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Sammy_Izd

@IzdSammy

A sports enthusiast and an occasional quasi-amateur historian-wannabe (on a good day, when the stars are aligned right).

Katılım Mayıs 2020
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@simonmontefiore It is a good book with multiple translations. This was an interesting journey about the Soviet academic system, Granite revolution, diaspora in the US and return to Ukraine by a doping whistleblower born in 1943.
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S Sebag Montefiore@simonmontefiore·
How to read about Stalin (Oleg Khlevniuk’s Stalin is excellent)
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@Makemies @tuomaszacheus Muutama syy omertalle: 1) Osa piti dopingina, sillä VT oli dopingin yleismääritelmän mukaan dopingia jo ennen kieltoa. 2) Toimenpide oli etuoikeus, koska sitä ei järjestetty kaikille 3) Tieto VT:n tehosta oli fair playn vastaista, sillä konsensus oli ~1980 asti, että hyötytöntä.
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Marko Mattila@Makemies·
@tuomaszacheus Jopa ihmeellistä, että tuon ajan kestävyysurheilijoista on harva kertonut sen ajan metodeista, erityisesti veritankkauksesta, vaikka se ei ollut käsittääkseni silloin vielä kiellettyä. Joko se ei lopulta ole ollut niin yleistä tai sitten on päätetty kollektiivisesti vaieta iäksi.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@simonmontefiore Maybe I've just missed the information, but is there any update about when the "Young Stalin" biopic will be released or has it been already available somewhere?
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@Be_Believing "1,850 pounds pounds of pressure per square inch, so the result's quite obvious. Whatever He Hits, He Destroys"
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Be Believing@Be_Believing·
He almost broke the machine with that punch! What a hit !!!
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@simonmontefiore Finally saw this original on the TV last year. It is funny how the 1997 remake is now-and-then on TV but this one almost never, same with "The Wicker Man" -- the 2006 remake is on TV every second week, but the original one almost never. The TV-folks truly hate good 1973 films.
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S Sebag Montefiore@simonmontefiore·
The cravat was almost as important as the rifle #dayofthejackal #FrederickForsyth
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S Sebag Montefiore@simonmontefiore

Goodbye to a great storyteller and natural thrillerist #frederickforsyth I was lucky to know him a bit. Day of the Jackal the book but especially the film is so good in its plot characters nuance style and above all the life of a mysterous assassin it helped shape my young world. There are scenes that live on my imagination. As for him, he was a rambunctious raconteur a connoisseur of the clandestine world a compelling narrator a fearless correspondent a sometime pilot spy & war correspondent a generous mentor a bon vivant and always a gruff witty observer of the human condition

