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opelman · 7 months

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1966 Ford Mustang GT350 by David G. Schultz Via Flickr: Robert Hooper

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airmanisr · 2 years

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raffaellacoreggioli · 2 years

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danvolodar · 4 days

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Pathologic and the Town's Russianness: 4

This part will deal with a relatively major topic in Pathologic - religion. Or, well, with the major discrepancy between religion in the Town and in historical Russian Empire.

Most of this post will be about the denizens of the Town, but let's briefly mention the Kin. They have a pretty clear-cut pagan religion, with multiple personified deities: Bos Turokh, Boddho, Suok (the difference with historical religions, of course, being the fact that the magic actually works in the Steppe). The state's apparent non-interference with them practicing their religion fits well enough into the Imperial policies of the early XX century. What doesn't is the lack of control. The Empire was very much a bureaucratic behemoth, it sought to control anyone who influenced the minds of its citizens. The Interiour Ministry had a Department of Spiritual Affairs, and its officials had their fingers in every pie, demanding the right to veto religious leader assignments in the local communities, paying state wages to those of these leaders who played nice, etcetera. However, apparently, the historical Department was chronically understaffed (to the point of its aforementioned veto rights being unenforceable), and the game is very reductive when it comes to the official state apparatus in general, so all in all, the way the Capital-based civilization treats the Kin religion is a passable fit for the Russian Empire.

Quite a different story with the majority religion. In the Russian Empire, Orthodoxy was de-facto a state religion. While ethnic minorities were allowed to practice their religions undisturbed (by early XX century, mind, that hadn't exactly been that way throughout the entire Imperial history), ethnic Russians were mandated by law to be Orthodox Christians. Not being a practicing Orthodox was literally a felony.

Historical precedent showed that even for a scion of one of the Empire's most noble families a single religious misstep could lead to fatal consequences: in the 1730ies, Mikhail Alekseyevich Golitsyn was forced to become a court jester for secretly converting to Catholicism to marry a German, his marriage was dissolved and he was ordered to remarry another jester.

Of course, quite some time had passed since that incident, yet the Church remained intimately intertwined with the state. The semi-independent Patriarchate was replaced as its governing body with the Most Holy Synod, a state organ with mixed clergy and layman membership, during Peter I's reforms, which factually made the Church a part of the state apparatus. Ever since then, caesaropapism remained the norm. The Church had multiple functions that nowadays would only be expected of the state, such as birth registrations or running primary schools. A church was an essential part of any settlement, the presence of one differentiating a small hamlet (деревня, derevnya) from a village (село, selo). Vital events such as marriages or burials could only be done through the Church (and since the Old Believers could not participate in the Nikonian rituals, bribes from them sometimes formed a large part of parish incomes). The Church as an institution - much like the other parts of the Imperial state machine, - was facing a crisis of confidence by the early XX century, but common folk were still expected to regularly come to service, confess and receive communion. The faith became so ingrained into the language that even the Soviet militant atheists could not remove all the "thank god"s and "help god"s on every occasion from it (starting right with thanking someone: the word for "thanks" in Russian is spasibo - спасибо, literally means "god sav[e you]") .

None of that is present in Pathologic. There is not a single church in the Town, apparently - not even family chapels. References are sometimes made to religion, and that implied baseline seems to be Orthodox Christianity, but nothing indicates anyone in the Town is an active, practicing believer. The game actually takes it to a hilarious degree: in the Diurnal ending, when Saburov tells Artemy that Katherina is going to bring Cathedral back to life, he shoots back: "Just tell me she's not religious. Anything's better. Even a second plague".

To be fair, the educated class being fashionably atheist matches the late Empire well enough - both because of the aforementioned crisis of confidence in the Church, and because of the general naïve positivism of the era. Dankovsky is pretty stereotypical in that regard (and his talk of angels does not really contradict that atheism, or even hints at him being brought up a Christian, to begin with, given that there are of course angels in Judaism).

However, just like the Soviets, IPL apparently haven't been able to get rid of Orthodox sentiments altogether. A remarkable example is a dialog snippet with Big Vlad, when he's in the Termitary and Capella is dead (if memory serves). The only thing he says to Artemy, essentially, is "forgive me if I have ever wronged you": a very Christian repentance before death. One of Artemy's dialog options then is even more so. In the English translation it's "God is merciful", the Russian original is literally "God will forgive": a characteristic non-answer which sounds like a blessing, but actually means something like "God will forgive [you, but I will not, despite you asking, because Lord's mercy is without limit, while mine isn't]".

Finally, time to mention the elephant... well, animal... steppe creature... in the room - Clara and her sainthood. Ironically, that is the most Orthodox plotline in the game. Just like the other Christian denominations, Orthodoxy recognizes multiple modalities of sainthood, which of course has to do with it being, like Catholicism also, two different religious practices in one coat: one for the monks, the other for the laymen and the clergy who have not taken up the vows. Saints can come from both parts of the divide, they just need a feat for the betterment of the faith and the humanity at large: a martyrdom, or converting a large number of non-believers, or protecting the Orthodox flock from depredations... The Changeling, however, can be understood as a yurodivy - an Orthodox saint that is a fool for Christ, that is, operates outside the usual societal norms on direct divine inspiration. Usually coming from laymen stock, such saints don't earn their veneration by following the canons of monastic or even layman life, but rather, submit themselves to God immediately. Clara's "God reveals himself to people by my hands" is a 100% hit on that modality: it's not her performing miracles by God, but God revealing himself to the world through her. It is, in a way, like the Sufi mystics seeking to suppress the nafs (ego) to reach communion with God.

