For the last few days I’ve been tied up with a project — actual paying work! — that has been taking up a lot of my time. That’s why posting has been light.
The job is winding down now, and will be finished soon. Normal programming will resume shortly.
Interesting pic, Baron; Soviet propaganda poster?
Yes, but I don’t know anything about it. Not sure what the symbolism is.
It sure looks like an inspirational poster for John Henry hammer-and-sickle norm-shattering work in the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakhanovite_movement .
But it’s sexist, with no reference to the first Soviet female to operate a tractor,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_Angelina .
In 1938 she signed an appeal entitled “One hundred thousand (female) friends – onto the tractor!” (Russian: “Сто тысяч подруг – на трактор!”)
Thanks Mark; the standard of erudition here is often impressive.
Way to go Baron..Happy for ya..
I didn’t know that Barons worked. I thought they only managed while everyone else got their hands dirty and muscles sore. Glad to see that you are joining the rest of us who have our noses 1/16 of an inch from the grindstone, or was that computer monitor? 😉