Mike, I'm well aware of that part of Russian history and the
amazing courage those people showed during that horrible siege but
that was WWII. I've always wanted to visit St. Petersburg for it's
cultural treasures of your great country. Remember, I was once a
`cold warrior' and I'm delighted to see those years behind us. As
far as joking, that's a running thing between Dmitry and I. I
really do want to visit and I also want to see Sibera for it's
natural wonders knowing full well the human and environmental
`horrors' associated with that region. It's time to look forward...

    - Tom

At 02:28 09-07-02, Mike wrote:
>Tom Handley wrote:
> >     Hey Dmitry! I had a dream that I finally made it to St. Petersburg
> > and the streets were lined with caviar and the rivers flowed with
> > vodka but I was stuck with a warm Bud and a cold hot dog! ;-)
> >
>
>    Humour & jokes are always welcome. The only
>thing is that  St. Petersburg (Leningrad) had lost
>about _900 000_ civilians during Hitler's blockade
>on the town.
>    They died from hunger and cold.
>Try to imagine it like if there were your relatives
>there.
>
>    Mike.

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