[aaus-list] "... the sword of Russia is shining again."

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

*Ukraine-Russia tensions rise in Crimea*
Megan Stack, Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sevastopol28-2008sep28,0,2665356.story?page=1



Excerpt from page 2:

"In a scene that seemed cut from tsarist times, Russian navy officials  
and Orthodox priests sat at a long table, knocking back shots of vodka  
and proclaiming emotional toasts.

"The West shuddered 150 years ago when Russia showed its sword, and  
the Black Sea turned red with blood," said Igor Bebin, a pink-robed  
priest who rose to his feet, vodka glass held high.

"That was the supreme truth. And the truth is that now, for the first  
time, the sword of Russia is shining again. Be afraid of the sword."

The Russians cheered, and took a deep drink."


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Regards,

Prof. Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD
Modern Languages & Cultural Studies  [www.mlcs.ca]
200 Arts, University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E6