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Farsh Farce Forcemeat Cannon Fodder

I’ve never cooked farsh like this before! The results are amazing!

Ingredients for farsh:

  • 2 kg eggs
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 50 g onion
  • 1 red sweet pepper
  • 1 potato
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 head garlic
  • 2 sprigs dill
  • 10 g parsley
  • 10 g salt
  • 2 g black pepper
  • 2 g sweet paprika
  • 200 g cream cheese

Plus:

  • 7 eggs
  • 800 ml water
  • 200 g ice
  • 100 g mayonnaise
  • 10 g mustard
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 g black pepper
  • 2 g salt
  • 2 slices bread
  • 20 ml vegetable oil

Source: Appetitno TV (Facebook). Translated by the Russian Reader

President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Monday that raises the strength of the Russian military by 15,500 troops, bringing the total number of active-duty servicemen to 1.55 million.

Putin has raised the number of military personnel several times since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Monday’s order does not explain the reason for the latest increase. The Russian military’s total strength now stands at 2,441,630 personnel.

This year, the military has created 52,500 new positions, according to the exiled news outlet Meduza, the vast majority of which are active-duty military slots rather than civilian support staff.

Ukraine has accused Russia of preparing for a new mass mobilization of troops after holding parliamentary elections last week. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia has “in effect” begun the process of surging troop recruitment “through various means,” though he did not provide details.

Putin, who last ordered a “partial” mobilization of reservists in September 2022, has dismissed the mobilization claims as “disinformation.”

Some military experts have argued that the Kremlin is unlikely to issue a new draft order like in 2022 due to the fact that “partial” mobilization remains in effect.

Others have cautioned that another mass call-up of service-age men would encounter logistical hurdles and fail to address challenges on the front line.

Source: “Putin Orders Russian Army to Increase Troop Size to 1.55M,” Moscow Times, 29 September 2026

Sources: OED; Word Hippo; OED. Feature image courtesy of Biamp

Cannon Fodder for the Fatherland

voenkomat“Give birth to meat!” Photo by David Frenkel. Courtesy of Activatica

In Petersburg, Feminists Bring Meat Disguised as Infants to Draft Board
Activatica
February 23, 2019

Feminists in Petersburg have carried out an anti-war protest. They brought bundles meant to look like suckling babies to the Military Commissariat for Leningrad Region. The bundles were tied with St. George’s Ribbons and khaki-colored ribbons. The bundles were filled with ground meat.

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“Feminists brought infants to the military commissariat, although there was raw meat in the bundles instead. ‘Women are forced to bear meat that the state enjoys eating. Today we say no to the coercion of women. We say no to violence against men who don’t want to serve in the army. We say no to war,'” wrote photographer David Frenkel on Twitter, apparently communicating the message of the women who organized the protest.

Later, the well-known feminist activist Leda Garina published a post about the protest containing a slightly modified (updated) communique from the feminists.

“Women are called upon to have children even as the right to abortions is threatened. But what happens to our children? They serve as cannon food for Russian militarism. They are turned into corpses in the senseless wars Russia has unleashed. Woman are forced to bear the meat that the state enjoys eating. Today we say no to coercion against women. We say no to violence against men who don’t want to serve in the army. We say no to war.”

Garina also noted the protest had been carried out by “unknown feminists.”

Yesterday, February 23, Fatherland Defenders Day was celebrated in Russia. Women are expected to congratulate men for “defending the Fatherland,” although they have done nothing of the sort for nearly seventy-five years. In Soviet times, the holiday was celebrated as Red Army Day. Translated by the Russian Reader