#Russian Court

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Vladimir Kara-Murza delivered these remarks on Monday at the closing session of his trial in Moscow: 

Members of the court: I was sure, after two decades spent in Russian politics, after all that I have seen and experienced, that nothing can surprise me anymore. I must admit that I was wrong. I’ve been surprised by the extent to which my trial, in its secrecy and its contempt for legal norms, has surpassed even the “trials” of Soviet dissidents in the 1960s and ’70s. And that’s not even to mention the harshness of the sentence requested by the prosecution or the talk of “enemies of the state.” In this respect, we’ve gone beyond the 1970s — all the way back to the 1930s. For me, as a historian, this is an occasion for reflection.

At one point during my testimony, the presiding judge reminded me that one of the extenuating circumstances was “remorse for what [the accused] has done.” And although there is little that’s amusing about my present situation, I could not help smiling: The criminal, of course, must repent of his deeds. I’m in jail for my political views. For speaking out against the war in Ukraine. For many years of struggle against Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship. For facilitating the adoption of personal international sanctions under the Magnitsky Act against human rights violators.

Not only do I not repent of any of this, I am proud of it. I am proud that Boris Nemtsov brought me into politics. And I hope that he is not ashamed of me. I subscribe to every word that I have spoken and every word of which I have been accused by this court. I blame myself for only one thing: that over the years of my political activity I have not managed to convince enough of my compatriots and enough politicians in the democratic countries of the danger that the current regime in the Kremlin poses for Russia and for the world. Today this is obvious to everyone, but at a terrible price — the price of war.

In their last statements to the court, defendants usually ask for an acquittal. For a person who has not committed any crimes, acquittal would be the only fair verdict. But I do not ask this court for anything. I know the verdict. I knew it a year ago when I saw people in black uniforms and black masks running after my car in the rearview mirror. But I also know that the day will come when the darkness over our country will dissipate. When black will be called black and white will be called white; when at the official level it will be recognized that two times two is still four; when a war will be called a war, and a usurper a usurper; and when those who kindled and unleashed this war, rather than those who tried to stop it, will be recognized as criminals. This day will come as inevitably as spring follows even the coldest winter. And then our society will open its eyes and be horrified by what terrible crimes were committed on its behalf. 

From this realization, from this reflection, the long, difficult but vital path toward the recovery and restoration of Russia, its return to the community of civilized countries, will begin.Even today, even in the darkness surrounding us, even sitting in this cage, I love my country and believe in our people. I believe that we can walk this path.

[Opinion:: Vladimir Kara-Murza’s last statement to Russian court: A reckoning will come  ::: WAPO]

#dissent #resist #Russia #WAPO #Vladimir Kara-Murza #Russian Court #the price of war

[elaindurham]

Brittney Griner found guilty in Russian court, sentenced to nine years in prison...

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ED - She has demonstrated on and off the basketball court that she hates America. She's going to hate Russia really, really, REALLY more. Sweet! Hope Biden doesn't do a prisoner swap with Russia to get her back to America. She's not worth it…

#brittany griner #wnba #russian court

[devotedlynerdybasement]

Russian court rejects US basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal, uphold 9-year prison sentence

Russian court rejects US basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal, uphold 9-year prison sentence

A Russian court on Tuesday October 25, dismissed US WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for possessing and smuggling vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.   Recall that the 32-year-old US basketball player was arrested in Moscow back in February after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage.   Griner had travelled from New York…

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#Russian court

[sartorialadventure]

Imperial court gown worn by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, ca. 1890′s-1900′s

#fashion #court dress #russia #russian fashion #19th century #19th century fashion #edwardian #edwardian fashion #i'm in love

[post-punk-author-anthony-day]

100 hours of post punk

For the masses

#spotify #alternative rock #dark music #goth #goth punk #joy division #goth girl #gothic #killing joke #goth gf #new playlist #new music #eat the frog #love will tear us apart #gang of four #courting #shopping post punk #post punk 2k #swedish post punk #russian post punk #post punk #shoegaze #molchat doma #lowlife #cocteau twins

[artiststarme]

Steve humors Erica’s “free ice cream for life” deal the first few times. But eventually, he gets sick of it and refuses to waste any more of his hard earned money on her sugar cravings. 

When she tries to call him out for breaking his word, he tells her that a contract made by a minor is void since children lack the legal capacity to enter a legal agreement by themselves and he was protected by the law. 

