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Дубневич. На моєму рідному окрузі лідирує Богдан Дубневич. І так щоб мене добити вже остаточно: приїжджаю до батьків, цьом-цьом, як справи, ПТН ПНХ, за кого голосували? "Та за Дубневича!" -- обоє!! Люди, яким ще й 60 нема, вища освіта, доступ до інформації, срака-мотика, всі діла ( Read more... )

“А вот смысл майдана какой?
Прогнать Януковича? Хорошо прогнали, что стало лучше?”

“Да.
Стало лучше.”

“Тогда в чем стало лучше?
Что именно так поменялось?
Вот кроме некого мифического понятия свобода. Что именно изменилось в жизни обычного человека?”

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This is what happened in the capital of my country last night ( Read more... )

It's never been much of a secret that the Ukrainian authorities, in addition to being criminals, some of them convicted more than once, are also clinical idiots. The recent mess with DST proves it very nicely.

On September 20, the Parliament voted not to change clocks back to winter time. The reasons behind this are still a mystery to me and to many ( Read more... )

For a long time, I've had this faint fascination with the Victorian culture. Not a real liking; just a sort of curiosity, the kind that makes one read related books etc. Why, right now I am wearing a high-necked shirt with a pattern of tiny roses and with lace down the front, and I like pinning my hair back into a (somewhat) neat bun, and I've also ( Read more... )

The other day, I finished watching the Ivanhoe miniseries (1997).

A quick word of explanation: I've always had an enormous soft spot for Ivanhoe the book. If not for it, I'd probably never have become interested in the medieval British history, and eventually would have probably picked mathematics and not English as my major. :) That's why I'm ( Read more... )

Yesterday, at my parents' house, I was playing with the TV remote and stumbled into some Bible-based movie (don't know the title) that started with the story of Joseph and ended with Moses and the Exodus. I watched it for maybe forty minutes, and in the end, I wasn't sure if I should be annoyed or amused.

I happen to like Bible stories onscreen -- ( Read more... )

Five years and a couple months ago, I took part in what became known as the Orange RevolutionTomorrow, I am going to go and vote in the second round of the Presidential election ( Read more... )

I was wondering if I should post this...but I really want to rant about something as stupid as this story I heard a couple of days ago, so ( Read more... )