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[kuraginz]

haven’t touched this blog in a very long time. it was my first sideblog and i made it about one of my major special interests at the time and while looking back some of the stuff was kind of cringe, it’s so filled with love in the same way great comet is and in the same way war and peace is. love of people, love of the world, love of art and music and the things people can make. and i’m just watching the ars nova stream rn and thinking about who i was and who i am and all of you. i loved you guys, and i love you guys, and i hope one day i’ll be able to love something as openly and deeply as i did on this blog.

[mistophelees]

Hello great comet fandom

[andryushas]

It’s important for me to share that in the 1866 draft of War and Peace (tr. Andrew Bromfield), Pierre snatches Natasha’s letter out of Anatole’s hand and eats it

[andryushas]

For any of you doubters!!

[chrismho]

We were angels once, don’t you remember?

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[frogandtoadpdf]

why don’t more virgos stan natasha rostova like she’s literally you

[frogandtoadpdf]

my godmom won’t let me elope with this guy i’ve known for like a week so i’m going to fuckin poison myself type of vibe

[kuraginz]

[lesbianelizabethfrankenstein]

[sail-boat101-deactivated2021111]

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Ikuta Erika singing No One Else from Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (x)

[tolstayas]

first edition of war and peace by lev tolstoy, moscow, 1869

❝ the passage (book iii, second part, chapter 25) contains the dialogue between the protagonist count pierre bezukhov and his officer friend prince andrei bolkonsky (25th of august 1812), on the eve of the decisive battle of borodino opposing napoleon’s great army and the russian imperial army led by kutuzov. andrei pronounces disillusioned words: war is not a game of chess, it’s a repulsive lie. he will later be morally wounded in combat. ❞

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[kuraginz]

K so I’m making a playlist of songs with Anatole Kuragin vibes and I’m trying to limit myself to just one Brittany Spears song do you think toxic or oops I did it again Thanks in advance

i am so glad you came to me with this question because i’ve spent half an hour now thinking this over but ultimately i have to say that oops, i did it again embodies his spirit best. toxic fucks, but it also portrays someone who knows what they’re doing, while anatole is so self-absorbed he genuinely doesn’t believe that what he’s doing is wrong until after he’s done it

[illaneous]

happy coming of age day great comet style (I missed it bc i was busy but hey better late than never) I like to think of great comet as a coming of age story for both natasha and pierre and as this day signifies great change I thought it’d be fitting ^^ they’re wearing traditional clothing but based on the broadway design

[of1812]

This section of “War and Peace,” Dave Malloy thought, would make a perfect musical. (x)

[intoanewlife]

New Great Comet content? In 2020?

[chemicataclysm]

pierre andrei smooch (idk if u still like war and peace)

I still LOVE war and peace im bad at drawing kisses tho but OH to be andrei and pierre and be gay and tender and i piture it soft and ache

[fedyadolodog]

i know this meme died long ago, but that’s not gonna stop me. this is the only thing i can think of during “the opera”

(natasha voice) “forgive me… for… everything.”

[ladybegood]

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in War and Peace (1956)

[evildilf2]

The year is 2017 and andrierre is still underrated

[evildilf2]

The year is 2018 and andrierre is still underrated

[radmaninoff]

the year is 2019 and an

[evildilf2]

The Year is 2020