russians, check. miners, check. heroic actions along with a powerful work ethic, check. massive balls of steel, check. yeah i think these guys would rival the spartans of ancient greece, or the vikings of sweden.
Too bad the USSR shafted the Ukrainian people at pretty much every turn. The Russian people did not deserve these miners. But there they were nonetheless, putting themselves at risk to save a country and government that couldn’t give even an ounce of a shit about them. I will raise a glass for these men, for all the Ukrainian people who sacrificed everything in Chernobyl, but never for Russia. Never for the USSR. Prost, brothers. May you never be forgotten.
