Russian police have also reportedly detained a well-known survivor of the Siege of Leningrad,

[yaesu]

Yelena Osipova, at an anti-war protest in St Petersburg.

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[lapfog_1]

1. siege of Leningrad

that is one badass tough old lady.

[BlackSkimmer]

4. She must have been a babe in arms.

A wee tot.

That was what, 78:years ago?

[Chainfire]

2. So Putin is afraid of old women. What kind of superhero is he, anyway?

[former9thward]

3. How old is she?

The siege was 80 years ago.

[BlackSkimmer]

5. That's what I just posted.

I think they said she was 76, so a wee babe in arms?

[former9thward]

6. Not even that.

If she is 76 she was born in 1946 -- a year after WW II ended and more than 2 years after the siege was lifted.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. Yes.

Both my parents lived through WWII. Mom was born two months after Queen Elizabeth, so 18 when the war ended. Died at 90 several years ago.

Dad was four years younger, lived through the Blitz, died in 2012 at 83.

So that headline raised my eyebrows a bit.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. If she's 76, she's not a survivor of the Siege.

[BlackSkimmer]

9. I know. Strange stuff coming out of this war.

The math doesn’t work.

[crickets]

10. Regardless of her exact age, she's a badass.

She stood firm and refused to go with the authorities voluntarily. She made them pull her along. I hope she'll be okay.

[BlackSkimmer]

11. Certainly anyone would give her kudos for that.

But people should not misrepresent.

[crickets]

12. No argument here. nt