Then, of course, comes the blood sacrifice. Well, I don't think there's a long explanation needed here on why this is not an Orthodox Christian idea. Yes, the sacrifice of Jesus redeemed the Original sin, but Jesus is God. One cannot be saved by another man's sacrifice in Orthodoxy, much less by turning another man into blood sausage. Yes, repentance is commendable (based on Luke 15:7), and sacrificing yourself for others' sake, too (John 15:13) - so the Humbles themselves can be seen as repentant sinners; but there can be no justification for these who slaughter them. Worse still, establish a process of slaughtering them, requiring ever more victims. That, naturally, run against the foundations of Orthodox Christianity (the sixth commandment).

So, to sum this part up. The way the Capital treats the religion of the Kin passably resembles what the Russian Empire could've done; the atheist educated class also fits the mold. But the rest of the game's setting, particularly the lack of day-to-day organized Church presence in the Town, could not be any further from the historic Imperial society. Similarly, Clara's sainthood in itself fits into the religious life of the Empire well enough; but the Humbles ending absolutely destroys it.

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guideclever · 7 months

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denebola42-blog · 3 years

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My #nikons6300 didn't do bad at all. And 10x zoom. I was in love with this camera. #sunsetphotography #sunset #skyphotography #spiritualjourney #naturephotography #ogdenutah #utah #nikonphotography #nikon #nikonian #americanphotographer #californiaphotographer #californiatransplant #mexicanphotographer #utahphotographer #digitalnomad #takeahike (at Ogden, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwZrlYBQMV/?igshid=3cf034nvu1t6

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tapujaveri · 5 years

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The novelists face itself tells stories. The legendary author #FatimaSurayyaBajia photographed in 2002. Bajia apa caught in a “noose of light” during my casual photo session at Bunto Kazmi’s. #tapujaveri #tapulicious #tapujaveriportraits #blackandwhite #pakistanilegends #nikonlegends #nikonian #nikonprophotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pGYXJB7CE/?igshid=5u1c4zf2l96o

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ugrafie · 3 years

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agarwalsonika7 · 3 years

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I have become a fan of the White-spotted Fantail

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anasilvaphoto · 6 years

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Beautiful Saturday afternoon couldn’t help but take a #selfie. I really love this look from @gabrielcosmetic. Less is more always 😉It’s picture day today with the most important women in my life. Hope you’re having a wonderful day😘 P.S. I just realized I look like the beautiful and talented @daniajramirez, totally by accident 😂😂 * * * * * #suebryceeducation #womencan #nikonian #philadelphiaphotographer #nycphotographer #nycportraits #life_portraits #portraitphotographer #portrait #fineartphotographer #fineartphotography #womansphotographer #top_portaits #anasilvaphotography #makeportraits #newyorkphotographer #portrait_perfection #philadelphia #portraits_ig #portraitstudioNewYorkNY #motionsickness #selfie #photography #whitehair

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opelman · 8 months

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1976 Greenwood Corvette by David G. Schultz Via Flickr: Bradley Briscoe

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hariniparthasarathy · 4 years

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imindubai · 4 years

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Posted by • @lensmandxb The Palm at sunset 🌅 glow One of the biggest man made islands 🌴 Shot on Nikon D7200 ______________________________________________ @dubai @visit.dubai @simplydubai @picsdubai @mydubai @atlantisthepalm @jumeirahgroup ______________________________________________ @lightroom @photoshop ______________________________________________ . . . . . . . #Dubai #dubailife #visitdubai #dubaifashion #dubaimarina #dubaiblogger #dubaistyle #sunshine #dubailifestyle #palmjumeirah #nikonian #Dubainight #cityscape #instagood #dubaiphotographer #dubaicars #dubaicity #mydubai #dubainightlife #jumeirah #dubailife #dubaifashion #dubaitravel #hypebeast #photomission #nikon #nikonmea #imindubai #beautifuldestinations #bestplacestogo #stayhome #love @lightravelway @travelgram @the_travel_hub @placestovisitindubai @dubailoving @dubaieveryday @igersmood @dubaipressclub @topdubaiphotos @dubaiincircles @dubai_360 @timeoutdubai @dxb @topdubaiphotos @expo2020dubai @atlantisthepalm @jumeirahgroup @jumeirahalnaseem @thepointepalm @welcome2emirates @xdubai @timeoutdubai (at The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQ7vmzlK2f/?igshid=eexehf4s1e59

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absolutefotos-com-blog · 4 years

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Can you find me? 🌿🐦🌿 . . . . . . . . . . . #absolutefotos #gauravkumarphotography #gauravkumar #green #birdeye #hiddenbird #nikonphotography #nikonian #instatravel #instagood #instadaily #netgeo #netgeotravel #birdlovers #bhowali (at Bhowali) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAFdTJ9gmVs/?igshid=tbk5a0joot89

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denebola42-blog · 3 years

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Caught in the act... Of being themselves. 🤭 #nikonphotography #nikons6300 #nikonusa #nikonphotographer #nikonian #pointandshootcamera #americanphotographer #mexicanphotographer #utahphotographer #californiatransplant #californiaphotographer #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography (at North Ogden, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNcerA2B2He/?igshid=195t0f1nljh2t

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