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Notes on Today's Workout:
 

Translation Exercise:  "Protecting America Against Cyberterrorism"

History:  Author Yuri Olesha

Geography:  Sochi

Soviet Military History:  Germany's "Total War"

Art:  V. Chekalov, Old man

Vocabulary Tip:  The communal way of life in Russia
 


Quote of the Day


Большевики подавляют свободное общение России с Западом и стараются соблазном зоологического псевдо-патриотизма и человеко-ненавистнического шовинизма украсть и залучить душу русского наро­да, того самого русского народа, который истосковался в цепях большевизма по свободному национальному строительству своей жизни и чьи величайшие национальные святыни были заплеваны и часто уничтожены большевиками.

Н. Арсеньев

Bolsheviks suppress the free contact of Russia with the West and try to steal and to entice the soul of Russian people by the temptation of zoological pseudo-patriotism and misanthropic chauvinism. The very same Russian people who have wearied, languishing in chains of bolshevism, waiting for freedom to build its nation and whose greatest national sanctuaries were desecrated and often destroyed by the Bolsheviks.

N. Arsen'ev

Арсеньев Михаил Сергеевич (1888-1977) – философ, историк, литературовед, с 1920 эмигрант.
 

Contributed by: Andrei Anzimirov
 


Enjoy your Workout!

Wes Reed
OSPL



 

 

 


Translation Exercise:  (Suggested Translation below)

The Computer Security Institute (CSI), which conducts an annual Computer Crime and Security Survey with the participation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Computer Intrusion Squad in San Francisco, has reported in its 2001 survey that the losses of 186 respondents totaled approximately $378 million. These losses are based on serious computer security breaches detected primarily by large corporations, government agencies, and universities. Security breaches detected by respondents include a diverse array of attacks such as: unauthorized access by insiders, denial of service attacks, system penetration by outsiders, theft of proprietary information, financial fraud, and sabotage of data and networks. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are particularly vulnerable when they use the Internet to monitor and control processes at remote sites. Such a practice is employed in a wide variety of industries including chemical, petrochemical, oil and gas, food processing, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, water and wastewater, transportation, energy management, and other manufacturing applications.

("PROTECTING AMERICA AGAINST CYBERTERRORISM," November 2001)

U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda website...

 

 

 

This Day in History:
 

The famous author Yuri Alesha was born on this date in 1899.

 

 

"Exploring the principles of composition and the struggle of the writer to find a place in the new society, Olesha's work powerfully dramatized the dilemma of the literary intelligentsia in a society that increasingly regarded creative independence with suspicion. If his work represents the epitome of fellow-traveller poetics, then his critical reception in Russia also reveals the attitude of officialdom towards those writers."  (Source)

 

 
 


Geography:
 

Sochi




"Sochi is a multicultural city of 400,000 inhabitants representing more than 100 nationalities. Often referred to as the 'Russian Riviera', Sochi has a rich heritage as the nation’s major Black Sea port city, resort destination and a prominent cultural centre. Sochi is a treasure among winter sport enthusiasts, who return every year to explore its pristine alpine valleys and skiing trails. Beautiful weather and an abundance of powdery snow are not the only reason to visit Sochi. The area’s endless beaches, national parks, imposing architecture, mineral baths, arts festivals and lively café culture have made the city an elegant haven for artists, executives, families and athletes alike. Located on the coast of the Black Sea, Sochi is in close proximity to both the European and Asian continents and is a convenient gateway to Eurasia. As such, Sochi has hosted a number of regional and European meetings, including the Russia-EU Summit last year."  (Source)
 


 

 
 


Основные События Недели из Советского Календаря Воина:

 

 
  
 
      



17 Февраля

– Родился П. П. Шмидт (1867-1906), один из руководителей Севастопольского восстания 1905 г. против царизма.

- 90 лет со дня рождения (1918) В. В. Щербицкого, члена Политбюро ЦК КПСС, первого секретаря ЦК КП Украины, дважды Героя Социалистического Труда, лауреата Ленинской премии.

- 90 лет со дня начала (17 февраля – 29 мая 1918) героического перехода кораблей советского Балтийского флота из Ревеля (Таллин) в Гельсингфорс (Хельсинки), а затем – в Кронштадт (Ледовый поход).


