Пирожки с котятками
@bespontpirozhok.bsky.social
Not a fan of Levada, but still feels good to think about this.
More Americans today support the acquisition of Greenland than Russians in 2021 supported the unification of Ukraine and Russia (about 17%). via @kirland.bsky.social www.levada.ru/2021/03/03/r...
Российско-украинские отношения
Результаты совместного мониторинга Левада-Центра и Киевского международного института социологии.
www.levada.ru
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Not a fan of Levada, but still feels good to think about this.
thanks but no thanks
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
thanks but no thanks
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Sobering to have to tell your 18-year old kid (born and raised in NYC) to carry his passport around with him at all times because he's not white. Or for that matter, myself too, a U.S. citizen. Reminds me of visiting Russia when I would get constantly profiled by cops and asked for dokumenty.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Sobering to have to tell your 18-year old kid (born and raised in NYC) to carry his passport around with him at all times because he's not white. Or for that matter, myself too, a U.S. citizen. Reminds me of visiting Russia when I would get constantly profiled by cops and asked for dokumenty.
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One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
weird to have peaceful moments in this evil time we're living in
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
weird to have peaceful moments in this evil time we're living in
younger colleagues don't use facebook. how do i keep in touch with people i meet at conferences? hopefully the answer is not linkedin
December 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
younger colleagues don't use facebook. how do i keep in touch with people i meet at conferences? hopefully the answer is not linkedin
...и никакой крапулы!
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
...и никакой крапулы!
unbearable read with an inconceivable happy end
Как украинский подросток сбежал из Финляндии в Россию - BBC News Русская служба
Украинский подросток сбежал из Финляндии через закрытую границу и оказался в России — в наручниках, без документов и без возможности вернуться к маме. Его поступок стал началом новых мытарств для семь...
www.bbc.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
unbearable read with an inconceivable happy end
Если вас навек сплотили,
Озарили и ведут,
Не пытайтесь уклониться
От движенья к торжеству.
Все равно на труд поднимет
И на подвиг вдохновит
Вас великий и могучий,
И надежный наш оплот.
Озарили и ведут,
Не пытайтесь уклониться
От движенья к торжеству.
Все равно на труд поднимет
И на подвиг вдохновит
Вас великий и могучий,
И надежный наш оплот.
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Если вас навек сплотили,
Озарили и ведут,
Не пытайтесь уклониться
От движенья к торжеству.
Все равно на труд поднимет
И на подвиг вдохновит
Вас великий и могучий,
И надежный наш оплот.
Озарили и ведут,
Не пытайтесь уклониться
От движенья к торжеству.
Все равно на труд поднимет
И на подвиг вдохновит
Вас великий и могучий,
И надежный наш оплот.
“It’s pure Russophobia to assume that a Russian would run around stabbing someone over the ‘wrong’ nationality,” Medvedev wrote. He then added: “But the state still needs tougher migration controls.”
Murder of 10-year-old Tajik boy at school outside Moscow sparks international outcry, xenophobia fears — Meduza
The murder of fourth-grader Kobiljon Aliev outside Moscow is now an international incident. On Wednesday, the boy’s home country, Tajikistan, summoned Russia’s ambassador to discuss the killing. Aliev...
meduza.io
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“It’s pure Russophobia to assume that a Russian would run around stabbing someone over the ‘wrong’ nationality,” Medvedev wrote. He then added: “But the state still needs tougher migration controls.”
оказывается, на говоре пудожского района "одинокий" будет "дрочень"
and posts like that are the main reason why i am here anonymously
and posts like that are the main reason why i am here anonymously
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
оказывается, на говоре пудожского района "одинокий" будет "дрочень"
and posts like that are the main reason why i am here anonymously
and posts like that are the main reason why i am here anonymously
absolute perfection
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
absolute perfection
Chechnya and the Chechens are disliked in Russia - they are seen as having been bought off. I think a similar opinion might be developing about Mariupol.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Chechnya and the Chechens are disliked in Russia - they are seen as having been bought off. I think a similar opinion might be developing about Mariupol.
remembered once coming across a story of a man who covered his apartment and city district with nonsensical writing, looked him up - he was from Kharkiv. he is long gone, his graffiti is gone, but also the city where he lived is now a completely different one
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
remembered once coming across a story of a man who covered his apartment and city district with nonsensical writing, looked him up - he was from Kharkiv. he is long gone, his graffiti is gone, but also the city where he lived is now a completely different one
No comment.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
No comment.
Looks like someone is reprinting Soviet textbooks and selling them to Russian speakers in the US. Interesting market niche.
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Looks like someone is reprinting Soviet textbooks and selling them to Russian speakers in the US. Interesting market niche.
"Ленин также сожалел, что не владеет ни финским, ни шведским языком, и добавил, что теперь уже поздно для него изучать финский язык."
You and me both, Vladimir, you and me both.
You and me both, Vladimir, you and me both.
Как Ленин скрывался у гельсингфорсского "полицмейстера"
Владимир Ленин - революционер, мыслитель, человек.
leninism.su
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
"Ленин также сожалел, что не владеет ни финским, ни шведским языком, и добавил, что теперь уже поздно для него изучать финский язык."
You and me both, Vladimir, you and me both.
You and me both, Vladimir, you and me both.
someone write a dissertation about this, quick!
Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West
Moscow’s framing of its enemies as ‘Anglo-Saxon’ follows a strategy of misusing history to justify the invasion of Ukraine.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
someone write a dissertation about this, quick!
so much time and so little to do
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
so much time and so little to do
Finally maged to stay up long enough* to get to see this.**
*until 10pm
**much more impressive as a photo than in reality
*until 10pm
**much more impressive as a photo than in reality
October 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Finally maged to stay up long enough* to get to see this.**
*until 10pm
**much more impressive as a photo than in reality
*until 10pm
**much more impressive as a photo than in reality
"Rather than obstructing the Bolshevik takeover, the strike ended up facilitating it, spurring the Bolsheviks to build parallel organs of governance dedicated to revolutionary goals."
Anne O’Donnell - Revista de Prensa
Una ventana abierta al mundo político y social
www.almendron.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
"Rather than obstructing the Bolshevik takeover, the strike ended up facilitating it, spurring the Bolsheviks to build parallel organs of governance dedicated to revolutionary goals."