At the site of the battle, the search group later discovered Mikhail Tabakov's pouch and a grenade, on which, before going out on a mission, he wrote: "Death to the Afghan fascists."
No disrespect intended, but in the West this kind of stories became ridiculous before I was born. Even our grandmothers would not even try to impress a 5-years old with so primitive propaganda.
I understand that you probably only reprinted the caption that you found with the picture.
My question to you is: would young Russians of the 21th century still swallow such tales, or would they see through it and laugh at the politruk ?
Afghan mujahideen fighters stocking up on new weapons at a gun shop in the neighboring city of Peshawar, Pakistan, to be used against the Soviets later (1980s)
Olga Capatina, a female Spetsnaz operative from Moldova, alongside her comrade in 1987. One of the few female operatives who took part in direct combat operations in Afghanistan.
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