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herukapadmajungiansworld · 9 months

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Decolonisation is beautiful.

Here’s just one example from one small corner of one small Estonian town, Viljandi.

Picture 1: An ugly communist party building and car park, built by the soviet occupiers on top of a memorial they demolished for local people who died fighting for independence.

Pictures 2 & 3: The memorial, lovingly recreated down to every last detail, is back at the heart of a public square.

There are some commentators abroad who like to lecture russia’s neighbours not to “erase history” by removing the scars of occupation.

It’s weird because this kind of thing is normal everywhere else in the world. In fact, the very same people who get particularly upset about occupation monuments being removed here also tend to be very articulate about the importance of removing statues to ousted oppressors elsewhere. They just think russian imperialism gets a free pass.

Newsflash: It doesn’t.

Rather than erase history, plenty of occupation junk across the Baltic countries has been transferred to museums so that future generations can learn about it in its proper context. But it doesn’t belong in our public spaces. Local people here hated that brutal communist party building, which desecrated the memorial in a way so symbolic of the wider ugliness of russian imperialism.

Public spaces belong to the people who actually live here and should reflect the kind of free, modern, open, independent countries that we are - and which remember those who made it possible.

The other bad take on this issue is to constantly frame this kind of thing as a ‘reaction/response/message to russia’. That, again, is imperialist thinking. We make decisions for our countries based on what we want our countries to be. We’d want to remove this kind of junk even if russia had ceased to exist in 1991 or if it had flourished into a friendly democracy.

In fact, here in Viljandi, it took three decades of planning and sculpting to recreate the monument based off grainy photos of the original. The building was finally knocked down a couple of years ago and the memorial unveiled this midsummer.

In the interim, the building was expanded after the occupation to serve as Tourist Information, which was pretty ironic considering the communist aim was to keep us closed to the world. But that has a new home and the time has come to return the space.

There was quite a debate locally about whether to recreate it exactly or update it with some kind of modern reinterpretation. Both are legitimate, interesting ideas.

In the end, the only difference is that the materials are now of a much higher quality. I think they made the right decision.

And the fact that it was recreated in perfect detail by people who never saw the original but emerged from occupation with the same determination to live free does send its own new message from our time too. We will continue to exist.

Decolonisation can suffer setbacks, horrendously painful as we see in Ukraine, but the long term trend is unstoppable. The special protection that russian imperialism still enjoys in the minds of many around the world is starting to shatter.

I stopped by to take a photo of it for you all and a rainbow appeared. 🙂

#decolonisation #viljandi #estonia #soviet times #russian imperialism #ukraine resistance #stop russian invasion #putin war criminal #ukraine war #help ukraine #i stand with ukraine #slava ukraini #give weapons to ukraine

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anastasiamaru · 1 month

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Elections at gunpoint

How the propaganda show "russian presidential elections" took place in the occupied territories

As reported by the National Resistance Center, for three days, russians stopped Ukrainians at checkpoints and demanded they "vote", all under the watchful eye of armed guards who indicated where to mark the ballot.

Occupiers also conducted raids on homes, trying to obtain information about local residents who ignored the "elections". russians attempted to enter houses multiple times if the doors were not opened to them.

The patrol groups consisted of two civilians and a military member. They primarily targeted those who had voted in the pseudo-referendum and "local elections".

Collaborators from the "election commissions" recorded who exactly voted and compiled a separate list of "disloyal residents" who avoided "voting".

This is an inaccurate translation; it cannot convey all the despair and anger in the words of a person who is under occupation. It's just an inaccurate conversation context:

Womаn:"Quietly, please...

Man:"What do you want ?"

Collaborators:"Hello"

Man:"Who even allowed you kurva to come here?What the fuckin voting?Who allowed you to come into the yard?"

Collaborators:"We saw in your car your"...

Man:"What? Your?Our?.Crimea is ours,damn it!Why did you come here?WHY DiD you come here?What?"

Collaborators:"Put a signature"(on the vote for the dictator putin)

Man:"What a fuckin signature?...You came to me with a fuckin ballot, damn it... If I don't want to vote, I won't go vote."

Collaborators:"Do you have a problem with it?(the dictator and the voting)

Man:"Im against that shit.I didn't invite you here. This is my yard, my home. And I absolutely don't need you here,you fuckin sluts.Do you understand?"

Collaborators:"The Signature"

Man:"Go fuck yourself.You with your fags"

"I must remind you that many people disappeared without a trace due to their resistance to the occupiers, many people were tortured. Many Ukrainians were shot."

Abroad,russians eagerly went to vote for the dictator putin.This is exactly how one can love russia - from far away abroad.

Caricature by Oleksij Kustovski

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oldmandoomer · 2 months

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Putins Puppets - ink 2024

I know this clashes with my vibe a little but idc.

I’m posting it in honor of Alexey Navalny RIP, Maxim Kuzminov RIP, and the hundreds of Ukrainian Defenders who fell in Avdiivka this week.

Free Ukraine from Putin! 🇺🇦

Free America from Trump! 🇺🇸

Spread it✊🏼

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schrankartoons · 1 year

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This one is from the Economist. I drew it a few weeks ago. It has become very topical again.

#Vladimir Putin #putin war criminal #International criminal court #ukraine #war crimes

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primal-prevention-kontrol · 1 month

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I hope so.

