond the Adriatic Sea, this time the Adriatic Sea is an American hegemonic lake (not eastern Mediterranean though) You also see similar things happening now, ... In Asia and Africa. Smaller countries do try to leave their Hegemon and realign themselves to the challenger.
- paganel 4y ago
  > this time the Adriatic Sea is an American hegemonic lake Yeah, good point, even though I hadn't realised it. And to share some more about my recent new knowledge on Russia and on the Soviet system, and also related to Albania, I was a little surprised to learn that one of the reasons used to de-throne Khrushchev in the autumn of 1964 was the Albanian–Soviet split [1] that he, supposedly, had helped create. I say I was surprised because I didn't think the highest echelons of power in Moscow cared that much about a country from their hegemonic "periphery", so to speak, one that wasn't directly geographically confronting the West, like Czechoslovakia or the GDR. To be honest I don't see almost anyone attacking the US President for "losing" a current peripheral ally that is part of their hegemonic area. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%E2%80%93Soviet_split https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%E2%80%93Soviet_split

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xdennis 4y ago

Why does every post with Russian-apologia have you in it and why do you always pretend to be Romanian?

paganel 4y ago
Because I’m interested in the subject as I live right next door to it all in, well, Romania. Because, yes, I am Romanian (just happened to purchase a book on Jukov from an antiques bookstore, about 2 euros in our money). More generally speaking, I had expected better from HN-ers than personal attacks and stalking, in my 15+ years on this forum yours is only the second comment that touches on that (the first one was also coming in connection to the current war), but I also realize that this whole circumstance is different: the whole NAFO thing, all the 3-letter agencies controlling FB, Reddit and the like, people do actually believe that the war can be won or lost from behind a keyboard. So I give you the benefit of the doubt. Nevertheless, I hope I won’t have to justify myself about anything on this website going forward.

inawarminister 4y ago

Well that former times had USA and NATO beyond the Adriatic Sea, this time the Adriatic Sea is an American hegemonic lake (not eastern Mediterranean though) You also see similar things happening now, ... In Asia and Africa. Smaller countries do try to leave their Hegemon and realign themselves to the challenger.

paganel 4y ago
> this time the Adriatic Sea is an American hegemonic lake Yeah, good point, even though I hadn't realised it. And to share some more about my recent new knowledge on Russia and on the Soviet system, and also related to Albania, I was a little surprised to learn that one of the reasons used to de-throne Khrushchev in the autumn of 1964 was the Albanian–Soviet split [1] that he, supposedly, had helped create. I say I was surprised because I didn't think the highest echelons of power in Moscow cared that much about a country from their hegemonic "periphery", so to speak, one that wasn't directly geographically confronting the West, like Czechoslovakia or the GDR. To be honest I don't see almost anyone attacking the US President for "losing" a current peripheral ally that is part of their hegemonic area. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%E2%80%93Soviet_split https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian%E2%80%93Soviet_split