It was made later since the discussion about photo also only surfaced later. And of course there was some looting, but the punishment for it was harsh, so they might want to protect the soldier in photo just in case someone not familiar with Red Army equipment (or anticommunist propagandists) made the accusation. Remember that even Zhukov was once accused of possessing items from looting and was so scared of that accusation he lived in abject fear for few weeks. Ultimately he wasn't officially accused because he was celebrated war hero, but he was sidelined somewhat, he also never forgiven this which might been a factor in him later joining Khrushchev (Losurdo wrote about it i think).
should’ve just went with “so what”
Right, after horrors Soviet soldiers witnessed in occupied USSR and Poland while marching west i'm quite amazed Germany wasn't completely razed to the ground.
It wasn't even a watch but the wrist compass, they were issued to junior officers and senior NCO's in Red Army, and the soldier in photo was senior NCO.
I have many good ones, but i think my favourite is this one:
It's from the famous victory parade in Moscow in 24.06.1945, Japan and USSR were not at war yet, so in a truly masterful trolling stroke, Japan was invited to parade to celebrate defeat of their own allies. On the photo you can see Japanese army colonel and a navy officer (hat visible partially) congratulate marshal Zhukov while French, British and American officers are waiting in line.
Last month priests dug up bones of my great-grandmother with no warning or notice. I just went there and there was someone else freshly buried there. RIP my ass, wieczny odpoczynek kurwa ich mać.
have been characterized by some as a base for the People's Liberation Army Navy
"by some" who? .Citation needed, while there are 4 citations for Cambodia govt saying it's under Cambodian control. I would expect something like posession and usage of naval base would be easy to prove, especially in the age of satellites and cellphones, but alas.
The Chinese and Tajik governments deny the existence of one base, while the other was under construction as of 2024. China funds but does not directly own the bases. According to reports they are intended to support joint operations in response to the security situation in Afghanistan.[17][18][19]
If we say that "joint operations" are the same as direct ownership then by the same logic applied to USA would skyrocket their number of bases to something like every single military base in every NATO country.
She's just jealous she was part of the earlier, more moderately kleptocratic govt, and got to steal much less than the current govt. Oh and she is positioning herself to be "opposition" to grab power again when the war ends. Slimy opportunist.
