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"The satellites are of importance in the current balance of power in Europe because they augment the political, military and economic power of the Soviet Union... our traditional policy to recognize and support the right of such peoples to independence and to governments of their own choosing. The elimination of dominant Soviet influence over the satellites is therefore, in the fundamental interest of the United States." (NSC, 1953)
"The European balance of power would, nevertheless, be fundamentally affected [Post-Tito], since Yugoslavia has assumed a neurological position in postwar Europe. Yugoslavia is the only truly "grey" area on the continent." (DOS, 1972)
"...the time might seem ripe for a testing of the altered balance of power achieved by the Soviet military buildup since the mid-sixties. Yugoslavia, if it had become vulnerable domestically, and assuming it was not explicitly covered by NATO security guarantees, might seem a suitable and promising target for such probing and testing." (DOS, 1972)
"The European balance of power would, nevertheless, be fundamentally affected [Post-Tito], since Yugoslavia has assumed a neurological position in postwar Europe. Yugoslavia is the only truly "grey" area on the continent." (DOS, 1972)
"...the time might seem ripe for a testing of the altered balance of power achieved by the Soviet military buildup since the mid-sixties. Yugoslavia, if it had become vulnerable domestically, and assuming it was not explicitly covered by NATO security guarantees, might seem a suitable and promising target for such probing and testing." (DOS, 1972)
Forwarded from Vault of Secrets - Unpopular History (M Himself)
Soviet Political Succession 1972.pdf
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A summary of NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia.
Forwarded from Vault of Secrets - Unpopular History (M Himself)
KGB Re-Education Ukrainian Nationalists
"Re-education of agents recruited from among the enemy nationalists is necessary first of all because an agent who adheres to bourgeois ideology cannot reliably assist state security services and sincerely serve the Communist ideology. He must be re-educated first in order to be able to firmly count on his assistance."
"A large ideological re-education operation was conducted on Banatskii. Special attention was given to explaining the anti-Soviet nature of Ukrainian nationalism. Banatskii was systematically given newspapers to read, as well as statements made in print from former nationalists and ringleaders of the OUN. After some time Banatskii decided to testify and said that after his release from prison in 1957.." (KGB Manual, 1963)
Photo: Schneider, J. A prisoner in the Soviet gulag in Mordovia.
"Re-education of agents recruited from among the enemy nationalists is necessary first of all because an agent who adheres to bourgeois ideology cannot reliably assist state security services and sincerely serve the Communist ideology. He must be re-educated first in order to be able to firmly count on his assistance."
"A large ideological re-education operation was conducted on Banatskii. Special attention was given to explaining the anti-Soviet nature of Ukrainian nationalism. Banatskii was systematically given newspapers to read, as well as statements made in print from former nationalists and ringleaders of the OUN. After some time Banatskii decided to testify and said that after his release from prison in 1957.." (KGB Manual, 1963)
Photo: Schneider, J. A prisoner in the Soviet gulag in Mordovia.
The Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus or "Great" Ludovisi sarcophagus is an ancient Roman sarcophagus dating to around AD 250–260, found in 1621 in the Vigna Bernusconi, a tomb near the Porta Tiburtina.It is also known as the Via Tiburtina Sarcophagus, though other sarcophagi have been found there. It is known for its densely populated, anti-classical composition of "writhing and highly emotive"Romans and Goths, and is an example of the battle scenes favored in Roman art during the Crisis of the Third Century. Discovered in 1621 and named for its first modern owner, Ludovico Ludovisi, the sarcophagus is now displayed at the Palazzo Altemps in Rome, part of the National Museum of Rome as of 1901.
The sarcophagus is a late outlier in a group of about twenty-five late Roman battle sarcophagi, the others all apparently dating to 170–210, made in Rome or in some cases Athens. These derive from Hellenistic monuments from Pergamon in Asia Minor showing Pergamene victories over the Gauls, and were all presumably commissioned for military commanders. The Portonaccio sarcophagus is the best known and most elaborate of the main Antonine group and shows both considerable similarities to the Great Ludovisi sarcophagus, and a considerable contrast in style and mood.
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The Mares of Diomedes (Greek: Διομήδους ἵπποι), also called the Mares of Thrace, were a herd of man-eating horses in Greek mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to Diomedes of Thrace (not to be confused with Diomedes, son of Tydeus), king of Thrace, son of Ares and Cyrene who lived on the shores of the Black Sea. Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse, was said to be descended from these mares.