[lbo-talk] The difficulty of measuring Russia's economy

[Michael Pugliese]

On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:06:08 -0400, Chris Doss <itschris13 at hotmail.com> 
wrote:


> Well, yeah. Red Army soldiers weren't well-paid either.

   Neither are privates in the US Army, though it is exaggerated how many 
are on food stamps.

   One of my Trot friends recommends these books, "Stumbling Colossus: The 
Red Army on the Eve of World War, " by David M. Glantz. 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0700608796/104-8266543- 
9345554?v=glance
and A. Beevor' book on The Battle of Berlin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1939174.stm

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Michael Pugliese