Pronunciation of Donetsk

[imwitty]

I wasn't sure that you knew about the root of Stalin's pseudonym. (;'-)))
Hope, you didn't have to chant: "Thanks to comrade Stalin for our happy
childhood!" (;'-)))


On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 5:37 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> John James Hughes founded the ironworks at the site named Hughesovka -->
> Yusovka (Ukr. Yusivka), renamed Stalino: a pun on Stalin & the steel
> production there.
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