dawn is coming, open your eyes

a diary mostly. sometimes languages. // russian (native), english (b1-b2), finnish (beginner). // main page: complicated-citrus.tumblr.com

[engulfes]

how can any language be ‘ugly’ if it’s always also the language passed along from a mother to her child, the language of two lovers in the dark, the language of stories told by grandfathers, the language of vows and eulogies, the language of learning and singing and feeling and connection and culture… how is all of that not inherently beautiful

[what-even-is-thiss]

Why does like every language do things with their R sounds that nobody else understands

[oilith]

Listen, sometimes you just gotta keep calm and voi vittu paska saatana perkele helvetti voi vittu vittu vittu vittu vittu saatana paska helvetti perkele JUMALAUTA HELVETTI-

[russiantangerine-goeslanguages]

when the siberian forests were burning back in 2019 i said that maybe this place (see: this country) deserved to be destroyed. because of everything that had already been happening here. it was so painful, i felt helpless, hopeless, i wanted everyone to know about that tragedy...

now five years later there is another catastrophe. and it actually could've been avoided if at least anyone cared. but now everyone knows that nobody here cares. they just sent a bunch of river tankers to carry oil products across the black sea. what could go wrong, really.

and then BANG - a storm. result? all that oil stuff is in the water (bc who the fuck sends ships that are not meant to survive in such conditions to the goddamn SEA). the coast is polluted, sea animals and birds are suffering and dying, and local authorities... well, do basically nothing. people are trying to do their best with their bare hands (almost literally) to clean the sand and save at least some birds they find but it's a drop in the ocean without massive organised help. the news, if they tell anything about it, either portray such heroism as something good (and it is, but there would've been no need for the volunteers to become HEROES if they had, you know, support) or tell that the authorities reported a successful cleanup of the coast (and who exactly did this, huh?).

"the death of the dolphins might not be connected to the oil spill".

poor creatures can't breathe and you say this.

more and more kilometres of coastline soaked with fuel oil aren't connected to the spill. birds found covered with the same substance and unable to move aren't connected to the spill. it's said somewhere that the ecosystem has been damaged for long years coming. and then you'll say that everything is fine and all these narrow-minded regulars will come there for holidays next summer. consequences are obvious.

i'm not shocked tbh. nothing shocks me here, it's always been like this, and i hate it. but the feeling of powerlessness and resignation has become too strong, and i hate it as well.

maybe this place deserves to be destroyed. if so, i'm ready. but please, save the dolphins first.

[escuerzoresucitado]

ananas🍍

[un-ionizetheradlab]

Russia just freed SIXTEEN political prisoners in a prisoner swap with the West!

Among the released political prisoners are:

Oleg Orlov, a longtime dissident and the co-chair of Memorial, an organization created in 1989 to chronicle the USSR's human rights abuses and educate Russians about the history of political repression;

Sasha Skochilenko, an LGBTQ artist who was imprisoned in April 2022 for replacing price tags at grocery stores with data about Russian destruction in Ukraine, deemed treasonous under Russia's "fake news" law;

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a political dissident who was fundamental in bringing about the Magnitsky Act to sanction Russian human rights abusers, and who was poisoned twice by the KGB in attempted assassinations before being sentenced to 25 years in prison for "treason";

Evan Gershkovich, a young American journalist who was arrested in Russia while reporting for the Wall Streeet Journal in March 2023 and sentenced to 16 years in prison for "espionage";

Paul Whelan, American former Marine who was arrested in 2018 and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor for "espionage";

Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine;

Andrei Pivovarov, an opposition activist who headed the pro-democracy organization Open Russia before being imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony infamous for its torture of prisoners;

Ilya Yashin, a young opposition politician who was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for publishing YouTube videos about the war in Ukraine; when Russian authorities "encouraged" him to leave the country, he chose instead to stay;

Lilia Chanysheva, opposition activist and regional coordinator of Navalny HQ; in her final speech before the Russian court, she tried in vain to appeal to the judge's sense of empathy: "If you put me in jail for 12 years, I will be too old to bear a child. Give me a chance to be a mother!";

Kevin Lik, a dual German-Russian citizen who was arrested as a minor for "photographing military sites" shortly before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine; he was the youngest person ever to be convicted of treason in Russia;

