• impsimps [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Meghan graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in History and minor in Creative Writing. When she isn’t working on her debut novel about one of the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia,

    • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      People really have issue with that huh. Even when I was a chud, the Russian royal family being killed never seemed terribly unjustified; sure, killing the kids is bad, but the country was dying due in no small part to the incredible ineptitude of their leaders. Why so many people have this weird infatuation with them while attempting to make them sound almost like martyrs, I'll never know

      • AncomCosmonaut [he/him,any]
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        3 years ago

        Because it's a highly effective way to demonize communists. "See, this is what happens as soon as commies have any power, they will up and murder families." It's not that royal family is being painted as martyrs for a cause, but as victims, examples of the inevitable results of communism gaining traction.

      • kristina [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        i remember when i was 8 and learning about robespierre and the teachier was like 'oh the terror!' and i was like 'but that seems completely reasonable she just said let them eat cake the other page over lady'

        • Sklorp [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          Let's not go down the road of arguing that its okay to kill someone because theyre 13.

      • QuipeConTe [she/her,he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I used to feel bad about it, then I think of all the children who got murdered in pogroms that Tsar Nicolas signed off on. He was a murderous motherfucker

    • meme_monster [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      When she isn’t working on her debut novel about one of the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

      Tell us you are writing yet another Anastasia book without telling us you are writing yet another book about Anastasia.

      • steve5487 [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        he had other kids as well why does no one write anti-communist fanfics about them

        • kristina [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          cause they think sexualizing a 17 year old is less creepy

        • Sklorp [she/her]
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          edit-2
          3 years ago

          Because they weren't ever rumored to be alive. There's a little bit of Alexei stuff, but most of it is centered around grand duke Michael if Alexei is part of the narrative.

      • Azarova [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        i cant find it because we have like a thousand emotes but im pretty sure theres one of the wall the romanovs were lined up and shot against.

        nvm here it is lol

        :owned:

      • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        :latam-solidarity:

        I know that isn't what you wanted, but I typed "tsar" into the Sicko Shoppe and that's what it gave me, and I think it's beautiful. :soviet-heart: