Saturday, November 21, 2020
Scene from the range
Friday, November 20, 2020
Scene from the range
Ah, the Stasi of the People's Republic of MA,
Went to the range a couple of days ago,
Every time idiots like Sanders and Occasional-Cortex start praising socialism
and communism, I remember just what wonders it's brought the world before.Like
The nickname “the road of bones” speaks of the highways horrific
history. The road was constructed from the 1930s to the 1950s by
prisoners using hand tools during the Stalin regime of the Soviet Union.
During this time, political prisoners in gulag provided the labor force
needed for construction. During its construction, thousands of inmates
died because of the unfavorable working conditions and the harsh cold
weather. They shot many inmates dead for not working hard enough while
others died from brutal freezing conditions of the gulags’ camps. The
bodies of the dead inmates were buried beneath the road or around the
road. They thought it to be easier to bury the dead bodies in the
permafrost than digging holes to bury them. So, the highway is a
memorial and therefore the name “the Road of Bones.”