Socialisation, Ant-Style
Sergei Yolkin
2012
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Scientists from the RAN (Siberian Department) Institute of the Evolution and Ecology of Animals and the Austrian Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, in an article accepted for publication the journal Behavioural Brain Research, stated that the majority of ants are right-handed, which helps them to communicate with each other.
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Mr Yolkin, in his drawing, references an old tale known by ALL Russians, The Silversmith of Tula (I think that it comes from Nikolai Leskov, and that it’s NOT a folk tale):
Some German merchants brought some Western goods to the court of the Tsar. Everyone oohed and aahed over them, especially a miniature life-sized silver flea. The flea particularly impressed the Tsar, as he could see what skilful craftsmanship went into it, of course. The Western merchants demanded an exorbitant price for it, though. Prokhor Ivanich, a silversmith from Tula, approached the Tsar. He prostrated on the floor before him, and said, “Mighty Tsar! I, Prokhor Ivanich of Tula, can outdo the workmanship of the Western smiths!” This, of course, piqued the Tsar’s interest. However, how could an ordinary Russian workman outdo the skilled and trained craftsmen of the West? “You have a week… bring me something of finer craft than this flea, or, it’s the salt mines for you!” … A week later, Prokhor Ivanich prostrated himself before the Tsar. “Mighty Tsar! I, Prokhor Ivanich, have a trifle for your consideration!” He handed the Tsar an exquisite Palekh box with a gold-detailed Firebird on the lid. The Tsar opened it up, and he gasped in astonished wonder… Prokhor Ivanich had made a tiny pair of perfectly-fitting silver slippers for the German flea. Needless to say, Prokhor Ivanich didn’t go to the salt mines! Neither did the German merchants get their asking price, either.
The moral of the story’s clear to all… whatever the arrogant and hubristical Westerners claim, Russians can STILL outdo them. After all… the first cosmonaut’s name was Gagarin… NOT Shephard.
BMD
10 May 2012
Sergei Yolkin
RIA-Novosti
Voices from Russia 
10 May 2012. Video. s Prazdnikom! Full Video (One-Hour) of Victory Day Parade at the Centre on RT
Tags: Adolf Hitler, Eastern Front (World War II), Great Patriotic War, Nazi, political commentary, politics, Red Army, Red Square, Russia, Russian, Russian culture, Russian Front, Russian history, Slavic peoples, Soviet Union, Tomsk, USSR, Victory Day, Victory Day (9 May), VOV, World War II
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In Tomsk, at the “Immortal Regiment” demonstration, people held up portraits of deceased VOV vets to remember them. Now, that’s the ticket! They all had faces… they all had names… and their sacrifice was NOT in vain! Yes, sir… the Slavic “Unterenschtumen” whipped the Nazi “Übermenschtumen” and kicked their arses back to where they came from… thank a Red Army vet today… they smacked down Hitler and saved the world. There are so FEW of them left. Do note that at least some of the marchers are carrying images of their fathers and grandfathers (one can notice family resemblances)…
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