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Tatiana to Fenris
She walked into the crypt, letting out a sigh as she stepped over a puddle of blood. “I think Vlad should’ve spent more time with you, Fenris,” there was a small click of her tongue, “And why exactly do you insist on living like this?” She looked around them. Considering who she was as a human, this wasn’t exactly a setting she cared much for. “One of these days, мой дорогой*, I’m going to show you how to live,” she looked away from him and at the mess he had clearly recently made.
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⭐ ( gimme all of u i’m greedy ty x )
send a ⭐ for muses i would be interested in throwing at yours / potential muse combinations.
madison montgomery & john bender - just because of the attitudes and how potentially toxic they would be.
alex russo & michael moscovitz - i just think they would absolutely vibe. they're both so chill. he can play some music and she can do whatever she wants.
aurora renaud & jack skellington - i'm imagining aurora wandering into the feywilds and ending up stumbling upon jack, who is also lost in there lmao.
verna & omen lancaster - omen is a witch and a wanderer who helps creatures and monsters where needed. it's giving kind of opposites vibes, but they'd have a mutual respect i think.
addison montgomery & mateo rivera - mateo is my ga oc who starts as an intern at the hospital and obviously moves up from there. he's an ex con, so everyone either is scared of him or whispers about him. maybe he can work with addison and she can see he's not bad.
stu macher & any of your scream muses - i have verses where he survived, so we can work with a bunch of stuff.
carlisle cullen & joyce byers - doctor moves to the small down several years ago to help out. he's probably seen the boys come through his clinic a lot and he's grown fond of joyce. he wants to help where he can.
taissa turner & natalie scatorccio - with tai paying for nat's rehab, i would just love to see their dynamic more. also when they're teens.
tatiana vasiliev & genevieve belmont - both vampires. gen is on the run and is hiding out in a poppy house / vampire lounge, so maybe tatiana can frequent there or go there for information or something.
sydney kaiser & cain fahey - can be rival assassins, or she can meet him after he goes rogue. or she can even be the one sent after him when he goes rogue.
ra mi young & rick grimes or joel miller - love me some apocalypse things, so i'm down for either ra mi young being the doctor in rick's group, or her tagging along with joel / ellie or even meeting her where tommy is.
ares asare & john wick - i didn't see any information for ares, but i'm sure there's a ton of potential.
johanna avery & dana polk or daniel le domas - take your pick of my final girl or my final boy. they can bond or hate each other. and perhaps get into another horror Together.
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Tatiana Nikolaevna’s diary, 2nd/15th January 1913
“In the morning [we] four with Papa and Aunt Olga went to obednya at the lower regimental church. Father Alexander Vasiliev did the service, [he is] our teacher. Towards the end of obednya was moleben. Returned home, had breakfast together and also [with] Aunt Ksenia and Irina. Mama is in her [room] as she has a headache and heartache. In the afternoon [we] four with Papa, Aunt Olga and Irina went out for a walk. A. Ksenia left for home. We walked around our garden to Bablovo, then walked around the lake to the big church and back. A. Olga left for home. Olga, Irina and I sat together and talked. At 4 1/2 went downstairs to have tea with Papa and Mama. Stayed downstairs until 6 o’cl. Then went upstairs. Again sat with Irina and pasted in my album, then read. Sat with Mama, Olga and Anya and worked. At 10 o’cl. went to bed.”
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Meduza: Russian officials arm-wrestle to propose the perfect punishment for ‘traitors’
The competition among prominent Russian political figures to out-patriot each other escalated to new heights over the weekend. There were at least two separate scandals that led to senior state officials threatening supposed “traitors” with a violent execution.
The more isolated incident involves Kursk regional parliament deputy Maxim Vasiliev and his wife, Kursk city councilwoman Svetlana Vasilieva, who vacationed over New Year’s in Mexico, whence the couple shared a video of Maxim drinking alcohol and celebrating in Spanish. After the footage circulated online for a few days, Kursk Governor Roman Starovoyt announced his anger and urged Vasiliev’s colleagues to investigate his behavior, suggesting that voters would likely punish him in the next elections. Speaking more directly, United Russia General Secretary and Senator Andrey Turchak called the Vasilievs “shit” and wondered aloud if “Wagner’s sledgehammer” would be needed to persuade them to resign from their positions. For his part, Maxim Vasiliev told the newspaper Kommersant that his Mexico video was meant for friends and family, not the general public, and was thus taken out of context.
Meanwhile, journalists at Mozhem Obyasnit used FlightRadar to track private jets tied to Russian state officials, learning that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov flew to Dubai, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov vacationed in Istanbul, and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov relaxed in the Maldives over the New Year’s holidays.
One more thing: also over the weekend, Governor Starovoyt posted his own video showing him enduring a macho week in a local bootcamp run by the Wagner private military company. According to political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya, Starovoyt’s bootcamp visit boosts the “horizontal” networking resources of Evgeny Prigozhin, Wagner PMC’s nominal owner, who she says has been trying to level up from a mere businessman to a major political player with real clout.
The other controversy that resonated even more loudly in Russia over the weekend began with actor Artur Smolyaninov telling the newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe that he’d fight on Ukraine’s side if forced to join the war. (Ironically, Smolyaninov is best known for starring in the Russian war film “9th Company.”) Federal investigators in Russia are now under orders to open a felony case against Smolyaninov.
Following the interview, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and increasingly unhinged blogger Dmitry Medvedev alluded on his Telegram channel to “renewed discussions about traitors” and suggested that Russia should respond “either ‘by the law’ or ‘by justice.’” Medvedev then explained that “special wartime rules” could be introduced “if the law does not work or does not achieve its purpose.” Citing Smolyaninov’s comments, State Duma deputy and television propagandist Evgeny Popov later suggested adopting legislation that would annul the passports of Russians whose “speech threatens the state.”
In a rare public show of disagreement, Federation Council Constitutional Legislation Committee Chairman Andrey Klishas objected to both Medvedev’s and Popov’s suggestions, describing the latter as “competing with Ukraine to violate the rights of your own citizens” and the former as premature without martial law formally adopted by the State Duma and signed by President Putin. State Duma Defense Committee Deputy Chairman Yuri Shvytkin and State Duma Security Committee Deputy Chairman Ernest Valeev later supported Klishas’ remarks.
