Twenty-Sixth Drop: New Year's Day, the Russian way!

[spiritofsorrow]

As we enter the new year, I wish to give the entire City a wish of peace and joy as January begins. In Russia, my homeland, New Year's Day is a large celebration, since the national leaders forbade religion. With no Christmas, New Year's Day grew to epic proportions, complete with Father Frost -- not quite Santa Claus, but a wintry old man who is

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[roseblooms]

That's quite a nice message, Mr. Sorrow. Russia was... returning to celebrating religious holidays, from where I was.

[spiritofsorrow]

Where and when are you from, madam?

[roseblooms]

The early 1990's, from England. It was... a rather interesting time, if I do say so myself!

[spiritofsorrow]

The 1990's...ah, not so far away. Have Russia and America stopped playing "whose toys are better" and started cooperating yet? The Cold War, I believe it is called?

[roseblooms]

Mostly. Now it's become a matter of making sure that all the nations formerly under Soviet rule become independent.

Unfortunately for some, situations are worsening down by the Middle East.

[spiritofsorrow]

Ah, so the Soviet Union fell apart. I thought it might be inevitable, but our leaders were insistent that we would remain a great and enormous European-Asian empire.

Ah...I didn't expect war to vanish in the future, but it is disappointing that the new millennium era didn't bring us more peace.

[spiritofsorrow]

(ooc: You should show up to the New Year's Russian Party Thing! There's a long on Tampered. :) )

[roseblooms]

[ooc; baww, I'll do my best to hit it up :3 /sob family gatherings sob ]