#yermolov

[galakteon]

Back on tumblr to celebrate austerlitz day with prince Bagration! <3 (with yermolov and his pun)

[lazzaro-1919]

[lightdancer1]

LOL LMAO at people who think hating on Iroh is actually describing the character:

The real Iroh was the Shoigu of the Fire Nation who happily conducted a genocidal war of aggression and was BFF with the genocidal Rough Rhinos and presumably the people who did rape, butcher, and burn in the Water Tribes. He pulled a Gaza/Mariupol on Ba Sing Se, and fundamentally is the kind of slimy cowardly hypocrite to be unwilling to face his own brother in a fight but perfectly happy to tell Zuko to put his rabid sister down when he, who has the power to stop the omnicidal maniac who wanted the entire world to burn did not see that as a sufficient problem.

The only reason he 'liberated' Ba Sing Se in methods right out of the Second Indochina War to a point you expected to see him squatting there saying "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" was butthurt that his niece did at 14 what he couldn't for 693 days with a huge-ass army.

Cartoon Iroh was also a perv who molested a woman, at a purely petty level, and given what people like him got up to in real life General-Prince Iroh, Dragon of the West, was probably much worse than that when his every whim was law.

The problem the canon has it tells you this man who spent 90% of his life as daddy's golden boy hatchetman putting nations to the sword changed when he spends the end of the First Season arranging for the murder of the Moon and never accepts his responsibility in that at multiple levels, and ultimately is again the same cowardly little fuck who demanded the next generation do what he was unwilling to do.

Mako dying was a tragedy and at a Watsonian level it means the fandom is blighted with Saint Iroh, who is so much less interesting than the actual character described here, because he's a bland boring magic grandpa who casually kicks 14 year olds off boats neck-first.

[plutorine]

a list of miscellaneous details from dostoevsky's demons

— pretty self-explanatory; i considered this as a side quest of some sort since i'm writing a fanfic and i wanted to keep track of anything that may be of importance to the story. this was also done for the sake of record-keeping because... why not? :)

Pyotr’s mother died in Paris; he was only five years old then

Pyotr was raised by his aunts in O— Province after coming from Berlin

Stepan’s first wife is from their province while his second wife is from Berlin

Stepan likes playing cards, but he always loses

Stepan writes letters to Varvara even though they lived in the same house

Varvara studied in a boarding school in Moscow

Spring of 1855, in May: Lt. Gen. Stavrogin dies of a stomach disorder; he and Varvara lived separately due to “incompatibility of their characters”

Ivan Osipovich, the former governor, was a close relative of Varvara Petrovna

Shatov lives alone on the edge of town

Nikolai joined the guard’s cavalry regiment after graduating from the lyceum, but was demoted to the army infantry regiment after maiming two people in two separate duels

Nikolai was in the January Uprising in Warsaw, where he was awarded a cross and promoted to warrant officer, then to officer

Varvara never saw Nikolai in uniform

Yulia Mikhailovna is related to Praskovya Ivanovna

Nikolai is (possibly) named after his grandfather; his father’s full name is Vsevolod Nikolaevich Stavrogin

Stepan taught Liza without payment, from when she was eight to eleven years old

Pyotr writes extremely rarely; brief and dryly; the letters contain nothing but instructions to his father

(not sure about this one) Nikolai was referred to as “Nikolenka” by Stepan, while talking about Varvara

Pyotr used to cross his pillow before he slept as a child, in fear that he’ll die during it

Kirillov eats very little; only drinks tea, and never sleeps

Kirillov has been abroad for five years; he has “forgotten his Russian”

Kirillov has an older brother, who died seven years ago

Lizaveta rides around town on doctors’ orders

Marya Lebyadkina’s grandfather was allegedly an officer under Yermolov

Varvara is a member of a charitable committee

Skvoreshniki is near the town’s cathedral

Nikolai calls Varvara “maman” (French; “mommy”)

The duel (Gaganov and Stavrogin) happened in Brykovo, a forest in the outskirts of Tver

Capt. Lebyadkin served in the Akmolinsky Infantry Regiment

Nikolai's favorite room in their home is his study

Gaganov likes castles

Nikolai: (1) studied for four years at a German university, (2) doesn’t drink alcohol (apparently…? Though he recounts in his confession that he did back then) (3) drinks his coffee, as a routine, every 9:30 AM, and (4) doesn’t like being compared to Varvara in appearance; he does not look like her physically, however

Skvoreshniki has a greenhouse

Marie Shatova was previously a governess to some family before Shatov married her

Kirillov can cook

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Goblet with a portrait of General Alexey Yermolov, 1820s, Russia.

