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Soviet stamp of the Hopak - Ukraine's national dance. 1971.
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Guys pls somebody pls send me the hopak dance of the guy going forever for like 3 mins of bouncing it's insane and I didn't reblig it and I can't find it someone pls send it to me
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you know in those movies where the white guy shows up at some random asian kung fu master's place and becomes the red dragon master of destiny or something. that should be me and kazbeguri
#i was flipping through those goddamn instagram reels and saw a guy fucking breaking it down and got filled with so much intense jealousy#and desire to be that man that im going to be learning how to do that#this is just like the time where i was trying to do research for my comic#and i remembered that Hopak Squat is a thing so i decided i was going to do it and i obsessed until i was ablw to do at least a few (3 maybe#until i got too tired to continue#i have an issue. ots not my fault it just looks so cool so now i need to do that
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medical status: fell from a bicycle in the rain because i got scared of a car driving <30 kmph
#will take this opportunity to talk about how ive been#so. basically im good!#my family and friends are as ok as it gets here/in germany/in ukraine#ive been in switzerland for almost a month now#me n my friend live with a local family in their house. theyre very nice :) weve a separate room for ourselves its great#got money food devices etc#go on walks and enjoy the free public transport........or erm......... also bikes#i go to deutsch courses so im almost a proud A1 user. ich kann deutsch sprechen etc!#WE PLAYED D&D WITH SOME LOCAL NERDS WHICH WAS WILD#i dm'd for the first time in ages and it was awesome and everyone liked it and we'll play again in 2 weeks!#i still wanna return to ukraine asap but im super terrified on what horrible developments could happen on may 9 so im j. im just sitting#want the war to be overrrrrrrrrrrrrrr wanna find out if my apartments been bombed (probably yeah its in a Hot District)#found out that Knoppers tm r is a great chocolate bar so if youre ever in der schweiz or deutschland i do recommend you try it#watched Santa Clarita Diet. absolutely incredible and i loved it all the way#couldnt watch sonic 2 -- genuinely a horrible movie. turned off on the moment with siberian guys dancing classical ukrainian hopak#no offence especially to my treasured mutual t4tails sorry#ummmm ated a fucking chip......................... listen my life has been fucking slow ok#i just wanna go back and fullfill my OG plan of QUIT JOB STREAM TWITCH !!!#BUY GAMING PC for that i need STABLE HOUSING and for that . well :)#sigh#imma play stardew valley now. my leg hurts. see ya soon + hopefully i figure out the drawing situash cause i wanna draw digitally#yoo my post
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Headcannon that a lot of the Orphanage staff were people displaced from the Great war.
People who weren't originally from Japan who found a place working at the Orphanage because of the Headmaster.
He fought with them and gave them a job, a home.
And maybe that's why they turned a blind eye to his methods, or even why they understood them and followed them.
Anyway, this results in Atsushi being multilingual.
As while the staff taught Japanese, a lot of them would speak in their own native languages.
Especially when they were angry, which they usually were. And so the kids learned to picked up on it fast.
You couldn't use "I didn't understand" as an excuse.
It just meant you were ignoring orders.
A lot of the books were ones the staff had owned as kids.
Given they hadn't had the budget for anything more.
And Atsushi spent hours pouring over pages and figuring out details and words.
Atsushi didn't realise that most people don't know more than one language.
For him it was the norm, a necessity, a means of survival.
Because the staff would change their language like shades on a chameleon, and if you got caught out you'd be punished.
He never bought it up, he hadn't needed to given everyone at the Agency spoke Japanese.
So did he.
Sometimes he listen to music on headphones from other languages.
Because it was werid speaking and listening to one language all the time.
Though Atsushi makes an effort to look more into the languages he's learned.
Because he's afraid of losing another part of himself. Esspecially after everything that happens in Dead Apple.
There are clues here and there.
Like how Atsushi watches soaps in his spare time.
Ones his old matrons would watch when they were supposed to be watching him.
Kyouka finds them intresting and sometimes watches them with him.
