Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

[Eaglelord17]

If it's anything like over here, they would have to resurrect truck frames with journal boxes. I have a friend who has babbitt moulds for old engines and creating the right alloy mix is quite an art. I would bet not many current railway workers would have any working experience with them.

Pretty much only the hobbyists at this point. Generally with knowledge passed down second or third hand from the people who actually dealt with that technology on the regular.

 

[McG]

The agressive revanchist state is weak. Victims are now being called to stand-up together against it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1821531614192492712

 

[suffolkowner]

The agressive revanchist state is weak. Victims are now being called to stand-up together against it.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1821531614192492712

Georgia and Moldova I can see but Finland, Japan, and Poland is asking for trouble I think

 

[McG]

Georgia and Moldova I can see but Finland, Japan, and Poland is asking for trouble I think

I suspect you are correct. A NATO or G7 nation hitting Russia is something that might trigger their nuclear response. But one of the colonies? Not so much. I think now is the window for any little neighbours to push back against (reverse) Russian colonialism & irredentism. Likely also the window for any Russian republics with aspirations of independence.