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OKAY SO, I AM A BIG FAN AND SIMP OF BAGRATION, and I will tell some curious facts about him that I like a lot for his propaganda! (It's a bit long, but it's worth it).

1.- He was a skilled painter! In a historical novel of his it is said that he learned to draw by himself and his education was mostly based on books and neighbours (he was of noble lineage but his family was exiled and his economic situation was very poor). He showed his paintings to the imperial family (including Ekaterina) and made a sketch of the wife of Paul I!Unfortunately, his works have been lost in time.

2.- In 1803... Do you know what he did? He took care of 47 children of his soldiers! Something very tender on his part, he was like a father figure yippieee.

3.- Speaking of a father figure, he had a father and son relationship with his soldiers, he cared a lot about them and made sure they were well fed and clothed! There is an anecdote that Bagration had a doctor arrested for a month because the doctor was not treating his soldiers properly.

Of course, he also imposed discipline on them and they were very obedient to him, they were ready to die under Bagration's command and at Borodin, when the rumour of his death spread, it increased the fervour of the soldiers and they decided to fight back harder. They also captured 335 French soldiers,

4.-he was too good to exist! He always tried to be on good terms with others and it didn't matter if you borrowed money from him and didn't pay him back, he was fine with that (he was also very unattached to money lmao).

5.- He had a good sense of humour, before meeting his future aide-de-camp, Denis Davydov, he had heard that Denis had written a poem making fun of his aquiline nose.

When they finally met, Denis was a little nervous about being in front of Bagration because of his joke, and Pyotr points at the hussar with "this is the one who made fun of my nose" but Denis quickly responds by saying that it is a compliment and that he would like to have a nose like Pyotr's (?

I don't really remember Denis' response, but it was something like that and that was the beginning of a nice friendship. Denis continued with his jokes and on one occasion he told Bag "That the enemy was very close to their noses", to which Pyotr replies that "if it's in mine, we have time for breakfast, if it's in yours, we have to hurry!"

6.- unfortunately he spent a lot on dinners to maintain his status, on his table there were always treats for others but he didn't even have a fixed place to live. He was very modest and his motto was "Everything for others, nothing for yourself", he often ate in the same cauldron as his soldiers and I like to think that when his soldiers were feeding, Bag appears with a cup of food and decides to walk around the place to check that everyone is eating but finds one soldier bothering another soldier to eat together, so Bag proceeds to hand his cup of food to that soldier hehehe.

7.- outgoing, he had his own lounge and many people came there. He was a hospitable and generous host, he was quite an interesting and entertaining interlocutor, he liked to talk about his experiences in the, if I remember correctly, Italian wiwiwi campaigns.

And here is Yermolov's description of him on the subject:

"Prince Bagration had envious enemies, but, with a subtle and flexible mind, he made strong connections at court. Charming and affable, he maintained good relations with his peers. Attentive: he rewarded his subordinates and idolised them, delighted in their manners, it was not difficult to take advantage of his credulity, but only in matters little known to him.

8. He met Murat and Lannes in person for a false armistice. Pyotr was able to cajole Murat so well with compliments that Murat, cajoled by the Russian general, willingly accepted the armistice while Lannes wanted to fight lmao, and then they were invited to a dinner.

Jean and Pyotr chatted for a while over a glass of mulled wine, all that is known of the talk is that Jean told him that "if the command had been in my hands, we would already be fighting".

9.- he is described as an ugly man and many biographers have done so, which is wrong. Why, look at his portrait by George Dawe! Are you going to deny me that he looks beautiful there? It reminds me that Louis Alexandre had called him ugly and black because of his marriage to Catherine, but he is the real ugly one! Just look up Louis' portrait and you will see the truth!

And here is a description of Pyotr's physique yippieee:

10.- He was like an inexperienced and innocent adolescent in matters of love, he was shy and did not know how to insinuate himself or deal with female affection because he was not used to it, that's why he was always reserved with his feelings about Catherine (who pursued him only with the malice of conquering and abandoning him, everything ended badly) until Paul I arrived and made a disaster that marked Bag for life.

