Speaking of anarchists

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Thanks for the post, Ya Sam.  Had never heard of Makhno before.  I enjoyed reading his account of his meeting with Lenin.  Your link led to this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Shuudan_%28band%29


Mongol Shuudan (Монгол Шуудан) is a rock band formed in the late Soviet Union, in 1988.
"Монгол Шуудан" means "Mongolian Postal Service" in Mongolian language. This unusual choice is explained the band vocalist Valeri Skoroded very simply: the band was standing at a bus stop by a Soyuzpechat booth and their eyes were caught by fancy postage stamps with exotic words "Монгол Шуудан" on them. (Note: Mongolian is written in Cyrillic alphabet.)

Sounds Pynchonesque.  Wish my Russian was good enough (only 2 years of study way back in college) to understand the lyrics of the music posted on their website.

http://mongolshuudan.ru

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>

>
>I don't believe Pynchon mentions him in AtD, but some of you might know 
>about the Ukranian anarchist leader Nestor Makhno (appears in a Moorcock 
>novel as well) whose most famous aphorism is 'Anarchy is the mother of 
>order'.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor_Makhno
>
>
>http://www.nestormakhno.info/