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a new rareship dropped/j

i need a fic where they go to therapy together

now, numbers explained⬇️

! This is hugely simplified and by no means am I saying the situation was the same or anything; no it wasn‘t, but it‘s interesting to see the paralelles !

1 - referring to years of English/British rule over Ireland and Russian rule over Ukraine.

2 - in both cases native language/culture was heavily disadvantaged in favour of the coloniser’s language/culture. What a surprise.

3 - he’s talking about the Great Famine of 1845-51, exacerbated by Britain’s lack of reaction and continued exports of provision from Ireland. Popular attitude being that „God has sent famine to punish the Irish”.

4 - she’s talking about 1933 Holodomor famine, a man-made famine where the soviet version of the Russian empire deliberately took grain and other stuff from peasants forcibly as a part of „state grain requisition“ and also forbid emigration so peasants were trapped to starve. Duh.

5 - Irish rebellions against the British rule, notably in 1798, 1803, 1820s O’Connel movement, 1848, 1867 etccc

6 - Ukrainian rebellions under Russian rule, for example Mazepa in early 1700s, Koliivschyna 1768, Haydamaky early 1800s etc

7 - the first Universal of the Ukrainian Central Council in 1917 proclaimed autonomy, not a full separation from Russia.

8 - similarly, Ireland aimed to get home rule first, which also kinda means staying within the empire but having their own parliament. But the developments pushes both nations to a fight for independence eventually.

9 - Thus we get Irish war of independence 1919-21 and Ukrainian liberational struggle 1917-22.

10 - Ireland ended up in a civil war following the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty in 1922-23; In Ukraine…ugh, it was a mess, but to cut the long story short, there was UPR in bitter rivalry with the Hetmanate, there were communists, anarchists, the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic with different struggles from the rest of the Ukrainian People’s republic, there were local leaders…yes. I mean. Mad shit.

11. Unlike Ukraine, that got de-facto occupied by USSR, Ireland, except for 6 counties, became almost independent following the 1920s struggles.

12. „Almost” because it emerged as a British dominion, a free state rather than the republic; all the way until 1949. And the tensions over those six counties imploded again in 1970s.

13. And Ukraine is still. Fighting for her life against Russia as I’m typing this. Friendly reminder.

I could go on for ages about this; the economic impact, the nature of independence movements – but I’ll spare you for now. Ukrainians, have a meme I made in 2023

Bohatyrka by sculptor Vasily Korchevoy

My chronic pain doctor suggested I exercise more

I asked him “how?”

He looked confused. Said I should try a bit every day

I said “not when, how?” I asked what exercises I should do

He suggested half a dozen options that had all been explicitly banned by other doctors. I’m not allowed to run. I’m not allowed to bike. I’m not allowed to use my rowing machine or my punching bag.

I walk my dog whenever I have the energy and when it doesn’t hurt too much

What else can I do?

He told me I should exercise more

And then he changed the subject.

A short explanation of my layer by layer drawing of Central/Eastern Ukrainian folk attire, for anyone who might be interested.

kind of weird how parts of your soul are left in various locations without any warning… like yes i’m always at the top of that hill, sitting at the bus stop, in the cool light of the Japanese restaurant, standing at the pier etc etc

Lyubov Panchenko is a Ukrainian artist and fashion designer

Lyubov Panchenko (1938 - 2022) was a Ukrainian artist and fashion designer, winner of the Vasyl Stus Prize, who belonged to a group of artists of the Sixties who revived Ukrainian culture during the Khrushchev Thaw.

A talented fashion designer, Lyubov Panchenko worked in various genres of art, including watercolors, linocuts, fantasy decorative paintings, and collage paintings made of coat fabric.

Panchenko's artistic and political impulse was in full force for the rest of her life. When Russian troops advanced on her hometown of Bucha, she remained at home under occupation for more than a month. Starvation and isolation led to her death on April 30, 2022.

I just don't want my country to be forgotten.

I don't want people to forget that Ukraine, as well as Belarus, never wanted to be with russia, NEVER, and never will. russia is destroying everything dear to me.

I wish to see the days when Ukraine is free, with all the territories, with no russian language, no occupiers, nothing russian. I wish to see the days when people start saying Kyivan Rus and Volodymyr the Great. I wish to see Belarus with their REAL flag and official language and without ANYTHING russian. I wish to see people posting Belaruthian writers and artists and call them Belaruthian, not russian. We are not russian. We will never be russian. But we pay a huge price for that.

I want people in this fandom to understand my hatred, to understand what I feel when I read about, for example, russian occupation of Lithuania and Latvia.

I want people to understand what I feel when I search for articles about anything in Belaruthian, and I find NOTHING. Everything is in russian. I want people to understand what I feel when I hear my former classmate telling me that a russian rocket killed her neighbour.

If my land is gonna be forgotten, it means my family is gonna be forgotten, and I am gonna be forgotten. I don't want to be forgotten.

If you think "it's just politics, you shouldn't bring politics" - you are a very fucking cruel and heartless person.