She doesn't notice that Atsushi only turns on subtitles when she's watching.
However no one knew until one time Fyodor made a mistake with his Japanese.
(Going off of Wan where he struggles with it.)
Dazai laughed at him, Fyodor cursed at him in Russian. And Atsushi, absolutely done with all this man's bullshit.
Proceeded to swear at him in Russian. Full on, rip this man to shreds, curse out his entire bloodline.
Fyodor was completely speechless, as was everyone else.
Dazai looks at Atsushi with the most devious look in the world. "Soo... Atsushi, mind sharing that with the class?"
Atsushi is confused, realised no one else knows what he said and is so embarrassed.
"You know Russian?!"
"You... Don't?"
Eventually, Atsushi quietly tells Dazai what he said.
Dazai falls onto the ground rolling around laughing his ass off.
"Atsushi I have never been more proud of you than I am now."
This post is bought to you by that one manga panel in chapter 13.
Detective Minoura visits the Agency, spots Kyouka and wonders if she's the assassin they're after.
Atsushi makes up a lie about finding her on a mission... And was doing a cossack dance in a wheat field.
Which 1st off, someone teach Atsushi how to lie plz.
And second of all, Google tells me is known as Hopak and is a dance in both Ukraine and Russia.... Sorry if that's wrong.
And I'm like... What an oddly specific thing to pull out of nowhere?
And how the fuck does Atsushi, I lived in secluded and isolated Orphanage in the middle of nowhere in Japan, know what that is?
Someone had to have taught him that.
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You seem to like headcanons so...
What if it was the Soviets that liberated Bucky and the rest of POWs? Imagine the now-free soldiers getting into a Soviet base to sort out the paperwork regarding who they are and who do they have to ship to which base etc. And when they get that sorted out they stick at the base for a night to finally get some rest. But of course they celebrate. Bucky and some of the guys from their Stalag room go drinking with a group of Soviet soldiers. There's vodka and there's a radio. Bucky can't help himself and starts singing in gibberish even though he can't understand a word of the songs being played. The Soviets figure he won't stop singing so they teach him how to at least buther the lyrics a little bit less. Bucky in turn teaches them the refrain of Blue Skys. And as the evening drags on the youngest of the Soviets, Mirko, short for Miroslav, gets a brilliant idea to teach Bucky the hopak dance. And somehow after about a million tries, Bucky figures it out.
Fast forward to after the war and Bucky is dragging Buck to a bar. They had just moved into the house Buck had once thought would be for him and Marge, and Bucky found out about a bar nearby where other wwii vets hang out. There they meet a guy called Marcus, who was a part of the band. As it turned out he also spent some time among Soviets. He and Bucky bond and Bucky convinces him to play Katyusha, insisting he actually knows how to sing along. His vocals barely resemble the actual lyrics and his company, new to his lack of singing talent groans. Buck just leans on the bar, chuckling at the scene. After many complaints, Bucky is forced to stop singing and rather goes dancing with the rest of the group.
The band is in the mood for upbeat music tonight and Bucky's having the time of his life. He almost gets Buck to join. Almost. Accepting his defeat, he starts to dance with a pretty girl, Marcus's girlfriend, spinning her around and winking at Buck who frowns in return. The girl dances with Bucky a moment more and then notices a dance circle forming and pushes him into it. Bucky, realising what happened flashes her a grin and for god knows what reason, decides to do the hopak dance. The company cheers and he almost kicks accidentally kicks a guy called Paul in the shin. Bucky loses his balance and falls on his ass laughing. He stands up, bows, and makes way to the bar. He orders himself another whiskey and leans toward Buck, bumping his shoulder.
"Where on Earth did you learn that?" asks Buck, taking a sip of his ginger beer.
"You liked it, huh?"
"It was the Russians, wasn't it?"
"Admit it, you liked how quickly I dropped into that squat," teased Bucky, "makes you wonder how quickly I could drop to my knees." This made Gale almost snort out his ginger beer.
