“чай”, Tea advertising (1917)
A convict’s tattoo signifying ‘I am a recidivist convict. I have no resources to support a conscience’.
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"If you wake up and you’re not in pain, you know you’re dead."
— Russian Proverb (via fawun)
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A humourous hooligan tattoo, typical in corrective labour camps in the north and the Taiga. The most common name for this tattoo is ‘Misha the accordion player’. The wearer was convicted for hooliganism.
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Russian Icons in Icon Corner of room by Kate_Lokteva on Flickr.
Most Holy Theotokos, please pray for us!
(Alexander Makovsky’s portrait of Konstantin Pobedonostsev)
The Mad Monarchist | Monarchist Profile: Konstantin Pobedonostsev
“Elections are merely an art with its own strategy and tactics, like the art of war. The crowd listens to whoever shouts loudest and who is best at pretending through banality and flattery to suit the concepts and inclinations popular in the masses. In theory, the voter gives his vote to the candidate because he knows him and trusts him, whereas in practice…he does not know him at all, but the voter is told about him in speeches and shouts from the interested party.”
(Source: madmonarchist.blogspot.com.au)
They already have raised 180,000+ and have excavated the foundation of the old church and got a priest to bless it before rebuilding begins :)
This is the Russian singing group Buranovskiye Babushki (Buranovo Grannies) that is representing Russia in Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
The six grannies from Buranovo in Russia wanted to take part in the contest to raise enough money for an Orthodox Church to be built in their village. There has not been a church in the village since the former Church was demolished during the Soviet era, they currently worship in a shop that has been converted into a prayer room.
So, if you plan to vote someone tonight, it would be nice to vote for them, if you want, to help them raise money to build a Church at their village!
(Vano Shlamov/AFP/GettyImages)
I wish I lived in Europe right now I would so vote for them and donate money!
My outfit for rAsia 2012
awesome and arisrocratic Hide at rAsia in Moscow