11.- their Marriage was an absolute failure. Bag satisfied the whims of his wife Catherine in order to win her affection, but it was in vain and some time later she left Russia and began to be disloyal to Bag. Pyotr always defended her because he said it was a husband's duty, and he always sent Catherine money when she asked for it, even though it would mean running out of money and carrying a debt until his death :(

That aside, he was quite faithful and respectful, anyone in his place would have told Catherine to go fuck herself and do what she did, be unfaithful, but still he never did, except for Alexander I's sister Ekaterina.

They kept up a correspondence and romantic walks, she even flirted with him, but this was not to the royal family's liking and they were quickly driven away.

In another universe they end up together, I know they do.

Besides the fact that Bag is the kind of loving and lovable man in a romantic relationship who would spoil and protect his partner without a thought, I would have loved to be his wife 😔.

12.- in Borodin he was severely wounded and with time his wound was getting worse, but still he was active and cared more for others. He looked calm about his future death and intense pains, never complained and was not afraid of dying. His last days he drank wine for thirst and to cope with the pain, until the agony came and took him away from this world....

Well, there's more but I've forgotten some parts! I'm also still researching but please vote for Bagration! He deserves it, he's my pookie bear, I love him so much!

Art made by @galakteon meow meow

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[aurevoirmonty]

Parmi les adversaires de l’armée napoléonienne, les soldats du tsar ont été les plus coriaces. Ne disait-on pas à l’époque : « Il ne suffit pas de tuer un Russe, il faut encore le pousser pour qu’il tombe » ? Ces hommes de fer ont été commandés par une pléiade de généraux braves et talentueux, dont certains n’avaient rien à envier aux maréchaux de Napoléon. Ce livre brosse le portrait des plus célèbres d’entre eux : Barclay de Tolly, Koutouzov, Bagration, Bennigsen mais aussi de quelques autres moins connus en France : Platov, le redoutable chef des Cosaques, Yermolov, « la plus mauvaise langue de l’armée », les frères Toutchkov, exemple typique d’une dynastie militaire, ou bien encore Miloradovitch, « le Murat russe ». Lors du passage éprouvant des Alpes, sur les champs de bataille d’Austerlitz et de Friedland, dans la fournaise de la Moskova, au milieu des glaces finlandaises ou sous les murs de Paris, ils ont été les acteurs majeurs des guerres européennes.

[allyngibson]

I don't think Nikolenka gets exiled to Siberia.

Oh, he's very definitely of the Decembrist mind, but I think he's probably down in the Caucasuses in the army with Yermolov and probably Dolokhov. And Yermolov was protective of the Decembrist sympthatizers in his ranks, telling them to destroy any correspondence that would implicate them.

I think Nikolenka is the author, within the book of War & Peace, of War & Peace. And I think Tolstoy tells so (or at least strongly implies) on several occasions, notably when Andrei is dying. But, more basically, the book *begins* with Nikolenka; Lise is pregnant with him at Anna Pavlovn'a soiree, and it also ends with him. The people I think get exiled: Pierre & Natasha, Denisov (and probably a wife he hadn't yet met when the book ends), Boris & Julie.

what if you were MARRIED but you didn't like your WIFE so you went to WAR and you met NAPOLEON but you were busy thinking about the SKY and your family thought you were DEAD but you WEREN'T and you got home just in time to see your wife DIE IN CHILDBIRTH. what if you fell in love with a TEENAGER but you left her ALONE for a year because of your EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS and she CHEATED on you with a guy she met at the OPERA and then you DIED in the WAR. what if you were DEPRESSED but then you saw a TREE

[michel-feuilly]

Aleksey Yermolov

Collaboration with my friend from NapoleonicAsk

[moviesandmania]

DARK SPELL (2021) Preview of Russian horror with trailee

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Dark Spell is a 2021 Russian supernatural horror film about a spurned young wife who uses a spell to bring back her husband to her. The Central Partnership Productions-Iney Productions-QS Films co-production stars Yana Yenzhayeva, Konstantin Beloshapka, Ilya Yermolov, Varvara Borodina, Igor Khripunov, Sabina Akhmedova and Kristina Marandy. Plot: Zhenya, a young wife and mother, is heartbroken…