The entire Party turned to stare at him in shock at his words and his easy dismissal of perhaps the scariest child they’d ever met. That’s how they found out that Steve’s dad was a lawyer and he’d spent the summers as a kid ‘interning’ at his firm. 

Steve has never been prouder of himself at remembering something he always thought would be useless. Eddie is concerned that he finds Steve defending himself from a literal child hot and has a minor crisis. From then on, Erica has a grudge against Steve and makes sure to get her deals in writing.

#should I write this into an actual fic? #What would Erica do? Take him to court and try to explain the Russians and Mindflayer? I don't think so #stranger things #steddie ish #fic idea #steve harrington #eddie munson #erica sinclair

[derangedrhythms]

Aleksandr Blok, 20th Century Russian Poetry: Silver and Steel, from 'Before the Court', tr. Geoffrey Thurley

TEXT ID: We’d burn out together, our destiny To die in each other’s arms,

#aleksandr blok #20th century russian poetry #before the court #poetry #excerpts #f #o

[anatomicalmartyr]

Imperial Russian court dress composed of emerald green velvet and silver moiré - by Charles Frederick Worth, c. 1888

#historical fashion #house of worth #charles frederick worth #fashion history #19th century fashion #fashion #russian court dress #worth #gown #court dress #1880's fashion #19th century #victorian fashion #velvet #dress #hulderposts #faves #my posts

[prototypelq]

Today, is the first day in 23 months when I finally heard some good news from within russia, about politics no less.

As you probably haven't heard, because this theme is being agressively ignored by all possible media, 15-17 march is the date of next presidential election in russia. If you have laughed after reading this statement, then congratulations, you pretty much know everything about it, hence why no media coverage. But there should be.

Ekaterina Shulman, who has a PhD in political sciences, who has been one of the most enlightening sources on all matters russian-politics and autocrasy-related, has been handedly calling the oncoming election an 'electoral event', meaning the current system will not allow any real election to take place (and it never really did), but will instead make an illusion of the 'winner' being fair.

(btw 'election' advertisements and notices have been going under the banner of the letter V, which you can consider fair since 'election' is 'выборы' in russian, so using the same letter makes sense, but we all know who this big letter references, don't we, same way as all the militarist zealots are uniting under letter Z)

Yesterday, she held a stream with Boris Nadezhdin, who is currently running for presidential candidate by trying to gather citizen votes.

The reason you should care about this, is that Nadezhdin is the only candidate, who is openly critical of Putin,

he has been the public voice of opposition for the russian autocracy for more than 20 years,

the stream he held with Ekaterina could be considered an extremely risky move, enough to send him to jail for this move alone, since she has been declared a foreign agent for a long time (current brand of quality for russians),

he has opened up multiple vote booths across the world, so that political refugees (which is exactly what all the russians abroad are) could safely vote, as the government has already considered denying them their constitutional right to do so,

and he has presented the plan for his presidential reign, starting with: releasing all the political prisoners and immediately starting peace talks with Ukraine.

If you think that those are just empty words, well, they might be, though I can only pity the person who would dedicate more than 20 years of their life on empty promises, especially ones that can easily get you imprisoned for life or killed. I am not joking.

The reason there is 'unanimous agreement' of russians and the media of russians regarding the Invasion of Ukraine and other political topics, is that the political filed in this forsaken country has been carefully curated and all unsactioned-by-Kremlin opposition immediately eliminated for longer than I have been alive.

I live with the weight of just living my life in this country being a daily contributor to committing war crimes in Ukraine, and inside Russia. The reason I'm writing this in english on tumblr, which, hey, lgbt is considered extremist propaganda and will get you in jail, and tumblr even markets itself as the most lgbt-friendly social site, is that there is no way to talk about this in russia. And each time, I browse the politics or russia tags here I see the same zealous aggression which russians are called terrorists for, directed back at all russians. I took it for a long time, because there was no way to dispute this claim, I felt and continue to feel shame for this forsaken country or being related to it, and because every day this country exists ukrainian and russian people are forced into the meatgrinder.

No more. or well, no more feeling shame over it, the guilt will remain long after even the end of the Invasion.