Bucky downed his whiskey, winked at him and skipped back onto the dancefloor. Buck just rolled his eyes with a chuckle. His eyes were still a little bit pink, though, as he watched Bucky dance.
Bucky was half asleep and heavily drunk as Buck drove them home. His head was slumped on the window and he kept murmuring that Soviet song under his breath. It sounded just as horrible as when he belted out the lyrics out loud.
I do like headcanons! Thank you so much for sharing this, dear 😊 Haha, Bucky does seem like the type who bonds with strangers over drinking songs, language barrier be damned. And he'd show off what he learned later on as well. I know what you sent is more of a fluffy plot bunny, but we can also think of the more serious aspects of what would have happened if they were liberated by the Soviets. That could also make for an interesting fic.
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Dove and a Cage
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Synopsis: Basically SFW headcannons and other shit about Nikolai as a boyfriend !
A.N: I love Nikolai Gogol ! Also NOT proofread, poorly written (IMO) and I don’t have autocorrect SO-
Buddy’s an eccentric guy. Terrorist. Mass murderer. All good qualities. Obviously, your relationship is something (cough insane cough). With this in mind, see to the following as a sort of guide when adopting your very own Ukrainian magician as a lover.
Baths. Nikolai adores bath - the cool water, fruity scented shampoo that he washes his braid with. But they're better with his darling dove! Sure, he could wash the blood of his victims off his body by himself, but that's boring. Better to have your hands trace over every single inch of him as you're stuck in his lap in a overly filled bubble bath. it's a miracle if you don't inhale one or two bubbles. you're also lucky if the whole apartment doesn't flood with how much water Nikolai splashes around. It's free will, y'know.
flooding y'alls apartment because he left the sink on while washing off his clown makeup
Ooooh, speaking of makeup! Have you seen the man? Nikolai’s a clown, and he’s got nearly everything someone could want. Especially eyeliner and red-colored products. Eyeshadow. Lipstick. Blush. Have fun being held down at the vanity chair as he dolls you up to look ���just like him!’. Sure, the desk is covered in red particles and a few black smudges, but now his dove is a duplicate of him. You two are that one couple during Halloween that goes ALL out on the makeup. Honestly, Nikolai recreates facial gore pretty well (praise his terrorist tendencies please and thanks!) so if you’re trying to cosplay Cosmo from Chainsaw Man with the eyeball hanging out, he’s gotchu!
And when you do his makeup he melts because it’s so cute how your fingers are fumbling around with the brush as he hums some Ukrainian song and complains that you’re taking so long yet also praises you for doing such a good job? Two sides of the same coin for sure. Expect to have lipstick stains on your skin after you apply his lipstick.
In case it wasn’t ducking obvious enough, this man LOVES physical affections and contact. Drop him in the middle of the Sahara Desert with no food, water or shelter and he’d perk up after one kiss from you. Cuddling is a big deal of your relationship. As energetic and manic as he seems, Nikolai’s a human too who craves attention and affection from his s/o! He’s always big spoon and makes sure his hands are on your chest at all times. Or thighs. It’s either that or the boobs. He likes to bury his head in your chest too and claims it’s more soft than your pillows.
Kisses are to be given at random intervals by Nikolai. You’re cleaning his bloodied clothing? Cool, you’re making out with him in the laundry room now. Especially when he’s jealous. Nikolai is possessive as fuck. You’re his dove for a reason - kept in a cage for him to coo and fuss over. It’s hypocritical of him - always crying about freedom and ‘free will’ - but he doesn’t care. You’re innocent, in his eyes. The world’s dirty and he’s gotta purge it for you through destruction and kisses! So. Many. Kisses. Tongue, too. And lotsa times spent together!
