An American tourist in Russia
In a previous post, I described the aesthetics and practical implications of Russia’s apartment communities. This time I’m going to talk about single family housing, and since a lot of people are probably going to accuse of “spreading Russian disinformation” or whatever, here are some photos to prove what I’m saying.
The Queen died and is now being buried in a lengthy solemn ceremony. Tedious, if you ask me. As it unrolls before my eyes, I keep asking myself, what’s the difference between grieving Stalin and grieving the Queen? Stalin was a controversial figure who consolidated the country and won the war of extermination against 30 nations. Elizabeth II was a nominal leader of an Empire based on loot and pillage, she was not a very good mother-in-law and probably not the best sister either.
It’s been a crazy month. On 31 August I very cautiously suggested that the Ukrainian attacks are meant to disrupt and destabilize Russian operations. Some readers thought I was nuts for saying this, and let me know in the comments. Looking back, I was right, but also wrong. We need to remember that the battles happening in Ukraine right now are one small piece of the big picture, and not even the most important piece.
It’s been a while since I have posted here. I feel that blogging is futile for me. No one cares, no one will listen. It’s discouraging. The [western] world is ready for another Bucha because this world needs to see Russians as cruel creatures who only “look like Europeans, but are not” ©. Another tiny step further, and they will gladly state that Russians are not humans.
Today I was browsing CNN, and it occurred to me that western news, aside from regurgitating literal Nazi war propaganda, just does not have much to say about Russia. Furthermore, Americans are exposed to very few pictures from Russia. So, I decided to share some snaps from my daily commute to school in Moscow.