The next day, an adviser to the acting head of the self-declared “Donetsk People’s Republic” told the state news agency RIA Novosti that Russia must resurrect the Stalin-era “SMERSH” (Death to Spies) counter-intelligence agencies that policed the USSR’s “subversive elements.” State Duma Defense Committee member Andrey Gurulev promptly endorsed this idea, stressing that SMERSH is especially needed in the four recently annexed regions of Ukraine, where there are “a bunch of spies, hiding scouts, and so on.”
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Dear mutuals, followers, others,
Honestly fandom has changed so much since I first joined in 2007 and there’s somethings that I need to get off my chest.
First of all, the comment option destroyed the reblog option. We’re living in a Like and comment, instead of reblog- culture now. Reblogging used to be the only way of sharing your opinion (in the tags). You didn’t get the chance to comment on something, without having to reblog it. I used to not only get a surge of happiness when someone reblogged my post, but I also always looked forward to reading their tags/opinion/freakout/... So can we try as a community to both comment and reblog? Especially for my artist friends on here, who heavily rely on you just clicking that button.
Secondly I used to headcanon in the OB and Clexa fandom and there was a huge feeling of community, coming together with ideas about the show, discussing characters, figuring out hidden clues, random screaming, sometimes being critical of certain decisions,.. but the last two years I’ve been posting possible outcomes, critical analysis,... (based on nothing but a feel) in the LOT and KE fandom, and either people tell you that “you can’t judge an episode before the whole season has ended”, “someone already said that on a different app/forum somewhere sometime” or they come condescendingly proud with a spoiler they somehow got somewhere. Look my dude, there is nothing cool about coming into my headcanon and SPOILING something for the rest of us, even though you think this makes you look intelligent.
At last, apparently everything on this shitpost app now has to be taken seriously? I made a funny post about how a certain psycho assassin sure cries a lot and someone came into my DM with a condescending psychoanalysis of this assassin with I kid you not, Wikipedia links, explaining why they ObviOuslY would cry?? Like, I have a bachelor’s degree in sociology, one in criminology and a master’s in criminological sciences. I know my dude, I was just you know joking/relaxing on this shitpost/meme app??
Honestly, might be just me, might be getting old but this is just getting to the point where I don’t even want to post anything anymore. And people have been asking where I was for the last KE episode so wanted to explain myself a bit, maybe create some boundaries? I appreciate you sharing your ideas on my post, but do it kindly and spoiler free, maybe even you know reblog, tag, show some respect in the meantime?
Lots of love and see you next time my crazy bunch.
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Chapters: 9/?
Fandom: Killing Eve (TV 2018)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage
Relationships: Eve Polastri/Villanelle | Oksana Astankova, Anna Leonova/Villanelle | Oksana Astankova, Villanelle | Oksana Astankova/OFC, Nadia Kadomtseva/Villanelle | Oksana Astankova
Characters: Eve Polastri, Villanelle | Oksana Astankova, multiple OCs, Anna Leonova, Konstantin Vasiliev, Dasha (Killing Eve), Tatiana Astankova, Oksana's Dad, Pyotr Astankov, Paul (Killing Eve), Nadia Kadomtseva
Additional Tags: tw: child abuse, TW: underage, the underage will not be too graphic but it is necessary for the story's development, the child abuse is mostly emotional with a bit of physical which is hinted at in canon, TW: underage violence, graphic depictions of violence that may be disturbing, there are warnings all over the place for this fic, read the summary, will update tags as I go but wanted to get all the triggers listed ahead of time, we have poison making, we have non-sexual choking which provokes later masturbation, TW: more graphic depictions of violence, TW: mention of incest that did not actually happen, TW: use of drugs to incapacitate people, TW: double homicide
Summary:
Hi all. This is very different from the things I have written before, and a lot of this has been difficult to write, but I wanted to get into Villanelle's head from the beginning. There are many triggers in this story, including emotional and physical child abuse and neglect, graphic descriptions of violence (brief but multiple) that may bother some people, and there will be underage sex though I will not get graphic with that.
This is basically a look at Villanelle from the time she was born until we see her on the screen, and when she reaches canon, I will introduce Eve and the MI6 team. This will be an Eve/Villanelle fic eventually, that is the end game, it will just be... different. I can't jump easily into Villanelle's head, so I backtracked and we will see how this goes.
Please take the warnings seriously... I do not want anyone blindsided.
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𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 to all who’ve showed interest &. applied thus far, as a roleplay cannot get this far without your dedication, after all ! i was blown away by the amount of applications received, and due to that, complied them into a mass acceptance post found beneath the cut. i’m looking forward to both speaking &. plotting with each of you tomorrow ( bear with me while all pages are properly updated ) — welcome to dogs of war ! please review our checklist and report to the bratva within the next twenty - four hours.