#Fury #2014 #David Ayer #Brad Pitt #Jon Bernthal #Shia LaBeouf #putin war criminal

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ksenka-zarazka · 1 year

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THIS IS NOT SENSITIVE CONTENT THIS IS OUR REALITY - CHILDREN DYING ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

RUSSIA IS A TERRORIST STATE

#russia is a terrorist state #russian terrorism #russian war criminals #russian war crimes #war in ukraine #fuck russia #ukraine #ruscism #rashism #russian fascism #putin war criminal #war crimes #russian terrorists #visa ban #stop visas for russians

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blueiskewl · 2 years

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Russians Loot $5M Farm Vehicles From Ukraine -- Then Find They've Been Remotely Disabled

Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership -- and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

But after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves were unable to use any of the equipment -- because it had been locked remotely.

Over the past few weeks there's been a growing number of reports of Russian troops stealing farm equipment, grain and even building materials - beyond widespread looting of residences. But the removal of valuable agricultural equipment from a John Deere dealership in Melitopol speaks to an increasingly organized operation, one that even uses Russian military transport as part of the heist.

The equipment was removed from an Agrotek dealership in Melitopol, which has been occupied by Russian forces since early March. Altogether it's valued at nearly $5 million. The combine harvesters alone are worth $300,000 each.

We are not naming a contact in Melitopol familiar with the details of the case for their own safety.

The contact said the process began with the seizure of two combine harvesters, a tractor and a seeder. Over the next few weeks, everything else was removed: in all 27 pieces of farm machinery. One of the flat-bed trucks used, and caught on camera, had a white "Z" painted on it and appeared to be a military truck.

The contact said there were rival groups of Russian troops: some would come in the morning and some in the evening.

Some of the machinery was taken to a nearby village, but some of it embarked on a long overland journey to Chechnya more than 700 miles away. The sophistication of the machinery, which are equipped with GPS, meant that its travel could be tracked. It was last tracked to the village of Zakhan Yurt in Chechnya.

The equipment ferried to Chechnya, which included combine harvesters -- can also be controlled remotely. "When the invaders drove the stolen harvesters to Chechnya, they realized that they could not even turn them on, because the harvesters were locked remotely," the contact said.

The equipment now appears to be languishing at a farm near Grozny. But the contact said that "it seems that the hijackers have found consultants in Russia who are trying to bypass the protection."

"Even if they sell harvesters for spare parts, they will earn some money," the contact said.

Other sources in the Melitopol region say theft by Russian military units has extended to grain held in silos, in a region that produces hundreds of thousands of tonnes of crops a year.

One source said that "the occupiers are offering local farmers to share their profits 50% to 50%." But the farmers trying to work in areas occupied by Russian troops are unable to move their produce.

"Not a single elevator works. None of the ports are working. You will not take this grain from the occupied territory anywhere. "

So Russian forces are simply taking the grain, the source said. "They steal it, take it to Crimea and that's it."

Last week the mayor of Melitopol posted a video showing a convoy of trucks leaving Melitopol allegedly loaded with grain.

"We have clear evidence that they unloaded grain from the Melitopol city elevator. They robbed the elevator along with private farms," the mayor said.

By Olexsandr Fylyppov and Tim Lister.

#Russians Loot $5M Farm Vehicles From Ukraine #loot #looting #plunder #steal #thieves #sea of thieves #army of thieves #ukraine #russia #war #world at war #criminals #putin war criminal #farm equipment stolen

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extraordinarymreast · 9 months

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Ötszáz "kibaszott" huszonnyolc napja tart ez a rémálom.

#Ukraine #Putin war criminal #nightmare

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milenaolesinska · 1 year

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mia-golgotha · 2 months

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SANGENNARO SAYS PEACE FOR UKRAINE

#SANGENNARO SAYS #UKRAINE #Kyïv #putin war criminal #Naples #street art

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roymacdonaldphotography · 1 year

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Trump arrest; Putin charged; phallic Easter candy and other ramblings on this episode of the podcast

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herukapadmajungiansworld · 10 months

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#stop russian invasion #slava ukraini #russian imperialism #ukraine resistance #putin war criminal #stop putin #ukraine war #putin war ukraine russia #give weapons to Ukraine

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anastasiamaru · 2 years

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Merkel: “I don’t blame myself."

Also Merkel: I knew Putin “wants to destroy the EU."

In summary: Merkel claims she knew Putin wanted to destroy EU — yet she oversaw increasing German dependency on Russian energy. But, she claims: "I was not naive."

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/merkel-defends-legacy-russia-ukraine-interview/

#germany #merkel #angela merkel #putin #putin war criminal #ukraine #war in ukraine 2022 #stop the war #stop the bloodshed #stop russia #stop russian nazis #stop russian agression

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destielmemenews · 5 months

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"Russia’s highest court found in favour of a motion filed by the Ministry of Justice which claimed the LGBTQ community risked “inciting social and religious discord”, in violation of Russia’s Law on Countering Extremism, according to a statement from the UN condemning the decision."

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schrankartoons · 2 months

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My cartoon for The Times of 19/2/24. It's small inadequate runts like Putin that we all have to be scared of.

#alexei navalny #vladimir putin #putin war criminal #ukraine ukraine war war crimes russian bear russia

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odinsblog · 1 month

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RUSSIA’S SHAM ELECTIONS, where people are “helped” by armed soldiers who check to ensure they vote correctly—or else.

Does this look like they are helping to conduct a fair, peaceful and democratic election process? Or does it look like repressed voters under duress, who are being forced to vote for Putin under threat of armed Russian soldiers? (source) (source) (source)

#politics #ukraine #russia #sham elections #russian invasion of ukraine #russian fascism ☭#russia is a terrorist state #vladimir putin is a war criminal #authoritarianism #authoritarian dictatorships #russian colonialism #donetsk #sievierodonetsk #russian election 2024 #russian imperialism #settler colonialism #settler violence #russian elections #russian sham elections

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