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Boycotts of Putin's Inauguration and Victory Parade. How Did Victory Fanaticism Appear? Screening of the Film "The Hardest Hour."

You are watching news from the weekly rally at the Russian Embassy in Lisbon. Today is May 11, 2:30 PM.

The ambassadors of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, and many other countries did not participate in the inauguration of Vladimir Putin on May 7. https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-president-inauguration-ukraine-355bd36a2e833800187af848dc24a7dc

On that day, Yuri Ushakov, an assistant to the Russian President, remarked that the ambassadors from Western countries who did not attend the ceremony had forgotten whom they were accredited to and why they are in Moscow. https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2024/05/07/1036019-posli-chetireh-stran-bili

On May 9, the Victory Parade took place on Red Square. Standing with Putin on the podium were the heads of nine countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Guinea-Bissau, and Laos. https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/959674

The number of guests at the parade has dwindled over the years. In 1995, representatives from over 50 foreign countries attended the celebrations. By 2005, for the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, representatives from about 30 countries and international organizations were present. https://rtvi.com/news/glavnokomanduyushchiy-i-gosti-kto-nablyudal-za-p0aradami-pobedy-v-noveyshey-istorii-rossii/

In his speech on May 9, Vladimir Putin called Victory Day the most important holiday in Russia. https://www.mk.ru/politics/2024/05/09/putin-nazval-den-pobedy-samym-glavnym-rossiyskim-prazdnikom.html

Previously, this holiday was celebrated "with tears in our eyes," remembering the fallen and wishing for peace.

On May 8, on "The Breakfast Show," anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova discussed how the "Immortal Regiment" movement has made people romanticize war and how the phrase "Never Again" has turned into a form of victory fanaticism. She explained, "They constantly tell you that somewhere in the West, they don't believe in our victory. So we must increasingly demonstrate our pride together. By portraying soldiers with our bodies, we feel proud… The result is that we are proud of the war." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jI5ukZnNMA

On Thursday, May 23, at 7 PM, in Lisbon at the Sputnik bar on Rua Andrade 41A, there will be a charity screening of the documentary film "The Hardest Hour." This film, created by Ukrainian director and screenwriter Alan Badoev with the 1+1 Ukraine channel, is based on videos sent by 12,000 Ukrainians from their phones and DVRs. https://maps.app.goo.gl/uQseM5w78gyvvvoF7

Journalist Dmitry Gordon, in an interview with Alan Badoev released on March 7, described the film as "very dynamic, very accurate… You made the audience, me in particular, empathize." Alan also shared in the same interview how the screening of this film at NATO went: "I always know what this film does to people because it is honest… They told us, 'You don’t understand what you did—people here are all cynical, they are engaged in war.' And they hugged and asked, 'How do heroes do?'" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9DQj1_yuM&t=6591s

I watched this film with friends two weeks ago, and I believe that Russians definitely need to see it. This film is not so much about war, but about life—life as it was before February 24, 2022, and what it became for tens of millions of people. We think we see this war every day, but to truly understand how Ukrainians experience it, you need to communicate with them or see it through their eyes in this film. It even includes scenes from Portugal. Be sure to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJN1XLz2Ypo

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[breadoffoxy]

Thank you @salade-tb for the tag, I appreciate it!

Rules: List 7 things that make you happy

1. Angel, my dog. I've only had her about 2 weeks but my life has been changed so much already. I love being a dog mom! She's a rat terrier who just wants all the cuddles and loves her sushi plushie.

2. Bread. Even just the smell of it makes me happy. If I could eat just bread then I would. My mom calls me a carbaholic for a reason.

3. Phone calls with friends and family. When I get really anxious, calling my mom and talking to her helps calm me down. I always feel better afterwards and talk through my worries. Sometimes it is stressful talking to her but I still love her anyways. I had a phone call with 2 of my best friends from undergrad years. It was such a fun time. I just love talking with them and other friends.

4. Playing video games. Another thing that takes my mind off stress. Or haha just makes me more stressed since I got the Last of Us 2. I love how stories are told through this medium. Playing them helped my imagination grow as a kid and led to my occupation and dreams I want to achieve.

5. Figuring out a clever plot/being totally surprised. I love figuring out what's going to happen in movies. It's like a fun puzzle and mystery to solve, which is the genre I read mostly as a kid. I get bored if I figure it out right away (Interstellar). So really wracking my brain (Sixth Sense) or being completely surprised while it still being believable (Parasite) is my favorite movie experience.

6. Music. I was the weird kid who only really listened to classical or my dad's oldies growing up. I made so many adventures with just my imagination listening to songs. I played the french horn for 7 years and was thinking of doing that as my back up after high school. Now I'm in love with soundtracks and kpop. As silly as it sounds I learned a lot of good, positive reinforcement from kpop, like learning to love myself.

7. Daydreaming and Writing. A lot of times I just kinda find myself just thinking and not really doing much of anything. I like to let my imagination run wild and connect dots to things in different ways. One reason I started writing was because I wanted to share these ideas with others somehow. Writing has helped me get to know some really great people too.

You got a lot of the gostie friends Kat so I'll tag just a couple of people. Tagging @chelsea-chee, @dawndrms, @yoongs-jeontae, @monggu-eomma, @thin-mint-yoongi, @xjoonchildx, @gingerpeachtae , @mintedmango

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*deep and mysterious voice* Ooo ravens are gosty’s friends too, could I haaave a oictureeee? -Gosty!

As soon as she sits still long enough, you'll get a picture my dear Gosty!!! She has little highlights of white on her wings and it looks like Frankenstein's hair, so her name is Mary Shelly :D