2 hours ago, Suckrates said:

 Dems are in a MINORIITY everywhere and cant do much and the PEOPLE are prisoners and pawns in Trumps evil plot. 

at least thanks to that outcome Americans will learn  and hopefully understand why and how people living in autocratic and dictatorial countries  are so easily silenced and cowed to narrative from above. And will stop lecturing how great their  freedoms are now,  when they are basically on the same path where North Koreans started with great Orange Overlord  lording over them and half of them applaud eagerly already 

5 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

Ah! So they could be looking for croissants!

not sure you realize word "bistro" comes from Russian 'bystro" which means 'quick"

1 hour ago, Moses said:

only 6% of missiles launched by Russia in September.
 

nothing to be proud of, launching missiles Launching massive food program for starving Gazans  or Sudanese  would be reason to boast but missiles ? Cold water has it's uses , believe me 

2 hours ago, vinapu said:

not sure you realize word "bistro" comes from Russian 'bystro" which means 'quick"

According to my ex-Russian ex-boyfriend, the story was that the Russian soldiers who chased Napoleon's dwindling army went to French cafes and would pound their fists on the table to demand quick service, shouting "быстро!", meaning "quickly!". I'm not sure how true that is, especially since to "o" in that Russian word is pronounced like the letter "a." 

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The exact origin of the French word bistro is uncertain, but the most popular and widely circulated theory suggests it comes from the Russian word быстро (bystro) meaning "quickly," allegedly shouted by Russian soldiers during the occupation of Paris in 1814 to demand faster service at cafes. However, this story is considered unlikely by many linguists. An alternative, more probable explanation is that the word developed from the French dialect word bistraud, which referred to a wine seller's assistant or a little shepherd, and later evolved into the meaning of a small, inexpensive eatery. 

3 hours ago, unicorn said:

Russian soldiers who chased Napoleon's dwindling army went to French cafes and would pound their fists on the table to demand quick service

not "soldiers" - Cossacks 

5 hours ago, Moses said:

not "soldiers" - Cossacks 

Once again not true! The Russians who invaded Paris were made up of several contingents, of which only one was of Cossacks! This from Britannica -  

By the late 18th century, all Cossack males were required to serve in the Russian army for 20 years, and, although each Cossack village (stanitsa) continued to elect its own assembly, the hetman was appointed by the central government.

And cossacks remain as part of the Russian armed forces today.

In the 21st century, under Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin, Cossacks resumed their historical relationship with Moscow. Cossack auxiliaries bolstered local police forces within Russia, most notably at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, but their use of harsh tactics and enforcement of a conservative moral code sparked concerns among human rights organizations, Cossack paramilitary groups fought alongside Russian troops during the 2008 invasion of Georgia, and they participated in Russia’s armed annexation of the Ukrainian autonomous republic of Crimea in 2014 as well as the subsequent Russian-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

4 hours ago, PeterRS said:

Once again not true!

Well... you are stubborn...

Have you heard of Georg Emanuel Opiz? He was a Bohemian German painter and graphic artist. In 1814, following the War, he went to Paris to create and sell etchings. 

His works are now in museums.

Series "Russian Cossacks in Paris", 1814-1815.