#the tsars

[tomorrowusa]

This episode of Ukraine's True History from the Kyiv Independent deals with Russian attempts to suppress the Ukrainian language, and culture in general, for over 300 years.

Russia has been trying to wipe out Ukrainian identity for over 300 years. There is little difference between the tsars, the communists, and Putin. All have been imperialists with the aim of Russian domination.

There are some people, mostly Putinistas and ignoramuses, who claim that Russian and Ukrainian are the same language. For now I will hold off on a linguistic explanation of how they aren't. But if they weren't really different, why would Russia spend three centuries trying to wipe out Ukrainian?

[realismovisceral]

Any Tsareva

by Mavrin

[nopanamaman]

can someone ban this guy

[rugwurm]

kids sergei wont let JAM OUT!!

[adrunkrat]

[catgirl-kaiju]

FUN FACT!

the first ever hydrogen bomb detonated (Operation Ivy: Shot Mike) completely vaporized the island it was detonated on, leaving a giant undersea crater in its place. there was an island there, and now it's just fucking gone.

The island was Elugelab in the Enewetak Atoll

Before the Ivy Mike test:

After the Ivy Mike test:

the thing about the Ivy Mike test, though, is that the bomb was too big, impractical, and heavy to carry in an airplane, afix to a rocket, or fire from a canon. still, the blast had a yield of 10.4 megatons, rivaled only by the infamous Castle Bravo test (US 15 megatons), the B-41/ Mk-41 Bomb ( US 25 megatons), and the Tsar Bomba test (USSR 50 megatons).

The rest of these bombs can be dropped from airplanes. The Tsar Bomba design was, however, never put into production as a practical weapon and was simply intended to be a one-off exercise with the goal of creating the largest yeild atomic weapon in history. (it succeeded)

[takkkoshi]

This kinda stuff should be for tumblr

[galakteon]

whiteboard doodles dump!

(apologies for some of the pictures being horribly cropped oops)

[largecucumber]

…and they were allies! 😮

I’m so sorry I drew this but yeah

[ciderbird]

watching a youtube video about the Congress of Vienna and laughing so hard at this image

“describe the russian tsar in 4 words or less”

[peaceinthestorm]

Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927, Danish) ~ The Marriage of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, 26th November 1894, c. 1895-96

[Source: rct.uk]

[krasivaa]

A hilarious photo showing Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia climbing a hill made of snow, while her sister, Olga Nikolaevna is pushing her from the back. Her brother, Tsarevich Alexei, looks at the camera while one of his friends is pulling Nastya by the hand. Their father, Tsar Nicholas II, is looking from the side.

p.s. if anyone knows who the boy is pls write in the comments or dm me (@otmaaromanovas maybe you do tho?)

[nopanamaman]

oh yeah, tsar interview now available in the secret stash💥

speaking of which, i'm gonna start migrating that stuff to a google drive, it's grown too fat and disorganised and adding pics to a google doc makes me cry every time

[rugwurm]

whats up

[notgodsilliestgoose]

"but Alexander and I would meet again soon after to have tea at his camp or at mine, and would stay together talking until midnight, and beyond…"

If i were an artist at that time i would go crazy actually.

Finally i got it's done 👊👏🦵💪

The close up :Đ

[takkkoshi]