Dates…are something. Nikolai’s a globally recognized terrorist, and so he can’t just waltz outta the house with you. No, sir! Either it’s something illegal (usually stupid little things that turn out to be a major violation of the law but he claims he ‘didn’t know’) or it’s staying at home brushing and styling his hair or letting Nikolai attempt to teach you the hopak dance. He’ll tease you, but he’ll love you. Bonus points if you make piroshki afterwards too. Bonus BONUS points if you make a second batch after he eats the first one !
there’s only so many things to do with your ukrainian boyfriend, but Nikolai has the brilliant ability to somehow find the dumbest shit possible to do. Safe to say, your dates are NEVER boring. Either it ends in bed cuddling, or running away from the police as he uses his cape to smuggle you two back to your temporary apartment.
Nikolai is a great boyfriend overall - affectionate, humorous (in a dark AND normal way) and never boring. The cops may be on you two’s asses all the time for various crimes, but hey - it’s not a crime to love Nikolai Gogol!
#bsd fluff#bungou gay dogs#bungou stray dogs#nikolai gogol#bsd nikolai#nikolai x reader#bungo stray dogs nikolai#bsd gogol#gogol#bungou stray dogs gogol#mykola gogol#gogol x reader#headcanon#SFW#no smut#fanfic#bungou sd#bungo stray dogs x reader#bsd x reader#bsd x gender neutral reader#nikolai x you#DOA
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Some interesting facts in honor of Independence Day 🇺🇦
1. Even our national dance 'hopak' demonstrates that the Zaporizhian Cossacks (military brotherhood) possessed martial arts ⚔️
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Soviet video from 1953 (some complex movements are not performed by men nowadays)😕
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2. Some Cossacks were considered 'harakternyky', i.e. sorcerers ✨ But it was about their invulnerability to bullets etc, not irresistible attractiveness for girls 😁
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3. In fact, Ukraine has been an independent democratic state since 1648 (until 1775) and officially was called, among other names, Rus (for us, Rus kinda Ancient Rome for Italians; scholars often call it Kyivan Rus).
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Virsky company performs the Hopak - Ukraine's national dance - in Donetsk in the years before the russian invasion.
#ukraine#donetsk#donbas#ukrainian culture#ukrainian dance#hopak#2000s#2006#slavic#cossacks#slavic culture#save ukraine
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One person in the Inarizaki second years had at least done the Ukrainian Hopak dance while the others hype them up. In the practice gym.
Most likely Atsumu.
And then Kita came in the gym and chased them away with a broom.
#haikyuu!!#miya osamu#suna rintarou#miya atsumu#haikyuu headcanons#ginjima hitoshi#Inarizaki second years#kita shinsuke
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folk song?!
OK, this one isn't a song - it's the Hopak! This is the most exciting dance in the Ukrainain stage dancing repertoire, in my opinion, with music brimming with zest for life and plenty of chances for the cossacks to show off their crazy tricks! Watch it - watch it. This is one of my favourite choreographies for it, but Shumka has some stunning takes on it too if you ever get a chance.
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Every time I animate one(1) thing I become MORE powerful - this gif is actually directly related to the previous animation I posted - I don't want to be too shouty about it in the event I lose momentum on this project, but AT THE MOMENT I am trying to make an animated parody of We Didn't Start The Fire with Livastian lore. My goal is to make at least a few more animations to include, and I still need to compile and arrange the new lyrics.
For now, enjoy Ofeliya absolutely killin it dancing hopak
#livastia#livastia universe#lai#robots#livastian ai#character#ofeliya#oc#original character#digital art#animation#artists on tumblr
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The way I exercise is by imagining a goal of the athletic abilities of a Cossack dancer. I work on flexibility and strength, specifically in my lower body. For example, pistol squats while stretching one leg out as far out in front of me as I can. For cardio I do hopak dance moves. I’m really high right now.
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Georgia and Ukraine dancing hopak. ❤️
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Differences between season one of Bungou Stray dogs and the first 16 chapters of the Manga.
Thinks it's neat seeing whats changed and I really like making lists.
Spoilers for the first season of the Anime and first 16 chapters of the Manga.
For context I watched the Anime subbed and read the Manga in English.
In the Anime Atsushi's flashbacks are usually the same one but in the Manga we see different ones of his time at the Orphanage.
In the Anime the Orphanage has stain glass windows.
Akutagawa coughs a lot more in the Manga.
(Also Bones did him dirty.
And Yosano, her hair is so much better in the Manga. Chuuya looks okay but man he do be looking very gremlin like.)
The Azure Messenger stuff isn't in the Manga but is in the Anime. (I think it's taken from the light novel on Dazai's entrance exam.)
When Atsushi bumps into someone while shopping with Yosano who flips out at them and her when she apologises.
In the Anime the guy tries to guess what her job is, she says she's a doctor. And that he has one arm to many, before breaking the one in her grasp.
In the Manga he calls her a bitch, she breaks his hand and says "then shall I xxx your puny xxx by stepping on them like a proper bitch."
Which he brings up on the train later, blushing and asking did she really mean she'd do, whatever that was.
She's disgusted and bashes his head against the wall.
In the Manga while captured, Dazai calls Chuuya paranoid and tells him his hair will fall out of he frets so much.
Implies it already is and Chuuya takes his hat off to show he's not hiding a bald spot.
Also in his "you can fool Akutugawa but not me" bit.
In the Anime Chuuya calls himself Dazai's old partner and in the Manga calls himself Dazai's old friend.
When rescuing Atsushi on the boat, Kunikida in the Anime says no ones getting paid for this rescue.
And in the Manga says the entire agency is working to save you.
In the Manga Dazai puts on glasses and waves to a random Mafia member saying long time no see before going to archives.
In the Anime we than see Fitzgerald commenting on the bounty plan being a failure.
But in the Manga we see that he's talking about it to Agatha Christy.
Who's listed as, the commander of the order of the clock tower. With the ability "And than there were none."
Before seeing Fyodor Dostoyevsky, head of the underground organisation, "Rats in the house of the head"with his ability "Crime and Punishment."
(Which I think is written in Russian.)
After Fukuzawa agrees to take Kyouka in.
Minoura, the police guy who had to arrest his own subordinate in that case Ranpo took over, comes in. Says he had a case.
In the Anime that's where the scene ends.
But in the Manga it carries on, he spots Kyouka and mentions she looks like the orphan girl turned ruthless assassin who has a warrant for her arrest.
He asks about her parents, if she has any legal documents.
Atsushi cuts in saying he found her after receiving a request from the government to look for this child.
... Just as he was doing the cossack dance in a wheat field.
(Which is apparently also known as the Hopak, a Ukrainian folk dance.... Which, is quite the story Atsushi.)
Junichiro internally says that it's a great improvisation while Kunikida internally calls him a moron.
Fukuzuwa than interjects and says she's his grand-daughter and seeing them both eye him, Minoura is just like... They're cut from the cloth and apologises for his rudeness.
In the Anime Junichiro tells them the case for the car being stuck in a building.
In the Manga Kunikida asks for the present from the police and Kenji holds up a folder saying you mean work.
In the Anime Kunikida says it'll be good for Atsushi to shadow other agents and quickly learn the ropes.
In the Manga he tells Atsushi he can't keep being pampered (weird thing to say to a guy who was just kidnapped) and needs to start working with his fellow agents to get used to his job.
But Kunikida does pat Atsushi's shoulder and says he should be alright.
In the Manga we see Higuichi find Akutugawa in the sea.
In the Anime during her conversation with Mori about Akutugawa's condition, Elise is drawing with crayons on the floor. While in the Manga she's sat at Mori's side.
In the Manga while explaining the rules of Anne's game, Lucy says violence is prohibited in the room and they can't destroy anything in there.
In the Manga after Dazai returns and tries to get Atsushi to write his report, Kunikida ponders that Dazai is always messing with Atsushi.
But there's a note saying "and yet he doesn't stop him.”
#bungou stray dogs#bungou stray dogs manga#bsd manga spoilers#atsushi nakajima#kunikida doppo#dazai osamu#kyouka izumi#chuuya nakahara
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