My old edits of Ukraine wearing a more accurate (simplified) traditional costume in comparison to the Sharovarshchyna-like clothes she has on in the original

Sharovarshchyna is basically pseudo-ethnic clothing that has nothing to do with Ukrainian national wear, and only pretends to be ethnic through kitsch elements. Sooo... something like this:

Sharovarshchyna:

Cheap, thin fabric, often glossy. Eye-straining red + white colour combination. Large and very vibrant flowers on the clothes, sometimes glued on. Generally very saturated colours, plastic-looking flower crowns that have no usage in traditional rituals or holidays. Often very low in details, minor accessories like a single necklace. Men often depicted wearing vibrant red boots (symbol of femininity? most of the time brides would wear those). Has nothing to do with Ukrainian heritage. A caricature, theatrical costume popularized in the late 19th century, later endorsed during the soviet era, when russification was especially violent, and only the "correct" showcasing of Ukrainian things wasn't persecuted. Still used by Ukrainians as a scenical costume for the very purpose it was created - because it's cheap, and easier to dance in.

"Sharovarshchyna" comes from the word "sharovary" which is the name of the stereotypical loose Cossack pants

Traditional Ukrainian costume:

Mostly muted colour scheme. Dark red, black and white often used as dominant colours, with details of other tones with higher saturation. Many elements vary depending on the region and occasion. Typically linen or thick cotton fabric. Detailed decorative embroidered elements have spiritual and symbolic meanings. Flower crown-like headwear worn by women during holidays and ceremonies (like weddings). Decorative tassels and fringe are often used on sleeves, hems, and headpieces to add texture and flair.

Also! Aprons, scarves, sashes, belts, and a lot of different headwear! (⁠っ⁠.⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠っ

edit: for additional context, the second picture showcases wedding crowns and hats

Also some bonus examples of modern Ukrainian ethno-fashion ↓

Thanks for reading. I plan to do a more elaborate post with illustrations about Ukrainian traditional wear sometime in the future 🙏

"Imagination" monthly calendars for 1992 by Lyubov Panchenko.

Every month is mentioned in the images descriptions.

ukrainians on trump's international politics:

"why does the existence of my country have to depend on a failed humanisation of a dried out orange"

It's Ukrainian Fashion Week returns! Ukrainian veterans presented the new collection by Andreas Moskin.

Photo credit: Andrii Sokolov Video credit: ukrainianfashionweek_official

Ukrainian Fashion Week 2025

Frolov for Ukrainian Fashion Week 2025

Frolov for Ukrainian Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2025

Also friendly reminder that there's no such thing as peace negotiation with russia. It doesn't exist and we learned it by experiencing it via bombs and missiles. Signing peace deal with russia right now means giving them time to build and buy more weapons, and draft bigger army for them to attack again in the future. It's not a peace deal, it's a break for russia to do even more damage. You're literally giving terrorists time off for them to gather more resources.

Sometimes I see this misunderstanding and I'd like to clarify it. When Ukrainian say "russian drones/shahed drones/iranian drones," we don't mean this kind of drones:

We mean THIS kind of drones that can carry a warhead and are essentially used as missiles:

While they're not as large, destructive and difficult to intercept as, say, ballistic missiles, they can still cause significant damage. Russia launches them at us every night, but most are successfully shot down.

(c) @ ravlykart

A Russian attack drone hit the protective shelter of the destroyed 4th reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Feb. 14, 2025(c)

Танцювааааала риба з раком риба з раком

Fairytale illustrations by Kateryna Shtanko

I'm frying Hidekaz Himaruya with lazer beams from my eyes, 40 million copies of this shit worldwide is enough for Myrotvoretz list. Най його в Дніпрі поб'ють.

And yes, Ukrainians protest a lot, Ukrainians fight a lot because we are not fucking slaves.

And EVEN RUSSIFIED Ukrainians NEVER WANTED BELARUS TO GET ALONG WITH RUSSIA. IN FACT, WE ALWAYS WANTED BELARUS TO BE FREE FROM RUSSIA.

The only true thing? Yeah, we want to start talking to russia like in good old days: when we fucking killed that muscovite bitch Yuri Dolgorukiy. When we, together with Lithuanians and Belaruthians, drove the Horde with rags all the way to the Ural itself.

The house on Elizabetes ielā 10b in the style of modern was made by Ukrainian architect from Bila Tserkva, Mykhailo Yosypovych Eizenshtein (photos from internet)

And full photo of first but not sure from where it's from. And I couldn't find a photo without watermarks

Shoes in Vogue since 1910 by Christina Probert

Second one is Forecast | With the New Fall Clothes, The Focus is on the Leg

Photo Irving Penn vogue

Shoes in Vogue since 1910 by Christina Probert

I can't stop thinking about her💔

Serhiy Korolyov was Ukrainian, born in Zhytomyr, who was tortured by NKVD before becoming famous. The first human returned back alive was sent to space not by russia, but, in fact, by Ukraine.

The official version of Korolyov's death is silent on certain details, which, in fact, became the causes of death. During one of the interrogations, an NKVD investigator hit Korolyov in the face with a decanter, which resulted in a massive jaw fracture. In the camp, the bones fused incorrectly, due to which Korolyov's jaws could no longer open fully. Because of this, during the operation, Korolyov could not be intubated in an emergency, i.e., inserting a tube into his trachea for artificial respiration and maintaining the level of oxygen in the blood. Most likely, this is what led to the development of heart failure and subsequent death.

The city of Vovchansk, Ukraine after the russian invasion.

Роботи Алли Горської / Works of Alla Horska

Portrait of a Girl With a Book by Ivan Loboda, 1976

Mavka with Lukash`s family from the Forest Song.