Abdul Alhazred
8th October 2003, 03:19 PM
Following the example of the US govt with the deck of Iraqis, the Russian govt has come out with a deck of Americans.
Russian Deck Deals With Who's Who In America (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/19/1063625213861.html) (Sydney Morning Herald)
For any Russian confused about the names and career highlights of the Bush Administration, help went on sale on Thursday. The "United Cards of America", Russia's answer to the US military's "Iraqi most-wanted" playing cards, features a 36-card round-up of key figures in Washington.
From George Bush ("USA President since 2001, convinced that God has a plan for him") to the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan ("second-most powerful man in the world"), and Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld ("the face of struggle with terrorism"), the cards are an attempt to teach Russians that what happens on the Volga is increasingly determined by what happens on the Potomac.
Note that unlike a similar deck produced by American leftists, this one doesn't seem to be particularly anti-anything, just informative.
And good art, too.
Photos from Yahoo:
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030924/i/1064422917.2953044048.jpg
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030924/i/1064423948.2684510291.jpg
Russian Deck Deals With Who's Who In America (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/19/1063625213861.html) (Sydney Morning Herald)
For any Russian confused about the names and career highlights of the Bush Administration, help went on sale on Thursday. The "United Cards of America", Russia's answer to the US military's "Iraqi most-wanted" playing cards, features a 36-card round-up of key figures in Washington.
From George Bush ("USA President since 2001, convinced that God has a plan for him") to the Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan ("second-most powerful man in the world"), and Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld ("the face of struggle with terrorism"), the cards are an attempt to teach Russians that what happens on the Volga is increasingly determined by what happens on the Potomac.
Note that unlike a similar deck produced by American leftists, this one doesn't seem to be particularly anti-anything, just informative.
And good art, too.
Photos from Yahoo:
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030924/i/1064422917.2953044048.jpg
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20030924/i/1064423948.2684510291.jpg