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A student of the General Yermolov Cadet School poses for a picture before boarding a plane as she takes part in a parachute jumping exercise at an airfield in the village of Novomaryevskaya outside Stavropol, Russia Credit: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

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Feitiço das Trevas

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[count-lero]

Love that incredible painting very much, even though certain things in depiction of uniforms, for example, seem a little bit of! It’s overall grandeur and attention to details are superb anyway. ✨

It also turns out that this canvas was originally created by Russian artist! I was able to find several references to his work in our segment of the Internet. The artist’s name is Sergey Troshin. :)

However, it was rather obvious in the first place because of how closely resembles Troshin’s portrayal of famous Russian generals - Alexei Petrovich Yermoloff and Michail Bogdanovich Barclay de Tolly (who was at the time supreme commander of all Russian contingent in the allied army; tsar Alexander also rewarded him with the field marshal’s baton due to the successful Siege of Paris) - their original portraits made by George Dawe for the Military gallery of the Winter Palace in Saint-Petersburg.

Besides, I’d love to add a few more pictures with the same theme - the Entrance of the Allied forces into Paris on the 31st of March 1814.

Alexander is as glorious as ever, meanwhile king Friedrich Wilhelm III and prince Schwarzenberg are just 😑😑

And here is one more interesting depiction, as not tsar Alexander but field-marshal Schwarzenberg in all his glory suddenly becomes the centre of attention! 🇦🇹

Allied army entering Paris in 1814, Tsar Alexander, King of Prussia and Austrian Field Marshal Schwarzenberg at the head (by unknown)

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[lightdancer1]

To believe this you have to literally forget the Ukraine War is still very much a thing:

That same war where Russia's engaged in the same savagery it has since Stroganov and Yermolov brought its brand of 'civilization' to the Asians who aren't Asian enough to register to anyone but the people suffering the iron fist of Muscovy, flattening Ukrainian cities for the Hell of it and has shown the same brutal stupidity as its WWI counterpart and that if it kills enough of its own people and foreign mercenaries it can bleed another army white and 'win' if those guys don't get all the help they can get.

A major European war is very much happening right now. Does anyone really think there's a unified mass of support for Ukraine and that people like Orban, Trump and the US Republican Party, the German political leadership collectively, and hammer and sickle motherfuckers inhaling the corpse gas of Stalin's bloated carcass don't form the global Russia lobby?

People like this need to realize there's an entire world beyond the Gaza Strip.

[shimyereh]

So I know English has a pattern of creating an intervocalic /v/ when words ending in certain vowel sounds take a suffix starting with a vowel. For example:

(Doctor) Who + -ian --> Whovian

Marlowe + -ian --> Marlovian

Shaw + -ian --> Shavian

See this post with additional commentary from @animate-mush. I’m realizing all the examples we came up with there were from proper nouns — including my (possibly-invented) “Hangzhouvian”.

Anyway! I just found an example of the same thing happening in Russian! Also with a proper noun, and an English one at that. The English painter George Dawe, who visited Petersburg in the early 19th c. and painted many portraits of Russian officers and statesmen, has his name transliterated into Cyrillic as: Доу/Dou. The Russian Wikipedia article on Dawe treats his name as an undeclinable noun. That’s what I would have expected; it’s not a standard masculine ending.

But Pushkin declines Dawe’s name! Right at the top of the first chapter of Journey to Erzurum (Pushkin’s travelogue about his second trip to the Caucasus), there’s a mention of a portrait painted by Dawe, using the instrumental form: Довом/Dovom.

Ермолов принял меня с обыкновенной своей любезностию. С первого взгляда я не нашел в нем ни малейшего сходства с его портретами, писанными обыкновенно профилем. Лицо круглое, огненные, серые глаза, седые волосы дыбом. Голова тигра на Геркулесовом торсе. Улыбка неприятная, потому что не естественна. Когда же он задумывается и хмурится, то он становится прекрасен и разительно напоминает поэтический портрет, писанный Довом.

[Yermolov received me with his usual courtesy. At first glance I found not the least resemblance to his portraits, typically done in profile. A round face, fiery gray eyes, grizzled hair standing on end. The head of a tiger on the torso of Hercules. A smile unpleasant because it is unnatural. But when he scowls pensively, then he is handsome and strikingly recalls the poetic portrait done by Dawe.]

[manganic-malaria]

Процесс о трех миллионах (The Three Million Trial), 1926