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Aɴᴛ@AntSpeaks·
Piers Morgan is comparing @DouglasKMurray, a bestselling author, and @HausdorffMedia, a lawyer, both highly renowned intellectuals, to Dave Smith, a failed comedian with the IQ of a damp sponge. This is yet another reason proving that Piers Morgan is not a journalist but a loudmouth whose bandwagon hopping views do more harm than good.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@pvesterbacka Vaikka tykkäät nostella näitä positiivisia hyvin intergroituneita maahanmuuttajia esille, niin saa lähinnä tavikset ihmettelemään syytä, miksi taasen joku 1991 Suomeen muuttanut somali on oppinut kielen 2020-luvulle tultaessa juuri-ja-juuri auttavasti.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@juusosilen Monen maallikon silmissä woke-taustaiset Palestiina-aktivistit antavat liikkeestä täysin urpon vaikutelman ja synnyttävät vastareaktion tukea Israelia. Useammankin Ilan Pappén, Finkelsteinin, Chomskyn & Morrisin kirjan lukeneena en voi todeta kuin että se on aika ikävä juttu.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@simonmontefiore Hopefully loyal to the source material and historically accurate. While OK, the Russian miniseries "Trotsky" and "The Death of Stalin" were fine, but one wasn't always sure what was fact and what fiction.
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S Sebag Montefiore@simonmontefiore·
Some exciting news. Young Stalin starring Cosmo Jarvis starts filming soon. UPGRADE ANNOUNCES “YOUNG STALIN” DIRECTED BY GÉLA BABLUANI AND STARRING COSMO JARVIS Based on the Acclaimed Book by Simon Sebag Montefiore, the Film Will Launch at Cannes Market from Upgrade London, UK —Upgrade is proud to announce YOUNG STALIN, a gripping new thriller directed by Géla Babluani (13 Tzameti, Money), based on the acclaimed bestseller by Simon Sebag Montefiore (The Romanovs, Jerusalem: The Biography). Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun, Warfare, Wife and Dog) stars as the young Joseph Stalin with backing from Access Entertainment, AI Film and Alexander Kushaev. The film is produced by Sam Taylor of F&ME (Before The Rain, Winter of the Crow), Vladimer Katcharava of 20 Steps (Girls Of The Sun) and Archil Gelovani of IFP (April) and finance is provided by Access Entertainment (Conclave) AI Film (I, Tonya, Hackshaw Ridge) and Alexander Kushaev. It will be launched to international buyers at the 2025 Cannes Market by Upgrade. The writers are Gela Babluani and Simon Sebag Montefiore. Executive producers are Alexander Kushaev, Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, and Vince Holden. Additional producers are Rupert Lloyd and co-producers are Esko Rips and Gunda Bergmane (Nafta). YOUNG STALIN traces the little-known, stranger-than-fiction early life of Joseph Stalin — street fighter, bank robber, and revolutionary — before he became the architect of Soviet tyranny. Set against the backdrop of Imperial Russia’s criminal underworld and revolutionary ferment, the film explores the making of the bloody dictator who would reshape the 20th century through terror, war, and ideology – and the largest bank heist in Russian history. Director Géla Babluani said: “I’ve always been drawn to stories that live in the shadows, and there’s no shadow longer than Stalin’s. This isn’t a portrait of power — it’s a descent into the fire that forged it. With Cosmo, we have a lead actor who understands danger, charm, and the fractures of identity.” Writer Simon Sebag Montefiore added: “This is an origin story, an epic gangster thriller and a political drama full of conspiracy and conflict. It is exciting that this is going to be made by such an inspiring team, an authentically Georgian film director in Gela and a powerful charismatic star in Cosmo bringing the edge and danger that this story demands.”
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Variety@Variety

EXCLUSIVE: Cosmo Jarvis, star of FX’s smash hit series “Shōgun,” will play future Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in biopic “Young Stalin.” The film is financed by Access Entertainment, which backed “The Zone of Interest” and “Conclave.” variety.com/2025/film/news…

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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@JarmoFriman "... öö, mutku se olis voinu sanoo noin?? Mutku jossain luki, että Trump ite sano jotain sen suuntaista, että Ukraina ois alottanut sodan??" Virheitä sattuu ja joskus "mea culpa" on se paras vastaus. Etkä ole ensimmäinen etkä viimeinen, joka on uudelleentwiitannut puutaheinää.
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jarmo friman@JarmoFriman·
Mikä virus Trumpin klaania riivaa?
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@ToryAnarchist @ChroniclesMag Interesting as there is a renaissance to his thought from "anarcho-tyranny" to his works on Burnham. Contrast this to like three autobiographies and five biographies of WFB Jr. who was influential, but whose original intellectual contributions are kinda forgotten.
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Daniel McCarthy@ToryAnarchist·
New biography of a controversial thinker who’s proved to be ahead of his time, @ChroniclesMag mainstay Sam Francis.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@simonmontefiore Had Leonard Cohen lived for one day longer, the last thing he'd learned would've been that Trump won the '16 election.
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S Sebag Montefiore@simonmontefiore·
I make the pilgrimage to the house of the Greatest Canadian: Leonard Cohen ‘I ve seen the future, brother It’s murder’ Oh and happy election day dear Canadians
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@MaryRoss815 @GadSaad I don't know who "they" are here. IIRC, @ThomasEWoods has no strong stance on Israel and he specifically has emphasized that even if we take the "Pro-Palestinian" take on Nakba etc, the current Israeli residents are there and can't just turn to pacifists unless they want to die.
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Mary 🟣⚪️🟡@MaryRoss815·
@GadSaad Gad, they’re calling you a “literal Mossad agent”🤣🤣🤣 these people are nuts and not in a cute way.
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@ErkkaRailo "Toivottavasti ei tuhoa maata samalla." Toivottavasti ei. Tosin vuoden 2008 jälkeen lähes nollakasvun euro-alueelta ei kannata hirveästi huudella "maiden tuhoamisesta". 🙂
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Sammy_Izd@IzdSammy·
@HiItunenMika Tulee mieleen Musta Marski- leffan innoittama meemi, jossa oli mustan näyttelijän esittämä alikersantti Antti Mokka... 🙄
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Mika Hiltunen@HiItunenMika·
Häyhästä tehdään elokuva.
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