[bolkonskaya]

edith 𓅭 22 𓅮 she/her 𓅯

i am a recent classics grad based in the uk. my dissertation was about haruspicy so i have been a weird little freak about entrails for months and it shows no sign of letting up. unfortunately. ermmm i think that's it. i'm posting more about classics on this silly little site because my degree is done and i'm sad about not studying classics anymore

i <3 both latin and greek. even though i am kind of shit at translating greek, i try. my favourite era of roman history is the late republic obviously. i did the aeneid in latin and it made me abnormal :(

i love war & peace as evidenced by my url... the bolkonskys… marya and lise FOREVER<3 i love them... mes chers... i also like fedya dolokhov and nikolai and vaska denisov a lotttttt

my other interests includeeee: epic poetry, tragedy, elegy, translation, women in antiquity, philosophy (i like postmodernism quite a bit), hedgehogs & cats & birds, trees & other flora, asoiaf, collecting maileg mice, jazz & folk music AND pathologic

general dni criteria applies. get outta here if you are a terf, pro israel, etc etc. i do not respect you

[imaginingfromtheblock]

this academic article about the terror is very good if a bit jargon-heavy but honestly my favorite part of it is hidden way down in the footnotes. man…. what a SHOW

[lisiya-gori]

THE ROSTOV FAMILY + CHRISTMAS

leo tolstoy, war and peace (1867) // taylor swift, “christmas tree farm” (2019) // dementii shmarinov, illustrations for war and peace (1953-1955) // vampire weekend, “don’t lie” (2013) // bleachers, “merry christmas, please don’t call” (2024)

[ashstfu]

2026 !!!!!!!!!!!

[sansculottides]

[bolkonskaya]

not renewing my wap card anymore i am sick

[horsegirl]

auld lang syne song of the winter 200 years running

[bolkonskaya]

oh andrei………………………….

[thoodleoo]

gay people's flirting game back in the 2nd century bc was something else entirely

[bolkonskaya]

the rereads…. i love battle scenes. andrei is a homeric hero also

[bolkonskaya]

helen of sparta + sansa stark + songs + being a captive in an unfamiliar city

[call-droid]

norwest Passage perfec t route for put ship in to s/ail! inside very short and safe ship sail quickly put ship in Northwest Passage. Put Ship In Northwest Passage. no problems ever in norrwes pasaage because good Short and Direct route for freighter weak of big heavy cargo. Anorwest Passage yes a place for a ship put ship in northwest passage can trust passage for giving good route to ship. friend passage

[endofevangelion1997]

[irish-american-chan]

Well My Dad Read Me Ulysses As A Bed Time Story And Something Foul And Slick Idea Entered My Mind Scape

[pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

For a long time I Stood here The only spot i know Where the lights are still incandescent orange I Stood here and I Felt like I could be Anywhere It was hard to walk away It took a lot of strength to walk away I Want to stay in-between Everywhere Every season Every second None of it belongs to me So it is Safe

[garlandedspirits]

Saint Catherine of Siena by Francesco Vanni (1563 - 1610)

[bolkonskaya]

i was gonna rant about work to every single person i know because my coworker was severely testing my patience today but i’ve just got home and realised that actually i don’t care that much also i have chocolate buttons