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A Hard Rain

The main problem with TV Rain is that neither its staffers nor its defenders really understand what the problem with it is. It is especially funny when people who have been stumping for years for “situational cooperation with the regime in the Kremlin for good ends” are outraged by the revocation of TV Rain’s license. Sooner or later, they’ll get round to you, too. “Moderate law-abiding…

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An older man broke through the lines, wheeling his horse around to confront Sturmhond. With a start, I recognized Colonel Raevsky, the commander of the military encampment at Kribirsk. Had we crashed so close to town? Was that how the soldiers had gotten here so quickly? “Explain yourself, boy!” the colonel commanded. “State your name and business before I have you stripped of that uniform and strung up from a high tree.” Sturmhond seemed unconcerned. When he spoke, his voice had a quality I’d never heard in it before. “I am Nikolai Lantsov, Major of the Twenty-Second Regiment, Soldier of the King’s Army, Grand Duke of Udova, and second son to His Most Royal Majesty, King Alexander the Third, Ruler of the Double Eagle Throne, may his life and reign be long.” My jaw dropped. Shock passed like a wave through the row of soldiers. A nervous titter rose from somewhere in the ranks. I didn’t know what joke this madman thought he was making, but Raevsky did not look amused. He leapt from his horse, tossing the reins to a soldier. “You listen to me, you disrespectful whelp,” he said, his hand already on the hilt of his sword, his weathered features set in lines of fury as he strode directly up to Sturmhond. “Nikolai Lantsov served under me on the northern border and…” His voice faded away. He was nose to nose with the privateer now, but Sturmhond did not blink. The colonel opened his mouth, then closed it. He took a step back and scanned Sturmhond’s face. I watched his expression change from scorn to disbelief to what could only be recognition. Abruptly, he dropped to one knee and bent his head. “Forgive me, moi tsarevich,” he said, gaze trained on the ground before him. “Welcome home.” The soldiers exchanged confused glances. Sturmhond turned a cold and expectant eye on them. He radiated command. A pulse seemed to pass through the ranks. Then, one by one, they slipped from their horses and dropped to their knees, heads bent.

Siege and Storm- Chapter 8 (Leigh Bardugo)

Someone knows how to make an entrance!

I want to see him and Aleksander trying to outdo one another with their dramatic performances, then violently make out, when they're unable to agree which one did it better.

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i can't decide if you're crazy or stupid. i have so many good qualities. it can be hard to choose.

do you ever answer a question directly? hard to say. ah, there, i've done it again.

do you take anything seriously? not if i can help it. makes life so tedious.

anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea. can someone help me remember if he said this in the show because this is his second most popular quote

my mother was an oyster. and i'm the pearl.

i am nikolai lantsov, major of the twenty-second regiment, soldier of the king's army, grand duke of udova, and second son to his most royal majesty, king alexander the third, ruler of the double eagle throne, may his life and reign be long. this counts because general raevsky says it instead of nikolai

nikolai. but i've also been known to answer to 'sweetheart' or 'handsome'.

that wasn't an insult. it was a challenge. know the difference.

weakness is a guise. wear it when they need to know you're human, but never when you feel it.

don't wish for bricks when you can build from stone. use whatever or whoever is in front of you.

being a leader means someone is always watching you.

get them to follow the little orders, and they'll follow the big ones.

it's okay to flout expectations, but never disappoint them.

it's simply a question of finding the right incentive. pauper or prince, every man can be bought.

princes bleed just like other men. yes. they just do it in better clothes.

i'm ambitious, alina. i'm driven. but i hope... i hope i still know the difference between right and wrong.

how nice for him. i've never been a natural at anything. you're a spectacular actor. do you think so? i'm doing 'humble' right now.

those are some from siege and storm. onto ruin and rising

not bad looking? he's damnably handsome. brave in battle, smart as a whip. an excellent dancer. oh, and an even better shot.

saints, alina. i hope you weren't looking to me to be the voice of reason. i keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret.

want to know my secret? i have a lot of money. no, really. a lot of money.

thanks for the rescue. everyone needs a hobby. i thought yours was preening. two hobbies.

if you're going to jump, at least give me time to compose a ballad in your honor. something with lots of sad fiddle and a verse devoted to your love of herring. if i wait, i may have to hear you sing it. i happen to have a more than passable baritone. and what's the rush? is it my cologne? you don't wear cologne. i have such a naturally delightful scent that it seems like overkill. but if you have a penchant for it, i'll start. no, thank you.

curiously enough, that was not the worst birthday i've had. no? when i was ten, my parents hired a clown.

prince's prerogative? if a mere prince gets a pass, so does a living saint. are you going to make it a habit of winning arguments? it's very unbecoming. was this an argument? obviously not. i don't lose arguments.

beautiful. i told you i had a lot of money. so you arrange celestial events now? as a sideline.

i could lead the second army, and you could have pretty much any girl you want. a shu princess? a kerch banker's daughter? or a ravkan heiress or a grisha like zoya. zoya? i make it a policy never to seduce anyone prettier than i am.

did the darkling teach you that? and you. i seem to remember a certain story about a fjerdan captain's fingers and a hungry hound. next time warn me when you're paying attention. i'll talk less.

i'd only be a liability. power is alliance. i do love it when you quote me. if only i weren't so damnably wise.

and a whole lot more

if someone challenges me to list down nikolai quotes that were not in the show i am ready because i have a whole highlighted pink section in my kindle

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Mykola Samokysh. Courage Of General Raevsky. 1912. Museum-Panorama the Battle of Borodino, Moscow. 

July 23, 1812 the battle of Saltanovka, which has become one of the most legendary pages of the life of General Raevsky. This feat glorified General in the nation. Then arose a legend which was reflected in the famous painting — Rajewski goes on the attack, and next to him are his sons, 17-year-old Alexander and 11-year-old Nicholas.The General himself said it was just a legend. The sons were, indeed, in his case, but in attack they did not go. But in people’s memory Raevsky was a man who sacrifices for the homeland the most expensive.

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We're Not in the Same Boat

We’re Not in the Same Boat

One in a series of photos, taken recently in Petersburg, that the photographer Alexander Petrosyan posted under the heading “Life goes on”. Source: Alexander Petrosyan, Facebook, 3 July 2022 The main stumbling block in communication between Ukrainians and Russian/Belarusian oppositionists is that the latter believe, for some reason, that they understand the former very well. As one Belarusian…