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Postby ozzy72 » Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:06 pm

It was 12 years ago today that Boris Yeltsin took his famous stand against the putsch, and was filmed standing on top of a tank rallying people against them KGB nutters.
Gosh seems only like yesterday ;D

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Re: Todays history story

Postby flyboy 28 » Thu Aug 21, 2003 3:31 pm

Yeah. For YOU, Mark. 12 years ago, I was problibly taking a nap, and then having my mom spoon baby food to me. lol.
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Postby Iroquois » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:25 pm

Yeah. For YOU, Mark. 12 years ago, I was problibly taking a nap, and then having my mom spoon baby food to me. lol.


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Postby Ivan » Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:29 pm

They tried to burn down the pairlament building... you could see the black stuff weeks after that.

Cynical: Jeltsin kicked out the KGB guys in 1991, and he appointed Putin (high KGB figure) as the new president
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Postby Tequila Sunrise » Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:33 am

I vaguely remember this, I'd be about 5 and just into school.
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Postby BFMF » Fri Aug 22, 2003 11:22 am

12 years ago, I couldn't have cared less ;D
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Postby HerSELF » Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:12 pm

Ozzy,



Everything seems like yesterday when you are of a certain age...............................



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