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , KAZIMIR SKUTNIK, the OBSCHAK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that he is originally from BUDAPEST, HUNGARY ; perhaps it’s BEING TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE WAR that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to MANNY MONTANA. the THIRTY-TWO year old CIS MALE was PERSPICACIOUS &. AFFABLE before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become EGOCENTRIC &. CONDESCENDING. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of A TRAITOR TETHERED TO LOYALTY BY BLOOD AND GOLD; INTIMIDATING ASCENDENCY, FORGING WORDS AS COLD AS A DAGGER’S STEEL BLADE BETWEEN A SHARP TOOTHED SMILE ; A VAGUE ACCENT WHICH HAILS NO DISCERNIBLE REGION; A DEEP LONELINESS BURIED BENEATH AVARICE AND SADISM. ( VJ, 27, est/gmt-5, he/they. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , ALEKSANDR IVANOV , the SOVIETNIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that he is originally from MOSCOW ; perhaps it’s AN INNATE &. SELF - SERVING NEED TO SURVIVE that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to RICHARD MADDEN . the THIRTY FIVE year old CIS MAN was CHARMING &. FORGIVING before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become DUPLICITOUS &. SHREWD. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of a smile that doesn’t sit quite right with you, all teeth and no warmth; oaths made and oaths broken; a hand around the wrist, neither pushing nor pulling, but always there, a persistent warning; an eye for an eye makes one man blind . ( julie, 21, mst, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , KHRISTINA VASILIEV , the MEDIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that she is originally from ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s THE DEATHS OF HER PARENTS that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to ANYA CHALOTRA . the TWENTY-FIVE year old CISFEMALE was CLEVER &. INDEPENDENT before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become CYNICAL &. VINDICTIVE. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of QUICK MATH EQUATIONS DONE IN HER HEAD, A STOLEN WATCH SNUGGLED INTO HER POCKET, THE TAPPING OF DELICATE FINGERS TO STAVE OFF PICKING UP A CIGARETTE, STRONG CUPS OF COFFEE, & THE MEMORIES OF FIRE LICKING AT HER FINGERTIPS . ( alyssa, twenty-two, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , TATIANA HENNESSEY , the BARMAID is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is are originally from DUBLIN, IRELAND ; perhaps it’s TO CARE FOR HER AILING GRANDMOTHER that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to SARAH GADON . the TWENTY-NINE year old CISFEMALE was KINDHEARTED &. ADAPTABLE before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become REACTIVE &. CLOSED-OFF. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of the humming of irish drinking songs while working, curse words muttered in russian under her breath, the faintest smell of vanilla, old letters tucked in a hidden box, & a single ray of light pouring into a dark church . ( alyssa, twenty-two, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , AMARINE BERGER , the MECHANIC is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from MONTPELLIER, FRANCE ; perhaps it’s AN ACHE FOR THE UNCONVENTIONAL AND UNKNOWN that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to ALICIA VIKANDER . the THIRTY year old FEMALE was DARING &. MOTIVATED before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become SUSPICIOUS &. FLIPPANT. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of BRIGHT, FLINTY EYES, WHITE KNUCKLES FISTED ‘ROUND A WRENCH, A BULLDOGGISH TENACITY AND DISDAIN FOR THE SOCIETY THAT BORE YOU. ( meg, 26, PST, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , LEONA DEL ROSARIO , the OWNER OF THE NIGHTINGALE is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from BOHOL , PHILIPPINES ; perhaps it’s WANTING TO ESCAPE YOUR PAST that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to SHAY MITCHELL . the THIRTY year old CISWOMAN was LIVELY &. ZEALOUS before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become PROFLIGATE &. ACQUISITIVE rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of CHILDISH LAUGHTER ECHOING THROUGH THE CORRIDORS OF A NOW EMPTY THEATER , A COLLECTION OF FANCY DRESSES BROUGHT WITH YOUR FATHERS DIRTY MONEY , A PRETTY GOLDEN LOCKET ALWAYS SECURED AROUND YOUR NECK THAT HOLDS TOO MANY MEMORIES , THE LINGERING SMELL OF PERFUME AND CIGARETTES LEFT WHEREVER YOU GO , BATTING YOUR LASHES AND SENDING SULTRY SMILES TO GET YOUR WAY , & RED LIPSTICK KISSES ON OLD VANITY MIRRORS. ( nina, 20+, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , YURY LENKOV , the FIGHTER AT THE DEN is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that he is originally from KASIMOV, RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s THE NEED TO EARN MONEY, AND PERHAPS MAKE SOMETHING OF HIMSELF that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to WOLFGANG NOVOGRATZ . the TWENTY-TWO year old MALE was FRIENDLY &. ENTHUSIASTIC before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become REPRESSED &. NAIVE. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of ROUGH, BLOODY HANDS WRAPPED IN BOXING TAPE THAT CONTRAST YOUR SOFT, GENTLE BEATING HEART ; SEWING UP YOUR WORN OUT, THREADBARE CLOTHES LIKE YOUR MOTHER ALWAYS TAUGHT YOU TO ; BOUNDING WITH EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY THAT GLITTERS IN THE COLD POST WAR CITY OF MOSCOW ; A DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING MORE THAN YOUR FAMILY HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO STARTING TO SEEP THROUGH INTO YOUR YEARNING HEART ; PACKING UP AND LEAVING EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER KNOWN BEFORE IS EASIER AFTER YOU END UP COMPLETELY ALONE IN THE WORLD . ( sarah, twenty-six, cst, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , KONSTANTIN ZORKIN , the MEDIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that he is originally from ABALAK ; perhaps it’s HUNTING DOWN THE REMAINING ROMANOV LINEAGE that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to LUCKY BLUE SMITH . the TWENTY THREE year old MALE was SEDULOUS &. VALOROUS before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become QUARRELSOME &. ABRASIVE. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of SINKING FINGERTIPS AGAINST MOONSPUN HAIR AS LATIN SPEWED FROM DRY LIPS; SHOVING A HANDFUL OF STRAWBERRY CANDIES INTO A DIRTY HANDKERCHIEF WHILE GASPS OF ADMIRATION PEPPERED THE BACKGROUND; COAXING SMILES AFTER SELFISH PRAYERS FOR DIVINE MERCY; THE SMELL OF RUST DISGUSED BY PEPPERMINT BEFORE THE SKIN GROWS COLD AND THE DEATH RATTLE RINGS AT MIDNIGHT; DELICATE DRAWINGS OF THE WORLD’S MOST GROTESQUE EXHIBITION . ( J, twenty six, CST, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , NATALIA SUDAYEVNA , the PRIMA BALLERINA is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from KIEV ; perhaps it’s THE KIEV OFFENSIVE that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL . the TWENTY THREE year old FEMALE was TENACIOUS &. CLEVER before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become COLD &. DISTANT. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of BLOOD ON POINTE SHOES, A BLAZING FIRE IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, SIBLINGS LOST AND FOUND AND LOST AGAIN, A NEVERENDING PIROUETTE IN A DARK THEATER, THE STING OF THE COLD . ( skye, 21, pst, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , VITALIYA YVONNE BALAKIREV , the BOYEVIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that she is originally from VORONEZH , RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s SEEKING OUT THE VOLKI TO JOIN THEM AFTER LOSING EVEYTHING that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to KAT MCNAMARA . the TWENTY FOUR year old CISWOMAN was FORTHRIGHT &. CANNY before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become VITRIOLIC &. DOGMATIC. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of WILD LOCKS JUST AS FULL AND BEAUTIFUL AS YOUR MOTHERS , THE FEELING OF A COLD METAL BLADE PRESSING AGAINST A WARM THROAT , DEAD ROSES WRAPPED ON AN OLD WEDDING BAND , LULLABIES HUMMED SOFTLY IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT AS YOU HOLD THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO YOU CLOSELY & CRIMSON DROPLETS OF BLOOD FROM SOMEONE ELSE ON THE FRESHLY FALLEN WHITE WINTER SNOW. ( nina, 20+, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , NATALYA ALEKSEVNA KHVOSTOVSKY , the HANDMAIDEN TO THE ROMANOV FAMILY BARMAID AT THE GARNIZON is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from SAINT PETERSBURG , RUSSIA MOSCOW , RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s ESCAPING TOBOLSK DAYS BEFORE THE THREE REMAINING YOUNG DUCHESSES AND THE HEIR APPARENT WERE TRANSFERRED TO YEKATERINBURG that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to LILY JAMES . the TWENTY SEVEN year old CIS WOMAN was ALTRUISTIC &. DILIGENT before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become MEEK &. GUARDED . rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of BRIGHT WHITE GOWNS TURNED A MUTED GREY BOTH FROM TRAVEL AND NERVES THAT NEVER CEASE ; ONCE DELICATE FINGERS USED FOR TYING BOWS ARE NOW RUBBED RAW BY SPILLED ALCOHOL ; BLONDE HAIR THAT HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF IT’S GOLDEN SHINE IN FAVOR OF A MEEK BROWN TO HIDE FROM A LIFE ONCE LIVED ; LETTERS THAT ARE BURNED LONG BEFORE THEY ARE SENT ; A DAMNATION AND CONDEMNATION TO A LIFE ALONE FOR NO ONE CAN KNOW WHO YOU WERE OR WHERE YOU ONCE THRIVED . ( lilah, twenty two, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , BAYEZID KUZEY , the BOYEVIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that he is originally from TRABZON , TURKEY ; perhaps it’s USING THE VOLKI’S NETWORK AND CONNECTIONS TO RECRUIT ANARCHISTS that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to DENIZ CAN AKTAŞ . the THIRTY TWO year old CIS MAN was VALIANT &. BENIGN before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become BANEFUL &. INCENDIARY . rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of THE CROW THAT SCAVENGES ROTTED , RANCID MEAT , DEVOURING WHAT THE WOLF CANNOT STOMACH ; THE DEAFENING CHORUS OF CITY DOGS BARKING AFTER THE SUN IS WANED . ( zemër, 27, eet, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , MISHKA, the STABLEHAND is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that they are originally from ZVENIGOROD; perhaps it’s REPAYING THEIR UNCLE’S DEBT TO THE VOLKI that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to BEX TAYLOR-KLAUS. the TWENTY-ONE year old NON-BINARY PERSON was DILEGENT &. SANGUINE before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become WITHDRAWN &. CREDULOUS. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of DIRT BURIED UNDER THEIR FINGERNAILS, THE CREASES OF THEIR SKIN, AND THE FIBERS OF THEIR CLOTHES | A SMALL BODY HOUSING THE MIGHT OF A MUSTANG’S HEART | AN OLD MILITARY COAT, AWKWARD AND LARGE ON THEIR FRAME, WITH FRAYED HEMS. ( VJ, 27, est/gmt-5, he/they. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , FYODOR GRIGORVICH RAKOVSKY , the MANAGER OF THE DEN is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that he is originally from MOSCOW , RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s BEING A RETIRED BOXER that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to DANIEL HENNEY . the THIRTY EIGHT year old CIS MAN was FERVENT &. PATERNAL before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become DEFENSIVE &. EXACTING . rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of A FIGHTER THAT WAS ONLY HALF SKILL , AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWMANSHIP ( NO ONE PAYS TO SEE A CLEAN KNOCK - OUT : QUICK LUNGE , ONE PUNCH , DROP ) ; THE GHOSTS OF A CATALOG OF INJURIES IN BONES THAT REFUSE TO CALM , IN A LIMP THAT MAKES OTHERS THINK THEY HAVE ANSWERS ; IMAGINE THE WEIGHT OF THE ONE THING YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO DO BEING LIFTED OFF YOUR CHEST , A SUDDEN NEED TO RELEARN HOW TO BREATHE WITHOUT IT ; UNOPENED AND UNSEEN LETTERS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR , STORIES SENT HOME NEVER HEARD ; THE CREEPING FEELING THAT YOUR MOTHER LIED ABOUT DIVINITY AND GRACE . ( quinn, twenty two, est, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , ELENA ZORKIN , the SERVER is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from YEKATERINBURG ; perhaps it’s HER SEARCH FOR HER BROTHER that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to SAOIRSE RONAN . the TWENTY ONE year old FEMALE was GENTLE &. SWEET before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become SKITTISH &. ANXIOUS. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of A GENTLE SMILE HOLDING BACK TEARS, THE WHISPER OF THE WIND IN THE TREES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, LOOKING FOR WORK IN A NEW VILLAGE EVERY WEEK, THE ECHOES OF SCREAMS IN HAUNTING DREAMS, BACKROADS THAT NEVER SEEM TO END . ( skye, 21, pst, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , EVGENIA KONSTANTINOVNA ZINOVIEVA , the SOVIETNIK of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that she is originally from VIENNA , AUSTRIA VLADIVOSTOK , RUSSIA ; perhaps it’s FLEEING FROM THE RUINS OF TWO EMPIRES THAT WOULD GLADLY SEE HER SILENCES BROKEN that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to NATASHA LIU BORDIZZO . the TWENTY FIVE year old CIS WOMAN was INTELLIGENT &. PERSPICACIOUS before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become APATHETIC &. WITHDRAWN. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of SLENDER FINGERS — GLIDING ACROSS THE SURFACE OF PRISTINE PIANO KEYS, CLAMPED OVER THE HANDLE OF A WELL-WORN BAG, SLIDING ACROSS A PASSPORT WITH ALL THE WRONG WORDS ON IT ; CRIMSON RED — THE COLOUR THE STREETS RUN IN YOUR SLEEP, SHADE OF THE RUBIES YOUR MOTHER TUCKED INTO THE HIDDEN DEPTHS OF YOUR SUITCASE, HUE THAT YOUR COMPANIONS DROWN THEMSELVES IN ; WELL SPUN AND WELL WORN LIES — THE ROLE OF WHO YOU ARE TO PLAY NOW, EACH AND EVERY LAST CALCULATED WORD THAT FALLS PAST YOUR LIPS, THE PRETENSE THAT YOU ARE ANYTHING BUT A CHILD BUILT OF THE RUINS OF EMPIRES . ( kyoto, nineteen, gmt+3, she / her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , MARIJA TATYANA KOVALEVA , the NURSE is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from YEKATERINBURG , WESTERN SIBERIA ; perhaps it’s THE KOVALEV FAMILY PATRIARCH’S PURSUIT OF DYNASTIC WEALTH that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to LAURA HARRIER . the TWENTY SEVEN year old CIS FEMALE was CONSCIENTIOUS &. MAGNANIMOUS before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become DEPRECATING &. PHLEGMATIC . rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of SUGAR COATED WORDS SPOKEN WITH THE INTENTION TO SOOTHE WHISPERED TO DYING MEN , OR , THE GIFT OF COMPASSION IS LEARNED WITHIN A FIELD HOSPITAL’S WALLS ; GRIEF HIDDEN IN TORN SEPIA PHOTOGRAPHS THAT SHOW SNAPSHOTS OF WHAT USED TO BE AND THE SUBSEQUENT ACHE FOR WHAT CAME BEFORE ; BECOMING OVERWHELMED BY THE CHILDISH YEARNING TO BE CLASPED IN THE SAFETY OF YOUR MOTHER’S ARMS ; CATEGORISING YOUR LIFE AS A SERIES OF WHAT CAME BEFORE AND WHAT CAME AFTERS ; LIPS PURSUED IN STEELY DETERMINATION AS YOU SKILFULLY SEW PEOPLE BACK TOGETHER . ( lucy , 23 , gmt , she / her . )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , SORIN LAZARESCU , the BRIGADIER of the volki is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the bratva’s rivals swear that he is originally from BUCHAREST, ROMANIA ; perhaps it’s IN SEARCH OF HIS ANONYMOUS PENPAL that brought them here . fellow members of the volki liken their resemblance to BILL SKARSGARD . the THIRTY TWO year old MALE was DISCIPLINED &. PRAGMATIC before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become NIHILISTIC &. DECEPTIVE. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of THE CRACKING OF THE RADIO RINGING LOUDER THAN STIFLED CRIES ; CURLS OF SMOKE DANCING ALONG PALE LIMBS AS THE CENSER DANCES ITS LONELY PERFORMANCE WITH EACH STEP TAKEN ; HOLDING DELICATE PAPER WITH TWO FINGERS IN ORDER TO INHALE EACH WORD AND TASTE THE WORLD THEY ESCAPED FROM ; HANDS RAISED HIGH AFTER WHAT ALMOST WAS HIS VERY LAST KISS FROM THE CROSS DRAPED SAFELY AGAINST HIS PLENDER GAP ; THE STIFFENING OF LIMBS AS HE ENTERS A ROOM, READY TO EAT THE FEARFUL . ( j , twenty six, cst, she/her. )
𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐋𝐈𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐀𝐑 , MARGARITA MAKSIMOVA , the OPERA SINGER is seen traversing the streets of moscow , but the volki swear that she is originally from PETROGRAD ; perhaps it’s SEEKING A SECOND CHANCE that brought them here . fellow residents liken their resemblance to ZHENYA KATAVA . the TWENTY-FIVE year old CIS WOMAN was CHARMING &. GENUINE before the war’s ruination , but in the aftermath have become COLD &. DISTANT. rumours throughout eastern europe have given them a reputation of HAVING THE SOFTNESS OF A DOVE, LIPS WARM AS A SHOT OF VODKA, A WISTFUL SONG PLAYING FROM ANOTHER ROOM . ( sylv, 21, gmt+1, she/her. )
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Nicholas II with his children, 1913
Left to right: Maria Nikolaevna, Olga Nikolaevna, Tatiana Nikolaevna, Alexei Nikolaevich, Nicholas II, Anastasia Nikolaevna
“At 10 1/2 [we] went to the regimental church for obednya. Otetz Alexander Vasiliev served. After [we] returned, had breakfast with Papa and Sergei T. Mama did not get up yet, because she has a severe headache and is tired. At 2 o’cl. 15 min. we four walked with Papa. Almost no snow at all, but it is 5 deg.[rees] below [zero]. At 3 1/2 o’clock Papa went to the Grand Palace to receive the escort and diplomats, while we went to see Countess Hendrikova. Sat with her for a while, and then went to [see] Aunt Mops, and from there to Anya's. N.P. was there. We had tea all together, it was awfully cozy.
Returned at 5 o’cl.[ock], Mama was lying down on the sofa in her study. It was very dark there and I think she was sleeping. Papa returned after 5 o’cl. and we had tea together. He went to Grandmama’s in Petersburg for dinner. We four had dinner with Anya and Mama in the mauve room. She still has a headache, and heart No. 2. After dinner she was lying down on the sofa there, and we sat near by on the floor and worked. Prayed with Alexei as usual at 8 o’cl. Went to bed at 10 o’cl. The year started out well – no one knows how it will end. Oh Lord, save Papa, Mama and all.”
- Olga’s diary, 1st/14th January 1913
“In the morning we four drove to obednya at the upper regimental church with Papa. Batushka gave a very good service. Had breakfast together with Papa and Sergei. Mama was in bed with a very severe headache. We four walked around our garden with Papa. Returned, changed and the four of us alone went to Countess Hendrikova. She was lying down in bed in the bedroom. We sat there for a little while, then from there to Aunt Evgenia Maksimilianovna’s, from there to Anya’s, Nik.[olai] Pav.[lovich] Sablin was there. There we had tea for a little while, then, when we were leaving on the train we ran into an officer from Mama’s Crimean regiment who taught at the Cavalier Guard School. I was very glad to see N.P.
At this time Papa is at the Grand Palace receiving the suite and diplomats. Had tea with Papa and Mama. Mama got out [of bed] and is lying down on the sofa. Later went to the hall with Alexei, where he slid down the hill with Derevenko’s sons. Then went upstairs where I sat with the sisters. They worked and I read to myself. The, had dinner with Mama, the sisters, and Anya. Papa went to Grandmama’s in Petersburg. After dinner sat and read. At 10 o’cl. Olga and I went to bed.”
- Tatiana’s diary, 1st/14th January
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Russian Names
Russian names are honestly so interesting, and Russian naming culture is very different from the rest of the world. So here we are today to break it down:
The Full Name
Russian names are styled similarly to American names, in the sense that they both have a first-middle-last structure. Russian names are styled as: Given Name – Patronymic – Family Name. Now, first let’s break down each of these names before getting into how to call one another.
