Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
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My name is Sergey Armeyskov. I am a Candidate of Sciences in Culturology. I created Russian Universe back in March 2013 as a blog covering various topics from art and culture to politics and history, from the Russian perspective, i.e. in relation to and through the lens of Russianness.
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Век живи – век учись! (vek zhivi – vek uchis’) Lit.: live for a century – learn for a century. English equivalent: you live and learn. *** If you like the content on this blog, you can thank the author via PayPal or other means ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
I do realize that your social media news feeds are overwhelmed with the year results and still I wrote this. The photos of pre-HNY St Petersburg and Moscow are included to ease the pain. In the final post of 2018, I want to sum up not only the results of this year but to mention ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Photos from the Fabergé Museum in Saint Petersburg. I spent almost 4 hours there because I was carried away. See for yourself! *** If you like the content on this blog, you can thank the author via PayPal or other means ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Yesterday I visited the 2018 PicsArt AI Hackathon. It was quite an experience for me because I’ve heard of such events but never actually visited any. The hackathon took place in Trekhgornaya Manufaktura. The symbolism is there because the latter is the oldest textile plant in Moscow founded at the end of the 18th century ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
At first, I wanted to post several sketches dehumanizing Russians made in the mainstream genre of propaganda passing for comedy. Then I’ve decided not to promote such content here because it wasn’t even funny. Propaganda is an inseparable part of popular culture. Thus, it can tell much – not about its subject but the culture and ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Russia & the West. Pt. XII: The Yin-Yang of Russian/American Post-propaganda. The difference between the Russian and American media is as follows: the legacy media in Russia is based on (self-)censorship while the MSM in the US is centered around the narrative. Both of these entities are mutually dependent and there is no particular border between them. (Self-)censorship ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
I’ve mentioned previously that I like inventing new words. As the 5th anniversary of Russian Universe is in just two months, I’ve decided to publish all the important RUneologisms from 2013 to 2017 in alphabetical order. Here they are: ? Cargo Culture. Russia is focused on the West, which is generating meaning, that is copied and then reproduced ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Везёт тому, кто везёт*! (vezyót tomú, kto vezyót). Lit.: he who drives forth, draws luck. English equivalent: God helps those who help themselves. Meaning: people who want to be successful in life should work hard and not give up. *The Russian verb везти means to drive / carry and also to have luck / do well ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
Russia & the West. Pt. XI: Cargo Culture. As you probably know, I’ve created a blog in Russian titled Armeyskov’s Squatterly Review. I will translate/adapt the most important posts in Russian and share them on this blog (and vice versa). You can find the Russian version here. *** It is obvious that there’s no direct ..read more
Russian Universe | Understanding Russia with a Russian
2y ago
It’s time to have a break from social media and/or probably abandon the most vicious ones. Of course, autoposting will continue – and that’s it for now. I’ve never been into Мордо(р)книга, i.e. Facebook but I did enjoy Twatter Twitter. After we, Russians, elected Danila Trumpov aka Donald Trump, subverted every election one can possibly think of ..read more