18 February

1945:  In the wake of the Stalingrad disaster Dr. Goebbels, speaking before an enthuiastic audience of soldiers and civilians, announces the implementation of "total war" which, for the first time, mandates the employment of German women in the war effort.

In the East, the Red Army encircles Graudenz on the Vistula. German troops of the 11.SS-Panzer-Armee are brought to a stand still against Soviet opposition to Operation Sonnenwende.
 

19 Febuary

1945: In East Prussia, German forces reestablish communications between Königsberg and the port of Pillau, thus again enabling tens of thousands of German refugees to be evacuated to the West by ships of the Kriegsmarine. Operation Sonnenwende is stopped in the face of fierce Soviet resistance. The operation was a complete military failure, but did achieve the political goal of delaying Soviet operations to take Berlin by several months.


20 February

1945:  Soviet attacks against the lines of Heeresgruppe Kurland cut off for months from the rest of the Eastern front fail in the face of stubborn German resistance.


21 February

1945:  On the Oder front, the Soviet 1st Ukrainian Front (Konev) captures Guben.


22 February

1943:  Beginning of of a counterattack by forces of Heeresgruppe Mitte (von Kluge) in the area between the Dnepr and Donets.

1944:  German troops evacuate Krivoi Rog in the Ukraine.


23 February

1945:  The Red Army captures the isolated fortress city of Posen.
 


Недозволенный смех – Анекдоты из СССР
 

- Скажите, пожалуйста, где вы купили туалетную бумагу?
- Да, где её купишь!  Это моя старая, из химчистки несу.


Contributed by Mr. James Leahy


 

 

 

Art:



 

V. Chekalov, Old man (1956)

 

 

  


Cultural Tip:

The communal way of life in Russia has deep roots. Peasants and serfs used to live in peasant communities (крестьянская община)  and later the communist regime took it a step further by organizing the rural populace into collective farms (колхоз – коллективное хозяйство). In larger cities, scarce housing forced people to live in communal apartments (коммунакла) with a common hallway and several rooms sharing the same bathroom, one family per room. Public transportation in cities was always overcrowded. Many generations of Russians, living in such close proximity to each other, loved and hated each other, fought and made up, and eventually got used to living so close together. Collectivism penetrated the blood of the nation. This is reflected even in such a simple fact of life as distance between people. Russians stand much closer to each other than Americans or Western Europeans, and very often Americans recoil from Russians who are trying to approach them. In Russia, people don’t have to be close friends to hug and kiss each other upon meeting and parting, hold each other’s hands, touch and pat each other on the back, whereas in the States people who are very close to each other can do that.


Contributed by: Mr. Ramaz Kvavilashvili

 

 

 


Suggested Translation:

Институт компьютерной безопасности, проводящий ежегодные опросы на тему компьютерных преступлений и безопасности при содействии Группы по борьбе с компьютерными вторжениями (ФБР, штаб-квартира в Сан-Франциско), сообщил по итогам проведенного в 2001 году опроса, что общая сумма убытков, понесенных 186 респондентами, составила примерно 378 млн. долларов. Этот ущерб стал следствием серьезных вторжений в компьютерные системы, выявленных в основном крупными корпорациями, правительственными учреждениями и университетами. Выявленные респондентами случаи взлома систем защиты компьютерных сетей отличаются разнообразием использовавшихся методов: несанкционированный доступ со стороны собственных сотрудников, вторжения с целью вызвать отказ систем от обслуживания зарегистрированных пользователей, проникновение в системы извне, незаконное присвоение секретной информации, финансовое мошенничество, а также диверсии в отношении данных и сетей. Системы диспетчерского управления и сбора данных (СКАДА) становятся особенно уязвимыми, когда для дистанционного слежения и управления процессами в них используется Интернет. Такая практика применяется при комплексной автоматизации в ряде отраслей, включая химическую, нефтехимическую, нефтегазовую, пищевую, целлюлозно-бумажную, фармацевтическую промышленность, сектор водоснабжения и сброса сточных вод, транспортный сектор, сектор управления энергетикой, а также в других отраслях производства.


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