Given Name
Common Male Names - Mikhail, Dmitri, Daniil, Kiriil, Andrei, Egor, Nikita, Alexei, Ilya, Roman, Yaroslav, Vladimir, Sergei, Nikolai, Petyr, Ivan
Common Female Names - Alexandra, Alina, Alisa, Alyona, Anastasia, Anna, Vera, Veronika, Viktoria, Daria, Evgenia, Ekaterina, Elizaveta, Elena, Inna, Ksenia, Lidia, Lyubov, Maria, Maya, Olga, Polina, Sofia, Svetlana, Tatiana, Yulia
Given names are usually reduced to diminutives. Diminutives are shorter “nicknames” given affectionately. Common ones include: Anastasia --> Nastya, Maria --> Masha, Alexander/dra --> Sasha, Dmitri --> Dima. Can’t see much of a pattern? Well that’s because there kind of isn’t one. A loosely applied rule says to add -sha to the first syllable of a name (Ma[ria] --> Masha, Da[ria] --> Dasha, Mi[khail] --> Misha, Pa[vel] --> Pasha). Some add -a or -ya to a certain part of the name (Vic[toria] --> Vika, Pyot[r]--> Petya). Some names don’t even have diminutives (Vera, Nikita, Maxim). Usually there is a chain of names given to a certain given name, here is an example:
Alexander - Sasha - Sashura - Shura
Here is a list of common names and their diminutives:
- Alexander/Alexandra - Sasha
- Anastasia - Nastasia, Nastya
- Anna - Anya
- Veronika - Nika
- Viktoria - Vika
- Daria - Dasha
- Dmitri - Dima
- Evgenia/Evgeni - Zhenya
- Ekaterina - Katya
- Elizaveta - Liza
- Elena - Lena, Lenok
- Ksenia - Ksusha
- Maria - Masha
- Mikhail - Misha
- Petyr - Petya
- Polina - Polya
- Sofia - Sonya
There are even more affectionate names, given usually by friends or loved ones. For example, Maria could become Mashenka and Nikolai becomes Nikolushka or Nikolenka. These forms are generally derived by adding one of these varrious suffixes - -ochk-, -echk-, -onyk-, -enyk-, -ushk-, -yushk-, -yush-, -yash-, -ul-, -ush-, -un-, -us-, -k-, -ik (etc) - to the given name of diminutive.
Other Notes: Alena and Alyona can be the same name (see: Alena Kostornaia/Alyona Kostornaya), if Alena is spelled Alëna in the cryllic. Alena is the way of spelling in English, but the correct pronunciation is A-li-o-na. I and Y can sometimes be interchangeable. For example, Sonya can also be spelled as Sonia.
Patronymic
Patronymics are sort of like the “middle names” used in America, however, they are derived from the father’s given name. For example in these names – Avdotia Romanovna, Rodion Romanovich - the second name (Romanovna, Romanovich) is the patronymic. Siblings would share a patronymic (with variations between male and female) as they have the same father.
Females add -ovna, -evna or -ichna to their father’s given name and males add -ovich, -evich or -ich to their father’s given name. For the examples shown above, the father’s name is Roman, and the female (Avdotia) adds -ovna making Romanovna, and the male (Rodion) adds -ovich making Romanovich. For a name like Dmitri, the female would be Dmitrievna, and the male would be Dmitrievich. For masculine names ending in a vowel, such as Ilya or Foma, when they are used as a base for patronymic, the corresponding endings are -ich (for men) and -inichna (for women). Patronymics can be further shortened like Andreich instead of Andreevich or Kirilych instead of Kiriilovich. These are typically seen in informal speech.
If the father’s name is not known, then the mother can create the patronymic she wishes to give.
Family Name
Common suffixes for Russian names are -ov, -yev, -sky, and -ko, -uk, -ych, -in.
Family names can differ by gender. Females usually add -a to their family name (Karenin à Karenina, Pavlov à Pavlova) or -aya (Oblonsky à Oblonskaya, Shcherbatsky à Shcherbatskaya). Only family names with neutral grammatical gender stay the same (such as -ko, Elizaveta Shilenko). Once married, females usually adopt the family name of their husband. (Anna Oblonskaya becomes Anna Karenina once marrying Karenin).
Common last names in Russia are: Ivanov, Smirnov, Kuznetsov, Popov, Vasiliev, Petrov, Dmitriev, Kuzmin, Alexandrov. As seen, commonly, last names in Russian end in -ov.
Forms of Address
The three-name format is typically only used in legal documents. If the three-name is spoken aloud, typically the family name comes first (Raskolnikov Rodion Romanovich).
The formal format is the Given Name - Patronymic format. This is used by students to teachers and is the official way to communicate. Using this form may convey the speaker’s respect for the recipient. Teachers may call their students by just their family name, though otherwise, it is used very rarely.
In informal communication, typically only the first name, and/or diminutive is used. In rural areas, people may use just the patronymic amongst themselves.
Notes: In competition and when referring to them in other parts of the world, typically we only acknowledge the given name and family name. (Alina Zagitova, no care for the patronymic [Ilnazovna]).
Citations - Wikipedia (Eastern Slavic naming customs, Russian given name), War and Peace (translated by Pevear and Volokhonsky) introduction of principal characters. Crime and Punishment (Signet Classics) Translator’s Note Goldenskate forums. (No this is not a joke, these are my actual citations)
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Favorite ballets/productions? Dancers (past and present)?
Past: Vladimir Vasiliev, Manuel Legris, Ekaterina Maximova, Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ulyana Lopatkina, Dominique Khalfouni, Sylvie Guillem, Gelsey Kirkland, Natalia Bessmertnova, Yvette Chauviré, Galina Mezentseva, Laurent Hilaire, Vyacheslav Gordeev, Alla Osipenko, Irina Kolpakova, Svetlana Beriosova, Nadezdha Pavolva, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Nina Timofeyeva, Tatiana Terekhova, Yuri Vladimirov, Rudolf Nureyev, Moira Shearer, Carla Fracci, Alessandra Ferri, Natalia Makarova, Virginia Johnson, Anthony Dowell, Denys Ganio, Erik Bruhn, Arthur Mitchell, Nadia Nerina, Maria Tallchief, Noëlla Pontois, Ghislaine Thesmar, Elizabeth Platel.
