#eastern europe

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

Crimean Tatars in exile after being deported by the russians on Stalin's orders in May 1944.

As they did again in 2014, the Kremlin aimed to colonise the peninsula with many ethnic russians.

The entire native Tatar population of Crimea was deported by cattle train in only a few days, beginning on the 18th of May and concluding on the 20th. Many did not survive.

Sources:

WHERE ARE OUR PEOPLE?

Deportation of the Crimean Tatars

Wikimedia Commons

[vintage-russia]

Illustration for the Russian fairy tale "The Princess Frog" (1930)

Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942)

[restless-historian]

the og Eastern European vampires lore for yall

The modern image of a vampire originates from Slavic beliefs, with the original Ukrainian term being "Упир" (upyr). These beliefs revolve around two types of deceased individuals: those at peace in the afterlife and those lingering between realms.

Upyrs were thought to be people who practiced sorcery, were excommunicated from the church, cursed, or unbaptized children, as well as victims of violent deaths. In folk beliefs, upyrs emerged from graves at night, primarily to drink the blood of the living, spread disease, and kill livestock, retreating back to their graves by morning's light. It was believed they possessed two souls, with the "pure" soul departing the body upon death, leaving the "unclean" soul behind.

protec yourself

Various Slavic folk methods were employed to deal with upyrs. Following the superstitions, potential upyrs were buried deeply with stones atop their graves, facedown so they would "bite the ground." Poppy seeds were often scattered in the coffin, while a sickle or scythe was positioned to sever the head should the ghoul rise. A pebble or coin was placed under the tongue, hands tied behind the back, and the most common prevention was driving an aspen stake through the head or heart. Additionally, upyrs were believed to fear crosses and garlic.

actually I`ve been taught this my by grandpa fr

so yeah pretty accurate for chopping them heads, amc

[drum-cu-naluci]

the crows I run into on a field

[blackmetalnature]

"The Hill Of crosses / Kryžių" in Northern Lithuania.

[sidebee-hive]

Triptychs by Polish painter Kazimierz Sichulski:

1. The Hutsul Madonna, 1909

2. Adoration of the Shepherds, 1938

3. Adoration of the Magi, 1913

4. Spring, 1909

[candela888]

Countries where cheek kissing is a common way of greeting people

Number of cheek kisses when greeting somebody in the Americas and Europe

[ohsalome]

(stolen from twitter)

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

Railroad and train in the Lviv region of Ukraine (1880s). X

[vintage-russia]

Andrey Vodopyanov and his wife Paraskeva,Kungur (June 12,1903)

[sappho-ilmarinen]

Eastern European games inspired by this post.

[folkfashion]

Crimean Tatar woman, Ukraine, by Zariko

[thisprettyukrainianletter]

Art by Ukrainian folk artist Tetiana Pata (1884-1976) from the village of Petrykivka (after wich the distinctive local art style of folk drawings was named). Petrykivka artists used drawings to decorate walls ans ceilings of the houses, furniture and sometimes clothes. The pictures are from the album printed in 1973. Scans are of good quality, so feel free to save the favs and zoom in as it's not easy to find such a quality while searching on Google.

Мистецтво української народної художниці Тетяни Пати (1884-1976) з села Петриківка (від якої названо самобутній місцевий художній стиль народного малюнка). Петриківські художники малюнком прикрашали стіни та стелю будинків, меблі, іноді одяг. Малюнки подано за виданням альбому 1973 року. Відскановані зображення хорошої якості, тож не соромтеся зберігати що сподобається та наближати картинку, оскільки непросто знайти таку якість під час пошуку в Google.

Source : https://uartlib.org/knygy-pro-hudozhnykiv/tetyana-pata-albom/

[marsinout]

Happy Stalin's death day :)

[melancholiads]

european winter

[blissfullyvain]

new church pic ^_*