Boris Nadezhdin's (btw his surname almost literally translates to Hopeful) electoral booths have been having full rows of people wishing to sign a petition to make him electable for presidential run. People in Siberia stood in line in -40 C (granted, normal siberian weather, but still, you wouldn't want to be out and about for too long in that kind of cold, even when accustomed to it) to sign a petition for him. At the moment of writing he has reached around 70k, out of 100k needed to be legally allowed to petition for presidential run (sidenote: that number is astronomically high for a number of reasons, so him getting that close is a big win too)

(this video covers the current news of Nadezhdin's campaign pretty well, it also has hand-done english subs)

So yes. You're not allowed to call all russians terrorists any longer, untill they are proven Zealots. There are literally thousands of russian people voting against Putin's reign, they are donating money to this campaign to help it grow too.

In a country, which has never really been a free space to be able to discuss politics, much less actively participate in them or have an informed opinion on them, and which has spent decades curating political apathy in it's people, these events are WILD.

Granted, the possibility of Nadezhdin being allowed to actually run for president is astronomically small, the country is still an autocrasy. Still, participation this high is anything-politics related is phenominal, and I wish to celebrate that, whatever may come in the future.

Here are some additional russian sources available to english-speakers to learn more:

The Russian State of Mind, a brilliant lecture by Ekaterina Shulman, PhD in political science, updated with data from october 2023

Maxim Katz channel, he covers politics and subtitles his videos by hand in english, I've linked another video of his above

Meduza newsletter has an english department

Tamara Eidelman covers history, mythology and related topics, her lectures are fascinating to listen to and have english voiceover

Yuri Dud does interviews with english subs

Any content creator with the (obligatory) foreign agent (иностранный агент) warning is good to listen to. This means the author said something not to the current governmen'ts liking, or not Enough liking of russian system, so good for them for having an actual opinion.

#first voting in my life and this is the stakes im working with yaaaay #i get why people are calling russians terrorists but i am so tired of it #now i have literal prove it's not true and you should take a closer look at the facts #the problem with politics is that they are just too complicated for any ordinary person to make sense of #but when the question is 'do you support killing people' there is only one answer #russian invasion of ukraine #russia #ukraine #russia is a terrorist state #i hope one day that tag changes to putin is a terrorist state #putin #he is a definitive war criminal and must be judged in world court #Youtube

[promise-reprise]

Tumblr keeps stopping me from sending this on individual posts because it’s not english so to all my Russian LGBTQIA+ siblings:

Как американский представитель ЛГБТ+, я люблю вас всех. Надеюсь, что каждый из вас будет в безопасности и никогда не забудет, что его любят. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#russia #lgbtqia #yes this is about the ruling by the russian supreme court #queer rights #trans rights

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna in bed recovering from her bout of measles and double pneumonia, spring 1917

❧ “Maria took her turn, who until now was her mother's greatest support. Even in the first stages of her illness, she hoped that she would be able to avoid staying in bed. She intended to endure until her father returned and she begged Baroness Buxhoeveden not to trouble her mother when she also developed a fever. At last, however, her exhausted nature betrayed her very badly. Along with the measles she suffered double pneumonia and reached the gates of death. In her feverish delirium and nightmares, she saw terrible soldiers who came to kill her mother and she shouted in terror, "Crowds of peopl... dreadful people... they re coming to kill Mamma!! Why are they doing these things?" - Romanov Royal Martyrs ☙

❧ “She was now anxious about Marie Nicolaievna on latter had been taken ill much later than her sisters, condition was aggravated by a severe attack of pneumonia of a virulent kind. Her constitution was excellent, but she had all she could do to survive. ☙ - Pierre Gilliard, 13 Years At The Russian Court

❧ “On 19 March I received a note from the Empress that Maria Nikolaevna is dying and asking for me. The messenger told me that Anastasia Nikolevna is also very sick; both had pneumonia, and the latter also became deaf due to the ear infection…I tiptoed to Maria Nikolaevna. She was lying there, white like linen, her eyes, naturally large, seemed even larger, temperature was 40.9, she breathed oxygen. When she saw me, she made some attempts to pick up her head and started to cry, repeat-ing: "Anya, Anya." I stayed with her until she fell asleep.” ☙ - Anna Vyrubova

❧ “Apparently Maria's and Anastasia's illness broks the tamp remained normal; they are weak and slept all day, of cours with breaks.” ☙ - Tsar Nicholas II diary entry, March 20th 1917

#maria nikolaevna #captivity #1917 #quotes #letters and diaries #grand duchess maria #grand duchess maria nikolaevna #romanovs #romanov #russian history #russian imperial family #measles #house arrest #otma #otmaa #tsar nicholas ii #anna vyrubova #pierre gilliard #13 years at the Russian court #favs

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Green velvet court dress, ca. 1888, Russian.