Present: Mathieu Ganio, Karl Paquette, Edward Watson, Nina Kaptsova, Vladislav Lantratov, Evgenia Obraztsova, Natalia Osipova, Olesya Novikova, Svetlana Lunkina, Diana Vishneva, Ekaterina Krysanova, Kimin Kim, Vladimir Shklyarov, Viktoria Tereshkina, Francesca Hayward, Lucia Lacarra.
Favorite Ballets (Productions): Giselle (Paris Opera, Peter Wright), Don Quixote (Grigorovich), Dances at a Gathering, La Sylphide (Lacotte reconstruction), Sylvia (Ashton), Apollo, Symphony in C, Agon, Jewels, Le Parc, Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, Eugene Onegin, Paquita (Lacotte rec.), Other Dances, Infra, Woolf Works, Le Corsaire (Ratmansky/Burlaka rec.), La Dame aux Camélias, Manon, Symphonic Variations, The Nutcracker (Grigorovich/Wright - in spite of many growing tired of it/disliking it, I still cherish this ballet for being what sparked my undying love for ballet and music at a very early age).
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Tatiana to Vlad
“I think we should go to the burlesque club tonight,” the vampire spoke from her position on the daybed next to his chair, “I’ve wanted one of those dancers since the masquerade.” Of course, it was the heart of werewolf territory, guarded by werewolves and mostly staffed by them too. Even if the Gray wasn’t there, one of his dancers was a beta. It would be quite the delicate thing to hunt there, which made it sound all the more fun. While she didn’t wish to vex her dear, beloved alpha - hunting in vampire territory was just far too easy most of the time. “But if you don’t wish to join me, I could always call on Luna,” she turned to him with a small smirk starting to grow on her lips, “She’s been dying to take your sweet, little Freya out.”
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( sc. ) stirring a teaspoon in her cup with delicacy, she tapped it once on the lip before raising to her own. tasting the tea she'd made, tatiana hummed low in her throat as she turned a small smile on @charmsurvive - " tea here is shit, but then, most of it is unless you import it. " her accent is strong, despite being raised in america since she was ten. her english otherwise perfect, the russian brogue she'd grown up with too engrained to shake completely. tati shrugged dismissively, small talk not a forte she possessed. striding back to wendy, tati reclaimed her armchair, curling into the corner with her heels kicked off, cross-legged with her feet tucked under her. gesturing with one hand, she blew carefully on the cup to cool it. " my apologies, i interrupted - you were saying ? something about, territories and a . . . what was it ? a collaborative endeavour ? "
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1916 Diary of Maria Nikolaevna
January {part 1 of 2}
1/14. Friday.
In the morning [we] were at Obednya 1. [We] 5 2 had breakfast and Mama was lying down in bed, heart n°2 3. In the afternoon, [I] was with A[nastasia] in our infirmary. [We] 4 drank tea with Anya 4 near Mama’s bed. Read. [We] 4 5 had dinner. After dinner, Mama went into her cabinet and lay down on the couch. Anya was here. Lilies of the valley from Kiki6.
2/15. Saturday.
In the morning was with A[nastasia] at Obednya. [We] 5 had breakfast. Mama was lying in bed. In the afternoon [we] 4 were at the G[rand] P[alace] 7 and rode in a motor. [We] 4 drank tea with Anya near Mama. Then [we] 4 were at Vsenoshnaya 8 and the same had dinner. In the evening Mama was lying on the couch. Anya was here.
3/16. Sunday.
In the morning [we] 4 were at Obednya. [We] 5 had breakfast. Mama lay in bed all day. In the afternoon [we] 4 with Nastenka 9 rode in a troika. [We] 4 were at the Kokorevsky infirmary. Then [I] was with A[nastasia] in our infirmary. [We] 4 drank tea with Anya near Mama. Read. [We] 4 had dinner. Mama was lying down on the couch, Kiki and Anya were here. Before that, played with O[lga], A[nastasia] and A[lexei] in Mama’s large sitting room with toy revolvers in the dark.
4/17. Monday.
In the morning [we] were at the Palace hospital. [We] 5 had breakfast. Mama was lying down all day. In the afternoon [I] was with O[lga] and T[atiana] at the G[rand] P[alace]. [We] rode in a motor and got stuck in the snow. Cossacks dug us out. [We] 4 drank tea with Anya near Mama.
5/18. Tuesday.
In the morning [I] was with O[lga], T[atiana] and Al[exei] at church, the same had breakfast. Mama was lying down in bed. In the afternoon [I] walked around the city with T[atiana] and Isa 10. [I] Was in our infirmary. Drank tea with O, T and Anya near Mama. Was with O, T and Al. at Vsenoshnaya. [We] 3 11 had dinner and Mama [was] on the couch. Anastasia was in bed because she has a cold and has high fever. I received a letter from Dear Papa.
6/19. Wednesday.
In the morning [I] was with T[atiana] and O[lga] at Obednya. [I] Walked alone, sat down with A[nastasia]. Mama lay in bed all day. Rode in a troika with O, T and Isa. Drank tea with O, T and Anya near Mama. Olga read to us. A has bronchitis and is lying down in bed. [We] 3 had dinner and Mama [was] on the couch. Kiki and Anya were here.
7/20. Thursday.
In the morning there were German, English, French and history lessons. Had breakfast with O[lga], T[atiana], Al[exei] and Mama on the couch. In the afternoon [I] was in our infirmary. Then [I] went with O and T at the G[rand] P[alace] and at M. Ziz12’s. [I] also rode with Isa in a troika. Had tea with Mama, O, T and Anya. There was [a] music [lesson]. Prepared lessons. [We] 3 had dinner with Mama on the couch. Kiki was here. We got gramophones. A and A have high temperature and are lying [in bed].
8/21. Friday.
In the morning there were Russian, English and Batushka 13 lessons. [I] was at Znamenie 14 and then at Anya’s. She had a cold and was lying down.[We] 3 had breakfast and Mama [was] on the couch. In the afternoon [I] was in our infirmary. [We] 3 rode with Shura 15 in a troika. [We] 3 drank tea with Mama. A and A are [lying down] in bed. There was [a] music [lesson]. [We] 3 had dinner and Mama [was] on the couch. Anya was here.
9/22. Saturday.
