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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

My dad was invited to a conference in St. Petersburg when it was still Leningrad after Glasnost. He was well-traveled, but talked about how the two most beautiful cities he ever saw in his life were Leningrad and Sarajevo. He openly wept when the latter was destroyed during the war in the Balkans.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

I hope we'd fucking stop before he'd cry once more at the ruins of Piter. This town still has historical markings about what side of the street to follow and where to hide from the WW2, and still...

this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2024
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