I found a "Russian bogatyrs" book that my grandma bought for my mom, and it has become a family book.
However, there is one issue.
The entire story takes place in Ukraine.
And the very first sentence reads, "On high hills, there is a city of Kyiv"...
Those are Kyivan Rus fairytales about mighty heroes, sort of Avengers of the 10th century.
Moscow is not mentioned as it doesn’t yet exist. Some rather epic shots from the book.

A THREAD.
Russian attitude towards money (and work).
Based on my personal observations on- and offline.
Important because some westeners still think russians share their attitudes. They never did. Russia is a deeply hierarchical country - what a simple person cannot allow himself to do, say etc, a person with money and power can. And if those from the bottom BEHAVE, they will get their punishment sooner or later, so most of them chose not to behave.

A vatnik from ruzzia is terrified that we know what

INGRIA

is and what russians did to Ingrians.

Let's spread this knowledge around the world. St. Petersburg, that only russian city that tries to look European because it was built by Italians (and the debt for works for it is still outstanding) - you know it, right? It is built on Ingria land stolen from Ingrians. Killings and deportation followed (usual RU practice).

For those who don’t fully understand what Simonyan is talking about here, a short explanation:
1. ethnically she is Armenian
2. her cultural code is Russian, ruzzki mir. Her values are of ruzzki mir and her views are of ruzzki mir.
Why it’s important?
1/-

Being ethnically russian and a part of ruzzki mir is not the same thing. You can be australian/german/hindu/… and share ruzzki mir values. And you can be ethnically russian without sharing ruzzki mir values (pretty rare yet happens). 2/-

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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (4.06.1867, Louhisaare Manor -1951, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Finnish military leader and statesman who played a significant role in shaping Finland's history.
But he is not only a great military and statesman. Mannerheim was incredibly active, what cost him exclusion from Hamina Military School. Yet in 1887, Gustaf entered the famous St. Petersburg Cavalry School. After graduating, In January 1891, he joined the Chevalier Guard Regiment in St Petersburg.

A thread. Not all ruzzians are loud, drink until they die, use swearwords instead if commas and behave like … we read in the reports on russian atrocities. There is the other type - FOREVER VICTIM. Sweet, innocent, charming, often well-educated (in 🗑🇷🇺 standards) 1/* They might draw, know a lot if totally impractical things, don’t demand anything (yet) and quietly write in their LJ/TG/Twitter/Instagram about their unique inner world. They use westernised words, follow Western media, but in a very twisted way (hard to explain).

As ruzzians of all kind claim everyone who hates ruzzki mir is a nazi, I have news for you - no one would hate ruzzians if they were peaceful respectful people who have partnerships with other countries based on respect, equality, and international law. 1/* No one hates ruzzians because they are ruzzians, but because they started ANOTHER genocidal war without even trying to repay the damage of their previous genocidal wars. 2/*

You might ask - why do I write all those posts about "good russians being rebranded vatniks". I want people of the free world to understand that it's NOT their leaders or propaganda, it's their imperialistic culture that comes from an upbringing in ruzzian mir. 1/2 It is not inborn but a result of the value system they are exposed to from the very birth - the cult of power and violence, the superiority complex, and chauvinism. Unfortunately very hard to change it in adult age.

YOU VOTE - I MAKE A THREAD.
And today we are going to dive into one of the most spectacular topics in most recent Estonian history.
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DZHOKHAR DUDAYEV IN ESTONIA
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Today a western fella told me a phrase that got me thinking. And it was "I thought Navalny is a kind of modern Gorbachev".
Let's debunk it.
Gorbachev is seen in the West as the liberal leader, who put an end to the USSR. And it is completely incorrect. Let's see why. Was Gorbachev peaceful? No way. This is 11-13.01.1991 in Vilnius, Lithania. 14 civilians died. Gorbachev send TANKS against unarmed people to stop Lithuania from leaving the Soviet Union. Same was in Riga. In Estonia we were saved by Dudaev, who refused to execute the order.