Ask 1900s Russia

Привет! My name is Ivan Braginsky! My politics are a bit of a mess at the moment but please feel free to ask questions and talk to me! I love to make new friends! You can also ask questions to my brother Viktor if you like! ((Ask box: open, Year: 1918)) ((All of my historical posts that follow the main storyline of this blog are tagged #main story))

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Wow hi it’s me Sirius it’s been a while! ^^’

This blog has been inactive for a long time and I think it’s pretty safe to say I’m not going to bring it back again. I have some really fond memories of running this blog and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for making it such a great experience! Some of the stuff I’ve posted is a little bit cringe for me now and I don’t agree with everything I’ve posted here anymore but some of it I still really love and Vanya and this account will always hold a special place in my heart along with all the friends I made here!

Kinda wanted to do a small life update too! First things first I’m a trans man lol bet no one saw that coming uwu’’ I love uni too! I’m writing an essay on the role history plays in modern Russian politics at the moment and I’m about to start work on my dissertation on anglophone media and the death of Stalin so yeah still a history bastard :p Also still in the les mis fandom! Aand I’m also engaged to the most wonderful bastard as of last year uwu

I think that’s all I wanted to say! Stay safe and have fun guys and if you ever want to contact me hmu on my personal @thespacehound !

Sirius xx

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Hello it’s me again with an update! I’ve missed you guys and I’ve been wanting to get involved with the fandom again but as it’s all historically based and follows a set storyline, ask-comrade-braginsky takes a lot of time and effort for me to run. I’m still really emotionally invested in the Les Mis fandom right now and I’m starting university next week so right now I don’t have the time or motivation to continue updating this blog. That isn’t to say that I’m never going to update this blog again - I would really love to get it up and running again at some point, but for now my hiatus on here is going to continue. However! Like I said, I still want to be involved in the fandom and I really miss ask blogging so I’ve set up a new blog - @ask-ovcharka-vanya ! It’s a dogtaila blog with Caucasian Ovcharka Russia! I’m sure there will still be historical elements to the blog (Russian history and dog history are two of my favourite areas :p) but it will also be less time consuming to run than this blog. Check it out and give me a follow and maybe send an ask if you’re interested and hopefully I’ll be posting on that blog soon!

[ask-ovcharka-vanya-blog]

Привет! The ask box is open for your questions~!

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Hello it’s me again with an update! I’ve missed you guys and I’ve been wanting to get involved with the fandom again but as it’s all historically based and follows a set storyline, ask-comrade-braginsky takes a lot of time and effort for me to run. I’m still really emotionally invested in the Les Mis fandom right now and I’m starting university next week so right now I don’t have the time or motivation to continue updating this blog. That isn’t to say that I’m never going to update this blog again - I would really love to get it up and running again at some point, but for now my hiatus on here is going to continue. However! Like I said, I still want to be involved in the fandom and I really miss ask blogging so I’ve set up a new blog - @ask-ovcharka-vanya ! It’s a dogtaila blog with Caucasian Ovcharka Russia! I’m sure there will still be historical elements to the blog (Russian history and dog history are two of my favourite areas :p) but it will also be less time consuming to run than this blog. Check it out and give me a follow and maybe send an ask if you’re interested and hopefully I’ll be posting on that blog soon!

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Hey guys what's up?

You've probably (maybe?) noticed that I've been less active on here recently. I'm going through a Les Miserables phase at the moment since I have the inability to like things like a normal person so I'm most active in the Les Mis fandom right now.

I'm not leaving this blog don't worry! I love my precious Russian boys and this fandom and all the friends I've made! I am however taking a break from updating this blog. I don't know how long it will last, probably a few months at most. In the mean time if you want to contact me feel free to message me on my personal blog @thespacehound !

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

all i can think of is sheep

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Hello Viktor, how are you?

Hm?

If you really must know I was just discussing military strategy. It’s private information so don’t bother asking. Anyway, I’m finished with that now and I was about to go for a walk.

…Would, uh, would you like to join me? Don’t get any ideas, we’re not friends! …but if you insist on following me around like a lost puppy and pestering me with questions I may as way just invite you along.

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, I don't know anything about RP but out of interest are your characters based on any fandom/media etc? Or are they like original historical characters?

Oh no, it’s not a stupid question at all! (I just need to stop procrastinating on making an ‘about’ page for this blog ^^’)

The characters are based on the anime and manga ‘Hetalia’. Ivan Braginsky is my (slightly more historically accurate) version of a character from the series and Viktor Braginsky is my version of a fandom character. The focus of my blog is the Russian Revolution but the series (unfortunately) has virtually no mention of the Revolution (I think Bloody Sunday might be mentioned at one point though?). 

I hope that answers your question!

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

"Vityaaaaa! Darling, it's been so long! How /are/ you?!"

Oh! Eva my dear! To what do I owe this pleasure?

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

The Boys are back in town.

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Your Blog is Amazing!

As I have said in the title, your blog is amazing! Your art is incredible and I love how you are able to make headcanons for Vanya and Vitya! I am so glad to follow such an awesome blog! I hope you have a lovely day, or night! 

First of all, I’ve had this in my inbox for an embarrassingly long time and I’m really sorry I didn’t respond until now! ^^’

Second of all… it’s been in my inbox so long because I don’t know how to respond to this… I keep trying to type out something that expresses how happy it makes me whenever I read this and you’ve said such lovely things and you’ve recognised the things I worked so hard on and you like them and thank you?? So much?? This… really means a lot to me <3 Thank you so much for all of your support and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day too.<3

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

The Boys are back in town.

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

((Hey guys it's mun Sirius here. First of all I wanted to apologise for the lack of updates on this blog ^^' I haven't forgotten about it don't worry! Unfortunately however I doubt there will be any updates this week either. I've got some important deadlines this week and I need to get my shit together and deal with some stuff. I probably won't be too active on here this week but feel free to send me asks and messages still and I'll respond when I get the chance! See you guys soon hopefully!! xx))

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

((Do I have any Les Miserables fans who follow this blog? Because I recently got into the fandom and I've just made a trashy Javert blog tell me if you want the URL!))

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

Here have some expressions while I procrastinate on actually answering anything. I like to call this their 'I've been complimented and I have no clue how to respond to that' face. They're more similar than they think.

[ask-useless-german]

Vintage Lutz from @askvintageludwig‘s AU

I really like his design, he’s my newspaper boi™ and he’s beautiful hah. I am still debating if I should actually joint eh Au, cause I have a thing for the 20s but I just don’t have time. Maybe I’ll do an event for him once. I’m also just playing around with the coloring. Not quite satisfied but it’s pretty good. 

[ask-comrade-braginsky]

(Old but gold, ssh)

“Lutz I- I didn’t realise you felt this way…

I’ll go and get my gun <3″

[ask-useless-german]

“Ah you know, time heals wounds right?….

I’ll get my polish-remover-” 

[ask-the-other-poland]

“ D O N ‘ T “

[ask-useless-german]

Lutz no