Rico Krieger, a German man sentenced to death in Belarus for supposedly planting explosives on a railroad track to help the Ukrainian army;

Dieter Voronin, a dual German-Russian citizen and political scientist who was arrested in 2021 in connection to a treason case involving Russian journalist Ivan Safronov;

Patrick Schobel, a German man arrested in February 2024 at the Pulkovo International Airport in St Petersburg when customs officers found cannabis gummies in his luggage, in a scenario very similar to that of Brittney Griner;

German Moyzhes, a dual German-Russian citizen and lawyer who was charged with treason for helping Russians obtain European residency permits;

Vadim Ostanin, opposition activist and Navalny associate arrested in 2021 for his work with Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation;

Ksenia Fadeyeva, dissident and Navalny associate sentenced to 9 years in prison.

[aleksandrvarma]

Кухонные принадлежности по-фински.

Даже не пытаюсь дать перевод, потому что в этом деле я не разбираюсь от слова вовсе.

[umbrellace]

Without looking it up, in how many languages can you say 'Thank you'?

1

2-3

4-5

6-7

8-9

10+

Voting ended onJun 8, 2024

Please reblog, I'm curious

[bipolarmango]

Finnish films everyone should see (in random order)

1..Sisko tahtoisin jäädä /eng. Run Sister Run! (2010)

A good girl Emilia never forgets her homework or her little sister. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but the polar opposite. A moving story about the pain and beauty of being young, finding your identity, and struggling to find your own path towards adulthood.

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2. Tom of Finland (2017)

At a time when the gay community lives a closeted lifestyle, in fear of persecution, Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, created a completely new variety of sexually liberated art for gay men. His work changed the lives of millions of people around the world and fanned the flames of a revolutions in the USA, emboldening a new generation of homosexuals to stand up and celebrate what they were. Based on a true story.

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3. Tuntematon sotilas, eng. The Unknown Soldier (2017)

This World War II film is presented from the point of view of a machine gun company of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944. A horribly realistic, tragic story about the lives changed by war. Adaptation of the bestselling 1954 Finnish classic novel of the same name by Väinö Linna, literature considered part of the Finnish national legacy. The movie is widely considered the best WW2 film.

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Valoa, valoa, valoa, eng. Light Light Light (2023)

Mariia visits her childhood home and reminisces about the summer of 1986, when a girl named Mimi arrived in the small village and filled the life of the then 15-year-old Mariia with light. A story about first love, the blinding light it brings, and how it can affect you for a lifetime.

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4. Ikitie, eng. The Eternal Road (2017)

One night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home in Finland, claming that he is a communist. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, his only dream is to return to his family at whatever cost. Based on true events.

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Kielletty hedelmä, eng. Forbidden Fruit (2009)

Two young girls leave their restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith community and escape to the city to sample all the temptations their church forbids before they're married off.

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Puhdistus, eng. Purge (2012)

A young girl, becomes the victim of sex trade in Russia. She manages to escape from their clutches and hides in the house of an elderly woman, and soon they are reminded of their mutual, horrendous past.

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Leijonasydän, eng. Heart of a Lion (2013)

Neo-Nazi falls in love with a woman who has a black son and finds himself fighting with conflicting feelings.

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Tummien perhosten koti, eng. The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008)

Haunted by his traumatic past and cautious about the prospects of an uncertain future, a fourteen year old boy named Juhani winds up in an isolated boys’ home known as The Island. The movie focuses on the questions of how long does one have to pay for their past mistakes and can one ever be truly forgiven.

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Baby Jane (2019)

Jonna (19) leaves her small town just after graduating and moves to a big city. One night, she is attacked by a man and saved by a 30-year-old woman, Piki. Jonna falls in love with her, but the further their love story develops, the darker it gets. The movie explores the themes of the LGBTQ+ community and mental health issues.

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Teit meistä kauniin, eng. Born in Heinola (2016)

In the 90's, a devastating recession hits Finland. As the parents struggle through hard economic times, five very different teens from the small town of Heinola meet by coincidence and form the punk band Apulanta, one of the most famous Finnish bands. Based on a true story.