In the morning there were German, Batushka and French lessons. [We] 3 had breakfast and Mama on the couch. In the afternoon [I] was in our infirmary. [We] 3 rode with Isa in a troika. [We] 3 drank tea with Mama and A and A [are lying down] in bed. [We] 3 were at Vsenoshnaya. [We] 3 had dinner and Mama [was] on the couch. Was at Anya’s. She is still lying down [in bed].
10/23. Sunday.
In the morning [we] 3 were at Obednya. [We] 3 had breakfast with Isa and Mama on the couch. In the afternoon was with T at the G.P. [We] 3 were with Isa at the infirmary. Then rode in a troika. [We] 3 drank tea with Mama and A and Al [are lying down] in bed. Played servant with A. [We] 3 had dinner and Mama on the couch.
11/24. Monday.
In the morning there were history and Russian lessons. Sat with Mama on the balcony. [We] 3 had breakfast with Mama on the couch. In the afternoon [we] 3 were at the G.P. [We] 3 rode with Isa in a troika. [I] Was in our infirmary. [We] 3 drank tea with Mama and A, A [are lying down] in bed. There were music and English lessons. [We] 3 dined with Anya, Kiki and Mama on the couch.
12/25. Tuesday.
In the morning [we] 5 were at Moleben 16 with Mama. The same had breakfast. In the afternoon [we] 3 with Isa rode in a troika. [We] 4 drank tea with Mama and Anya. Rode with Shura. Had dinner with Mama on the couch. Kiki, Kolya and Anya were here. It was cozy.
13/26. Wednesday.
In the morning there were history, Batushka and French reading lessons. [I] had breakfast with A, Al. and Mama on the couch. In the afternoon I walked by Mama’s equipage. [I] was in our infirmary. [I] had tea with Mama, A and Anya. [I] had a music [lesson] and prepared lessons. [We] 4 had dinner with Mama on the couch. Anya was here.
14/27. Thursday.
In the morning there were German, English, French and history lessons. [We] 5 had breakfast [with] O.Ye. Papa-Fedorova 17 and Mama on the couch. In the afternoon [I] was with O at G.P. [We] 3 rode with Isa in a troika. [We] 4 drank tea with Mama and Anya. There was a music [lesson]. I read and prepared lessons. [We] 4 had dinner with Anya, Kiki and Mama on the couch. [We] 5 played hide and seek in the dark.
15/28. Friday.
In the morning there were English and Batushka lessons. [We] 5 had breakfast. Mama lay down all day. In the afternoon [we] 3 rode with Isa in a troika. [I] was in our infirmary. We 4 drank tea with Anya near Mama's bed. There was a music lesson and [I] prepared lessons. [We] 4 had dinner. Mama lay down a little on the couch. Anya was here.
You can find the original Russian text aswell as pictures of Maria's 1916 diary on the lastromanovs vk group
1Morning prayer service
2Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei
3Alexandra created a scale to describe her pain
4Anna Vyrubova
5Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia
6Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin
7Catherine Palace
8Evening prayer service
9Countess Anastasia Hendrikova, lady-in-waiting
10Baroness Sophia Buxhoeveden, lady-in-waiting
11Olga, Tatiana and Maria
12Elizaveta Naryshkina, lady-in-waiting
13Father Alexander Vasiliev «Batushka » taught religion to the Imperial Children
14Small chapel in Tsarskoe Selo
15Catherine Schneider
16Prayer service
17 Olga Yevgenyevna Papa-Fedorova born Byutsova, lady-in-waiting to Alexandra
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Alexei Yagudin on Stephane Lambiel
From commentary during the Men’s SP.
“I guess Stéphane... (I've spent very much time with him, when we were skating in many foreign shows) I guess Stéphane is a person who lets all his work go through his heart. He can't just come to a training, spend some time with his students, make some comments and go away. Stéphane is one of those people to be proud of for the figure skating world. Maybe I shouldn't say, that there are few such people, but I guess he is as great as Nikolai Morozov, Alexei Mishin, Tatiana Anatolievna Tarasova, and many others. These are such coaches who will spend every minute, every second with a student. I guess Deniss (Vasilievs) went to Switzerland in order to have such an attentive coach, in order to work with great Stéphane Lambiel.”
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The Russian Tsarevich is nothing short of his father’s son. A staunch conservative, a fierce militantarian mind, and a desire to see Russia reunified under the tricolor. As a top General in the Russian armed forces, Aleksei doesn’t spend much time rubbing shoulders with foreign dignitaries aside from his cousin the King of Romania, who Aleksei has set on an unending mission to dethrone.
B A S I C S
NAME: Aleksei Vasiliev (Алексей Васильев)
FULL NAME: Aleksei Nikolai Vasiliev (Алексей Никола́й Васильев)
TITLE & STYLE: His Royal Highness Aleksei, Tsarevich of Russia
HOUSE: House of Vasiliev (Дом Васильева)
AGE: 23
HOME: Moscow, Russia
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SEXUALITY: Bisexual
LANGUAGE(S): Russian, English, Spanish, Latin
POLITICS: Hyper Conservative
P H Y S I C A L
FACECLAIM: Gregg Sulkin
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Brown
HEIGHT: 6′0″
BUILD: Athletic
P E R S O N A L
POSITIVE TRAITS: Industrious, Disciplined, Perceptive
NEGATIVE TRAITS: Possessive, Violent, Tempermental
GOALS/DESIRES: Reunify the Russian Empire
FEARS: Misimperiophobia (Fear of Losing Power)
HOBBIES: Orating, Diplomatic Appearances, Military Upkeep
MUSIC: Viktor Tsoi, Nikita Zabelin, Poima
MOVIES: Stalingrad, Salyut 7, Night Watch
FOOD: Shashlyk
BEVERAGE: Vodka
F A M I L Y
FATHER: His Imperial Majesty, Tsar Nikolai IV
MOTHER: Her Imperial Majesty, Tsarina Tatiana II
BROTHER: His Royal Highness, Grand Duke Vladimir
BROTHER: Her Royal Highness, Grand Duke Adrián
BROTHER: Her Royal Highness, Grand Duchess Olga
COUSIN: His Royal Highness King Andrei of Romania
R U S S I A
In our fun little world, the history of Russia is going to remain untouched until we reach 1918. In the real world, this is when the Tsar & his family were executed by firing squad. Instead- the Tsar never fell from power & instead crushed any rebellion against his throne.
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