Mostly for current Earlhamites

[edg]

(..."Earlhamim"?)

I'm going to be in the campus coffeeshop all day, working on a paper on the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union leading up to and during the Cold War. Anyone who wants to join me is welcome.

As an aside, am I the only person who prefers "Soviet Union" to "Russia"? The words, I mean, not the concepts; I know the USSR doesn't exist anymore, and that "Russia" is the name of a country that was formerly the political center of the USSR. I just like the sound of "Soviet" more, I guess. Maybe it's because of the timing of the end of the Cold War; just when I was figuring out what the Cold War was all about, it ended! So Russia always sort of seemed like a usurper, so to speak; the dissolution happened just when I'd gotten "Soviet Union" fixed in my head.

Anyway. Coffeeshop, paper, all day, you are invited.

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[phosphodae.livejournal.com]

I will DEFINITELY come find you later. Soon. Whee!!! ^^

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

I grew up fearing that the Soviets were going to launch nukes at us at any moment. Now, I go whole days without remembering that Russia is there.

I, too, prefer "Soviet Union." A badass name for a badass Evil Empire.

Oh, and one other thing while I'm thinking of it...

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

"In Soviet Union, paper writes you!"

So maybe the whole "Russia" thing isn't as bad as I was thinking...

Re: Oh, and one other thing while I'm thinking of it...

[phosphodae.livejournal.com]

LOL.

Re: Oh, and one other thing while I'm thinking of it...

[prodigal.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Hope y'all had a great afternoon. :)

Re: Oh, and one other thing while I'm thinking of it...

[oyving.livejournal.com]

Also, there is some rather good music. Soviet and Russia both had (and Russia now has) anthems that really sounded good :-)