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Progress,

I have known Alexei for close to 15 years, and I know his abilities and capabilities. You, on the other hand, are presenting yourself, in an implied and inferred way, as an expert. That is your right, of course, but, as far as we are concerned, you have no track record. It may be that you have extended knowledge about Soviet phaleristics, and we would really love you to share it with us; however, so far, your attitude has been that of a troll, criticizing and contradicting without ever offering one bit of evidence about your supposed "knowledge".

Now, since you seem to enjoy playing semantics, just one small bit of information for you: you have clearly showed your limited command of the English language. Alexei's second quote, as outlined by yourself, is in fact a sarcastic reply to you and in no way contradicts his previous statement; it is a call for you to "show your cards". But that is a subtlety that can easily be lost to a non-native speaker.

So, please, stop your little game right now. As we say in English, either put up or shut up. Demonstrate your knowledge, and establish yourself as a full-fledged, valuable member of this forum, or find another sandbox and go play there with the your fellow trolls.

Marc