#toska

[deadpanwalking]

What do you mean by Nabokov’s handwriting having a Russian accent? Is he writing in a style of handwriting that was unique to Russia at the time?

Nabokov used an informal style of Russian cursive to write in English. Here is a picture of entries in his travel journal, where he wrote in both languages—you can see the characteristics that carry over from Cyrillic to Latin.

[vindra]

[trashasaurusrex]

Those werewolves are up to something...

What do you think it is? (ft. @/Ependa_'s | @ependasketchpad's Toska!)

[varnikareads]

Toska - noun /ˈtō-skə/ - Russian word roughly translated as sadness, melancholia, lugubriousness.

“No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom.”

— Vladimir Nabokov

[nereidaa]

This is a photo of a little girl who was murdered in her sleep by russian bombs this morning.

So far, 7 people have been killed, 3 of whom are children, and 45 have been wounded, with 11 in critical condition in Lviv’s hospitals.

More than 50 buildings in the center of Lviv were damaged, 35 people were injured. 2 medical facilities and 2 schools were also damaged.

[bainposting]

driver STOP i hear drum and bass!!!

[umi-no-onnanoko]

[lulzyrobot]

Went ahead and turned an AU of Kassidy and just made her into her own OC. A degree of separation.

But until I know who Toska truly is... have a giant spider lady.

[frankencity]

artfight 6! @zephyrbug ‘s toska, a hexblood circle of dreams druid. this is the first character of zeph’s i ever saw and when i saw they were on artfight i HAD to draw her

[llyfrenfys]

Hiraeth is to Wales what Toska / Тоска is to Russia

(A concept I'd like to elaborate on one day, but I am so very sleepy today)

[deadpanwalking]

What would you say were good things about USSR? (If anything) I think there were many good cartoons and new years movies, as well as high quality stamps. (My unserious answer)

I am NOT immune to the unserious. Here are some things the Soviet Union did right:

There was a small apricot tree in my neighbor's back yard, and I would eat as many apricots as my tiny body could house.

In fact, all fruit was exceptionally delicious—especially the watermelon. I respect my parents' decision to emigrate except when I eat a mealy, pinkish chunk of pakast from the bottom of a fruit cup and remember how good it tasted when we bought it by the slice on the boardwalk.

We lived right by the Kanatnaya Doroga, so we could ride it to Otrada Beach in the summer.

My father lost his hat in the Black Sea, but the sea returned it a week later.

GREATEST LOVE STORY OF OUR TIME

We left before I got the chance, but I know I would have served cunt in a little pioneer outfit with a crisp red galstuk.

Swan Lake again? Joke's on you, I fucking love Swan Lake. Turn that shit up!

BABUSHKAAAAAA

[whitty-verse-art]

more updated refs!

[smilethefool]

Volleyball, summertime

[blackcr0wking]

let me be in a little polycule with Karlach and Gale :(

[samsdei]

Alin Szewczyk  Jan Cieciara &  Krzysztof Oleksyn

[murakamijeva-muza]

I’m Nostalgic For A Life I’ve Never Had.