Babayka ● 26 ● eng/rus ● she/he ● Love victorian, vintage and soviet aesthetics. More on vk and telegram. Icon pic by cattyisokay.
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‼️ATTENTION, GOTH LIT FANDOM‼️
Today is the name day of Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov. Yippee!
tysm for introducing us to Heart of a Dog, its a really good book and its giving us rabies
tysm for introducing us to Heart of a Dog, its a really good book and its giving us rabies
You're welcome! The story is small, something like "A Strange Case..." about 100 pages. I recommend reading the translation by Arvil Pyman. (the meaning of jokes and puns is successfully preserved there)
There is also a Soviet film adaptation of the same name in 1988. (The film is available on YouTube with English subtitles) There is a well-chosen cast of actors.
And I'm drawing the image of Sharikov from this movie, hehe.
https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/EB/B/Bulgakov%20-%20The%20Heart%20of%20a%20Dog.pdf
Little dump of unspecific gothic literature headcanons, feel free to add your own:
- Adam's favourite animals are birds, especially sparrows and robins
- Victor has had asthma since childhood and has conducted multiple attempts for a more effective homemade treatment
- Jekyll and Hyde both like classical music. Former is a big fan of Mendelssohn and Bach whereas the latter prefers Liszt and Paganini
- Holmes' comfort piece on the violin is Caprice No. 24
- Jekyll is NOT a morning person. But his profession and status requires him to be one
- Sharikov has the flirting skills of a wet sock
- Also the fancy taxidiermied owl doorbell in Preobrazhensky's hall? He promptly destroyed it a second time once he was already human
Don’t think about anything, I’m just declaring this day the day of asking questions for mutual followers. How did you come to your current nickname "BedBabayka"? Was your choice influenced by inspiration from some images, persons, your own interests, or?
OH! That's a great question, thanks!🖤
I've actually been thinking for a long time about how to call myself short and memorable. But there was always one important criterion - an ambiguous name.
Initially, I wanted to call myself Meta Murphy (an allusion to Metamorphosis). But then, in 2021, when I fell in love with the novella "Heart of a Dog" and the Soviet setting all over again, I decided that I would start with Russian-language sites like VK.
And after some thought, I chose the name Бабайка Кроватная (Bed Babayka). In English, this nickname literally translates as "Bed Monster/Boogeyman" (the monster that lives under the bed). And I love monsters and unusual creatures. They not only fill me with inspiration and strength, but also help me to better explore myself, my place in the world, and even better understand and find my gender non-conformity.
In general, I love everything strange and unusual.💋👹
If you thought that Comrade Sharikov and Mr. Hyde were similar in character and appearance, then... you're right. Read these novels and see for yourself. BUT! Recently, while replaying the plot of both stories in my head, I noticed another similarity. Namely, the division of living space. Damn documents, papers! Without them, there would be no conflict in the stories.
You can take me for what I am
I was born a wild man, hey!
Don't Crucify Me - Red Elvises
Edward Hyde studies Sharikov's anatomy. I think Edward should get to know his friend's "parents" better. They, as scientists, will have common topics for conversation.
P.S. Hyde's reaction would be the same when analyzing the anatomy of Frankenstein's monster. However, Polygraph Sharikov has a more interesting, special case according to the lore of the book, where you can joke about the penis.
In fact, Sharikov is trying to play a balalaika cover version of the the song "Alive" here.
A redrawing of one cool meme from VK.
Edward Hyde's brutal scientific experiments on the communist dog man Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov.
Translation:
"I'm not a mister, all the misters are in Paris!!" Sharikov replied calmly.
Just a gentleman and just a comrade
Der Kommissar - After the Fire
What would Sharikov's reaction to Hyde's whole deal with Dr. Jekyll be? Assuming he's still able to change back in this AU
Sharikov would have had a long stage of denial, that's for sure!
For him, the fact that Jekyll/Hyde is essentially the same as Dr. Bormental or Professor Preobrazhensky, a representative of the bourgeoisie, would be disgusting. And with them, as we know from the book, Sharikov has a very strained relationship. On the other hand, Sharikov would have been unable to understand for a long time why Hyde so vehemently denies Victorian morality, although Hyde often enjoys obvious benefits in the status of a gentleman.
In general, Sharikov considers Jekyll/Hyde to be a coward who cannot give up his past due to habit or benefits. But Edward Hyde is not as annoying "daddy-o" Preobrazhensky, and thanks for that.
Spoiler alert: Hyde is just as much a "true gentleman" as Sharikov is a "true comrade."
And yes, in my AU, Hyde can transform into Jekyll, although he does it reluctantly. He's used to living a long time... decades in the new and eternally young body of Edward Hyde.
Just imagine Henry Jekyll or Edward Hyde... but with a mustache. Oh, or a beard!
I added some "mad scientists" from Mikhail Bulgakov's science fiction novels.
@kusnechik
Was thinking about mad scientists in classic literature and my feelings on them
Feel free to add on if anyone has classic lit mad scientists to share with the class
some great book cover art from one of my all time favorite novels
Do you think that, under different circumstances and expectations of each other (and a lot more compromising), Preobrazhensky and Sharikov could've gotten along?
It sounds like an option for a separate AU or fanfiction. But it seems to me that this is not possible in principle. Personally, I like how tense and comedic their relationship is in the book. And here their main confrontation lies not only in the fact that this is a struggle between the Creator and his Creation, not a struggle between the middle and lower classes, but a struggle between two identical and domineering characters. None of them compromise. So Sharikov teases Preobrazhensky for a reason, calling him humiliatingly "daddy-o" (this is a more correct translation of the word "папаша" into English, I heard this translation in an audiobook). Both of these characters are very stubborn. So I think their ideal relationship is to live separately and preferably as far away as possible.
AND ALSO, WHAT THE HELL IN THE FILM ADAPTATION, THEY SOMETIMES SIT ON THE COUCH IN THE SAME PRETENTIOUS WAY.
Shayfer James - Your Father's Son
A poster for a Soviet film, "The Twelve Chairs"!
(FUCKING TUMBLR RUINS THE QUALITY)
the league of extraordinary gentlemen ship art ive made in the past year
Sick awesome Jekyll and Hyde illustrations by Gary Kelley
It’s been a while since I shared some illustrations! (Leik 2+ years…) BUT! Ive been meaning to collect and share these because they are irritatingly hard to find…and lowkey! One of my favorite styles I’ve seen Jekyll and hyde illustrated in.
I really like that first one in particular, (which was the first one I’ve ever found) the gesture is great and I just had it rotting in my camera roll for the longest time until I rediscovered his work <\3!
BUT FR… I literally had to use tiny eye to retrace the image because I lost the artist, it was embarrassing. Anyhow, I dug these up from his Instagram and website, but they do not seem available anywhere else. Not even a printed edition of wherever these are from! a bit unfortunate but oh well vro…
I also just genuinely enjoy his art sm…
Link to his gallery, as he’s selling the original of the first and has some more artworks for those who r into art
MY ANIMATION IS FINALLY DONE!!! THIS TOOK ME ALMOST A WEEK TO MAKE, WAUGHHH
Anyways, yeah. The nasty mean scrunklies..... Singe (my OC) and Hyde from my modern J&H-AU story, lol. I love them so much, they're so awful and stupid <333
Some silly frames off the animation under the text cut!!
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