By Charles Frederick Worth.

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.

#Indianapolis museum of art at Newfields #green #velvet #court dress #court attire #1880s #1888 #1880s Russia #Russian #extant garments #womenswear #dress #silk #19th century #1880s dress #1880s court #1880s extant garment #charles frederick worth #house of worth

[petraevesplace]

Queen Erinys commission from Sua!

She’s my favorite playable first gen character, the serious, gentle hearted knight who’s a bit too trusting and sincere for her own good. I was hoping I’d have finished my fic on her and Misha by now but that should be coming soon!

#fe4 #fire emblem genealogy of the holy war #erinys #thank you to my friend for introducing me to Russian imperial court gowns #she looks so ethereal as she deserves

[la-belle-histoire]

Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, Ivan Kramskoj. 1881.

#aesthetic #art #art history #victorian aesthetic #fashion #victorian #gilded age #historical fashion #russian royals #danish royalty #imperial russian fashion #russian court dress #Russian fashion #Romanovs #historical art #maria feodorovna #dagmar of denmark #imperial Russia #Russian art #Russian history #russian imperial family #Romanov family #tsarina #tsarina Maria Feodorovna #women in art #historic fashion #kokoshnik tiara #kokoshnik

[purpleshadow-star]

Hc that Andrew doesn't talk much once he joins a pro team, and his teammates only really hear him talk on the phone in Russian, so they all eventually just assume that Andrew is actually just Russian. Sure, they all have seen what the internet can provide about Andrew, but they've all successfully gasslighted themselves into believing Andrew is from Russia, and Russian is his first language. Like, he never really did interviews in college, and even though they've heard Aaron speak perfect English, they assume he just learned well and has a really good accent. They assume the same about Andrew since he obviously speaks perfect English whenever he does occasionally speak to the team.

So one day, at the beginning of the next season, when one of them gets curious enough before practice starts, they ask Andrew where he's from. When Andrew looks up from his phone (which he has barely put down this whole time) and says California, they are all momentarily confused. Someone else asks if his parents moved here from Russia and when, and Andrew is beyond confused (not that he let's it show). Andrew calmly states that he isn't Russian and the team explodes with queations.

Before any of them can be answered, though, their coach walks in with their new striker for the season. The coach introduces Neil Josten to everyone, explaining that Neil's flight was delayed, and that's why they're so late, and suddenly, it makes sense why Andrew was on his phone. He must have been texting his college buddy, right?

After introductions, the team goes to the locker rooms to change, and the guys hear Andrew and Neil murmuring in low Russian, and they get ten times more confused than they were before.

Throughout the season, they all try to subtly pry for answers, but they get nowhere. They all resign to just not knowing what is happening with the two of them.

A few months later, they hear him talking on the phone in German. When they ask who it was, Andrew simply says it was his cousin. And then they start wondering: is Andrew actually German?

#yeah aaron speaks german too #yeah they have family in germany. that's where their cousin lives #yeah andrew knew german looong before he knew russian #Andrew's pro team not knowing wth is going on with him is one of my favorite tropes #it's honestly kinda funny #and neil hears about the speculations and just fans the flames #neil has the time of his life #andrew is slightly amused but does nothing to help his poor floundering teammates #aftg #all for the game #andrew minyard #neil josten #andreil #the foxhole court #nicky hemmick #aaron minyard

[jewellery-box]

Gold-embroidered silk velvet and satin court ensemble

Russian, late 19th century

The sartorial hierarchy for ladies at the Russian court reached especially strict and stringent heights in the last decades of the nineteenth century, when color and length of train were dictated by rank and proximity to the Empress(es). One of the finest court dresses to have come on the market, this rare, complete imperial court ensemble of blue silk velvet must have, in accordance with its hue, been worn by a Grand Duchess. The ensemble is elaborately embroidered in gold metallic thread, consisting of a boned bodice with pointed waist and long, open hanging sleeves; blue velvet skirt continuing into a nine-foot train; and a plastron and underskirt of white silk satin embroidered in gold metallic thread.

A related court dress worn by the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna is in the Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve.              

Cora Ginsburg                

#19th century style #19th century #historical clothing #fashion history #historical fashion #Russian #court dress #court ensemble