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Lupaus, eng. Promise (2005)

The film tells portraits members of Finnish women's Lotta Service during World War II through the eyes of three young women. The Finnish Lotta Svärd organization was the world's largest volunteer-based women's defense organization that took care of tasks like running field and military hospitals, caring for the wounded, and delivering air surveillance. The organization was shut down as per the demand of the Soviet Union as a part of the peace treaty.

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Härmä, eng. Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)

In nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia, Finland, Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, love, a father's last wishes when a brother goes against another.

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[dontdropthatthunthunthun]

My anxiety attacks

[damiano-david]

Eurovision: semi final 1 out of context

[ladiesofeurovision]

[russiantangerine-goeslanguages]

sometimes i don't want to wake up in this country (every day of my life)

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Lyosha, thank you for 26 years of absolute happiness. Yes, even in the last three years of happiness. For the love, for always supporting me, for making me laugh even from prison, for always thinking of me. I do not know how to live without you, but I will try to make you happy for me and proud of me up there. I do not know if I can do it or not, but I will try my best. We will definitely meet one day. I have so many untold stories for you, and I have so many songs saved in your phone for you, stupid and funny, in general, frankly, terrible songs, but they are about us, and I really wanted to let you listen to them. And I wanted to watch you listen to them, laugh, and then hug me. I love you forever. Rest in peace.

English translation of Yulia Navalnaya's message to her late husband, Alexei Navalny, who was buried in Moscow today. Words fail us.

[emotionaldisaster909]

Today the body of the only real opposition leader in my country was buried

After his death on February 16th

Exactly a month before the presidential “election”.

After three years in prison camps.

Thousands of people gathered before the funeral ceremony, leaving flowers and messages of gratitude

Thousands of people protested on the streets, stopped by the police from getting closer to the funeral

All stood together in his name,

chanting

“Heroes don’t die!”

“Stop the war!”

“Peace for Ukraine! Freedom for Russia!”

“You wasn’t afraid, we aren’t afraid.”

I was afraid

I am

But seeing the bravery of my people, openly protesting despite all the risks, despite their faces being caught on cameras, despite everything

Makes me hope

And makes me want to spread the word

It often feels just scary and hopeless

Because, what the protests are for? For the goverment to see, to fear, to reconsider their choices

But there has been so many protests

And the goverment

Does not care.

Never did.

And the people brainwashed by the official propaganda will only see and hear what they’re being shown and told on daily basis.

But to all the people who still know what’s black and white.

This today?

Was hope.

He was killed, but not broken.

Even in such tragedy there is light.

And on March 16th the official presidential elections will be held.

But everyone, every single person in this country knows they’re faked.

Have been for years. And years. Even before the constitution was rewritten to coronate one person forever.

It will be faked again.

But today?

Was the truth.

The truth that we aren’t broken.

Before all the power of the corrupted, heartless, hating, greedy and evil

There is good.

There is honesty, bravery, conscience, kindness, understanding

Humanity

And I just want the humanity to know.

I just want the world to see.

We might not have power to do much else.

But if there is good, kind and understanding outside.

Help.

Help the world.

The hate,

The corruption,

The wars must stop.

One day we must win.

[russiantangerine-goeslanguages]

i want to say so much and i'm not sure english will be enough to express it.

i've never experienced a loss that huge before.

there are tears and thoughts and tears and "my way" by frank sinatra and zemfira's "хочешь" (played during the funeral and used by julia in her farewell video respectively) and tears and endless pain and grief and heart shattered into pieces, and love, love, that is stronger than fear, stronger than death, stronger than anything...

you will be missed. you are already missed.

it's important to mention that i was not an eager navalny supporter. however, in 2017 it wasn't without his help when i started to see what was actually going on in the place i live in. seven years ago he opened my eyes. with time my views have changed, broadened, they have grown up with me - and i know i wouldn't have become the person i am today without alexei.

whatever you think of him as a person, he brought us hope. he was the true human face of this monster of a country. so losing him goes further than just losing one man. it means losing a part of our nation's humanity.

let us cry. let us bring flowers. this is what people usually do when they try to deal with loss. i don't know what will come next and i have no hopes but i know for sure that we now have to live for alexei as well. he wanted to see his home beautiful and bright... it's always darkest before the dawn, they say.

in loving memory.

[illustoryart]

Love is stronger than fear.

Russia will be free.

Alexey Navalny.