#muscovy

shhh he's trying his best

 There is a unique duck tthat deserves a fan following because it hisses, sits in trees, and is unique. Here is a photograph I took of the proud Muscovy.

Hypothetical reconstruction of the crown of Marina Mniszech (ca. 1588-1614), Tsarina of Russia

From her presumed portrait by Lavinia Fontana and based on the design by Jakob Mores. Marina, a noblewoman from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Sarmatia), was the first woman crowned in Russia (May 18, 1606).

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The "interview" was more like a Ted Cruz filibuster – but even less factual.

Putin ranted quite a bit about his self-serving, imperialistic view of Ukrainian history. Russian ethno-nationalists want their Western dupes to think that Ukraine is some sort of offshoot of Russia. The truth is closer to the opposite of that.

What is now Ukraine had a thriving culture for centuries when Moscow was still just a shit hole on the banks of a tributary of a tributary of the Volga River.

Russia even stole its name from Ukraine.

Stealing History: How Moscovia (Muscovy) is stealing Ukrainian history

Putin used Tucker Carlson to push propaganda as if Tucker were an employee of Russian state TV.

Putin would never grant an interview to a legit Western journalist. That tells us something about Tucker Carlson.

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