Pre-1917 Russian Recordings

Major Russian labels (index)

Inspection Display

I've used Google Translate (very imperfectly!) on the page from the Soldier's Notebook that details how a soldier's items are to be laid out for a formal inspection. For some reason, the shelter half seems to be listed twice.

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Выкладка вещей на инспекторском смотру // Layout of things on show of inspector

1. место нижн. чина. // Soldier's place..
2. Патронташ // bandoleer (not shown)
3. Ранец или вещмешок. // Satchel or rucksack.
4. Шинель  // Greatcoat
5. Записная книжка // Planner notebook
6. Полотнище палатки. // Shelter-half
7. Вещевой мешок // duffel bag
8. Мешок с мелочью // coin purse
9. Пузырек с маслом // Oil bottle
10. Шпилька /// pin/spike
11. Протирка /// wiper (this seems to be a bore swab for the Three-line rifle)
12. Отвертка // screwdriver
13. тканью с перьями // cloth 'with feathers'. (I think this is a towel or handkerchief)
14. Щетка. // Brush
15. Сало в коробочке // bacon, or lard in a box 
16. Чарка. // Cup
17. Веревка палатки // Tent rope
18. Полустойка и прикол. // Tent pole (lit. pole-stand) and stake.
19. Две рубахи // Two shirts
20. Подштанники // Drawers
21. Гимнастиу. рубаха // Gymnasterka
22. 2 п. портянок.// 2 pair foot wraps
23. Башлык и баклага (где положены) перчатки (и галстук в л-гв.) // hood and gloves
24. Котелок и баклага // Kettle and canteen
25. Сапоги.  //  Boots
26. Полотно палатки (послано)// Canvas Tent

Update 1/3/2011

Порядок укладки

Укладка вещей в следующем порядк - 1) мешок с 2 1/2 сухарей 2) рубахи, 3) подштанники, 4) портянки, 5) принадлежности к винтовке,

6) принадлежности для чистоты и опрятности в мешочк, 7) рукавицы, 8) соль и 9) мешок с 2 1\2 ф. Сухарей.

Order of Placement - Stacking items in the following order: 1) bag with 2 1/2 rusks on it 2) 2 shirts, 3) drawers, 4) footcloths ) 5 rifle accessories, 6) grooming accessories in  the bag, 7) gloves, 8) saly, and 9) bag with 2 1/2 lb. biscuit.

Fall Trench Battle Dates

In an effort to aid in everyone's event planning, the Board has decided on the following date for the Fall Battle:

November 5-6, 2011

Please note that this is earlier than the usual date set on the third weekend of November.

The reason for this is quite simple in that we're attempting to avoid the disruption caused by the weather with last year's Fall Battle event. While this doesn't guarantee perfect weather, it will greatly increase our odds (plus I won't have to watch the weather reports and try to make sense of them as much).

Please note that the weekend of November 19-20 will be our rain/snow back-up date.

Original GWHS Forum Post 

A Priceless Photo-Documentary of Old Wars

from English Russia: http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/05/12/a-priceless-photo-documentary-of-old-wars/

Notes on War and Peace

"A Frenchman is self-assured because he considers himself personally, in mind as well as body, irresistibly enchanting for men as well as women. An Englishman is self-assured on the grounds that he is a citizen of the best-organized state in the world, and therefore, as an Englishman, he always is unquestionably good. An Italian is self-assured because he is excitable and easily forgets himself and others. A Russian is self-assured precisely because he does not know anything and does not want to know anything, because he does not believe it possible to know anything fully. A German is self-assured worst of all, and most firmly of all, and most disgustingly of all, because he imagines that he knows the truth, science, which he has invented himself, but which for him is the absolute truth."

Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace