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thailand-mailbox · 3 years
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I call Khun Russia 'a great friend', ana~
APH Rarepair Week 2021 [Day 4: History]
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During the latter half of the 19th Century, the British and French Empire were hard at work colonising my family around me! Very inconvenient, na~? I used to be called Siam back in the day!
To this day, my country is one of very few non-European countries to have never been colonised, which I'm very proud of! This is down to three factors...
Diplomacy - My King traded land and negotiated peacefully with the colonisers, which prevented forceful takeouts
My country was established as a buffer between the ever-warring khun France and khun England.
My King made efforts to modernise and establish good relations with European countries, like khun Netherlands, for example!
However, a final major factor is the bond between Russia and I!
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Diplomatic relations between Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Siam were formalised between Tsar Nicholas II and King Rama V in July, 1897 when my King went on a visit to Russia!
I went along with him, naturally! And there, my first meeting with khun Russi didn't begin as well as I'd hoped... I was quite rude, I think.
But we soon bonded, when Russia promised to protect me... He really was nice at the end of it all. We even took a picture together to cement our friendship, na~?
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The picture soon spread around... And I think it deterred khun France and khun England, ana~! Much like in real life!
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Many Thai nobles went to study in Russia, mainly Moscow, including the favourite son of King Rama V, Prince Chakrobongse. During his studies, he met Ukrainian-born Russian citizen Ekaterina Desnitskaya, whom he eloped with and brought back to Thailand. They had cute little Prince Chula Chakrbongse! (Pictured below!)
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There was even a romance-tragedy Russian two-act ballet composed entitled 'Katya and the Prince of Siam' based after Ekaterina's story! It's a celebration of both Russian and Thai culture, and Mom Katerin was so lovely, ana~ khun Russi and I always cry at the end knowing what's happened though...
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EXTRA FACTS!
In 1888, a Russian musician, Pyotr Schurovsky, composed the national anthem of Siam, which was in use up until 1932, and has now been delegated to being the Royal Anthem of Thailand
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The Siamese Royal Guard uniforms wore the uniform of the Russian guards up until the 1970s, and today aspects of Russian design can still be seen in their uniforms.
Pause in international relates occurred between 1917 to 1941 during the onset of the World Wars. In 1948 a Russian Embassy was established in Bangkok. A Thai embassy was established in Moscow, as well.
When Russia-Thailand hit the 100 and 120 year anniversary of their friendship in 1997/2017, and special postage stamps were produced in both countries to celebrate the event.
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King Chualongkorn (Rama V) visit to Russia was so successful that it established the Siamese monarch to be on the same level of respect as European ones, hence France/England's new unwillingness to 'mess' with Siam.
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A.N: Phew! That's a lot of history to cram in! Still, I hope it was interesting and gives you a better idea of why I love RusThai! I love their historical basis, it gives me so much joy~
Anyways! Here are some resources if youse'd like to just sorta learn more yourself!
A 120 Anniversary YouTube slideshow video with compilations of historical photos.
Russian Embassy website detailing the bilateral relations between Russia-Thailand
RUSSIAN-THAI RELATIONS: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS by Yevgeny D. Ostrovenko
Katya and the Prince of Siam book description
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thailand-mailbox · 3 years
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I wish nothing but blessing my people to be healthy, be happy and be loved.
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Make love, not war.
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sawadee ka! as a child that is thai i find these relatable 100 so keep doing you you superb person owo
((OMG KHOB KHNU KRAB IM CRYING NOOOOWWW))
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thailand-mailbox · 4 years
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I'm really glad to know that my children are trying their best for my future. I've thought nobody will take care of me, ana.
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In Pictures: Thai students’ ‘Hunger Games’ protests spread     
Demonstrations that began on university campuses have taken place almost daily since mid-July.
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woman yelling at cat meme but make it ancient greek red figure pottery
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thailand-mailbox · 4 years
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NOOOO DON'T SAY IT OUT LOUD!!! IT'S EMBARRASSING!!!
My canon about APH Thailand #3
Around early-17th century, Nyo! Thailand forced Thailand to pearl his penis for not letting him have sex with random people.
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Honestly, I just can remember a few things, like my friend's name and a little more info...but I still don't sure in details, ana.
My canon about APH Thailand #1
Thailand lost most of his memory by the fall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1767. Almost 80% of his diaries were burnt and disappeared, so that made Thailand’s past still mysterious until now. After the fall, Thailand was in a coma for a decade. He woke up with huge confusion and couldn’t remember things. So, the king had to build up a new memory for him as he didn’t want Thailand to got stuck in hurtful past.
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C'mon, baby. Come at me and I'll show you how hot can Thai food be...
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“I’m sexy and you’ll know it.”
My collab art for the video Fashion with the main theme ‘Condom’
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thailand-mailbox · 4 years
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((Ladies and gents, please welcome our new Thailands!))
Everyone: Sawaddee krab/kha!
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((Sounds great! I'm native Thai myself with a little English speaking skill. I can teach everyone awesome Thai vocabs as much as y'all want! I also want to learn Japanese and harder English))
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Hi, everyone! It’s going to be a massive undertaking, but I’ve decided to tell you all about my idea in further detail.
So what’s the idea? The idea is Langtalia, a Discord server designed to supplement the efforts of language students across the Hetalia fandom in learning their target language! This server will have, among other things:
Different language categories for people to discuss their target language in.
Native speakers who can point you in the right direction in correcting your grammar or vocabulary.
Bimonthly writing assignments (max. 200 words) related to Hetalia, as a way of incentivising you to P R A C T I S E
Voice chat. Naturally!
Why should this exist? For a multitude of reasons!
Most of the world is bilingual or multilingual, and most of us (whether we like it or not) have had language requirements in either secondary or postsecondary school.
Most Hetalia fans in particular — inspired by their favourite characters and already interested in history and culture — want to pick up new languages, whether that language is offered by their school curriculum or not. However, the lack of structured learning means they struggle.
Things are really scary and precarious right now, and this is a low-pressure way of doing something productive whenever you have the time or energy. All assignments are optional, and you don’t even have to tune in every week. Write what you can, whenever you feel like it!
To my knowledge, something like this doesn’t exist yet, which kind of boggles my mind. It feels intuitive that it should — aren’t we all about breaking barriers and promoting cultural understanding? well, these days at least — but it didn’t. So I’m doing this, as a sort of experiment!
Interested? Great! Here’s what I’ll need from you to make it as great an experience as can be (the server is still a work in progress):
First: Either reblog this post with the languages you have native proficiency in and the language(s) you want to learn, or do the same thing in the replies! There are thousands upon thousands of languages in the world, and unfortunately, we can’t accommodate all of them, especially if there’s no one to teach or learn them. For the initial launch of Langtalia, we want a workable set of languages, and if things go smoothly, we can branch out.
Second: Mods and helpers! Obviously, I don’t know every language. I’m a native English speaker with a B2 proficiency in German on my best days. I am absolutely going to need help in making sure people aren’t flying under the radar and breaking rules in languages I don’t understand. Helpers, on the other hand, are people who are familiar with the grammar of their language and who can provide assistance in a way other native speakers might not be able to. (Let’s face it, how many times have you asked for help from a native speaker only for them to have no idea how to actually explain why the answer they’re giving is right?) If either of these sounds like you, also leave a tag saying you’d like to be a helper or mod, or add it to your comment on this post! I’ll contact you with further details once a reasonable amount of input has been received.
Whew, okay. I think that covers the basics for now, but yes. Thanks for reading through this post, and I hope, with your help, this server will become a reality. ‘ ∀ ` )
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thailand-mailbox · 4 years
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JOIN OUR FORCE NOW! Cuz milk tea is the best, ana~~
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Milk tea party
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Whatever, you will always beautiful for me, na krab~❤️
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Thailand: Heh? You’ve only got more 0.5 kg weight. Why do you make that face?!
Vietnam: You never understand how can weight affect a woman…
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Everything is gonna be alright, krab!
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Remember this. Nothing lasts forever, COVID-19 as well.
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Now you can smile naturally as you wish, ana~~
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Body Swap! ThaiViet
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What do you love doing the most on your free time?
Having some snack and watching TV series, krab 😊
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Hmm? Why do you stare at me like that?
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On the bus.
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Cha-Ae! I'm here, krab!
art by @shadowaswin
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