Everyone has their struggles in life and from what I've heard trials are as much as one can take. In fact, no one is aware of how much they can endure until they find themselves in such a situation, but I also think that the mothers of such children, and even the children themselves, are resilient and strong, heroes above the average statistical endurance and above the usual heroism.
What an amazing initiative of your much-suffering country❣️ It is wonderful to see such a display of humanity and mutual help, often lacking in our hostile world. 😔
By the way, Mother's Day in our country since communist times has been on March 8, so I, preserved the memories of the past, do not have a particularly good attitude towards this holiday...
I agree with you. No one knows what he will have to endure, and no one knows what he is capable of in extremely difficult situations. But it scares me to know that trouble can happen to anyone, even me. I would not like to know what I am capable of in difficult situations.
For a long time, our country treated the heritage of the soviet past tolerantly. No one thought of destroying any monuments, changing holidays or forcing someone to switch from russian to Ukrainian in conversation. It turned out to be a big mistake. Even the smallest Soviet symbolism inevitably becomes a tool of terrible propaganda.
I remember very well that when I came to the bookstore, it was difficult for me to find a book in Ukrainian. Mostly only textbooks and modern literary authors were printed in Ukrainian at that time. 85% of books in bookstores were in russian. And suddenly russia invades Ukraine in 2014 under the pretext of protecting the russian-speaking population from Ukrainianization. This was the turning point when we at the state level completely abandoned everything soviet. A law on decommunization was adopted. Since then, thousands of streets have been renamed, thousands of monuments have been dismantled. And after the start of a full-scale war, you will no longer hear a single russian song on our radio, and there is not a single russian TV show or film on television that is not dubbed in the Ukrainian language.
You will definitely experience the same changes, just much more slowly. And let these changes be slow, if only there were not such a terrible driving factor as we have.
Despite your mostly pessimistic posts, I firmly believe in the Bulgarian people 🙂
Maybe I'll disappoint you here again 😁. At the beginning of the war, I unfriended and unfollowed many acquaintances and friends on FB because of their incomprehensible to me worship of Russia. It was not until I went to the Black Sea coast at that time that I realized how many Russians live in Bulgaria, occupying the modern newly built buildings on the sea, which are generally extremely expensive, the Russian signs on the shops, travel agencies, real estate agencies, exclusively for Russians. And more - the monuments in memory of various Russian generals or soldiers, the communist pantheons inspired and sponsored by this country, for sure. It is a pity that the most beautiful region of the country has such an atmosphere, and the Moscow City Hall holds 300 acres of land, Russian property, a state within a state, acquired in a dubious way with the support of numerous Bulgarian governments.
I think there was some renaming of streets in the country's capital as well, or at least initiatives to do so. All Russian films disappeared from all TVs here too, some were replaced by Ukrainian ones, even on the national/deeply Russian-linked one. However, it is only posing and pretence in front of Western Europe, because after all everything is a matter of politics, influence and money, not some 'stupid' moral things. And the love for Russia that so many Bulgarians feel on a personal level, no one can tear from their hearts. 😵
Yet in relation to the original topic, no one knows what awaits them in each and every day of their life, and perhaps that is the beauty of life and the only good thing about it.🙂
I expected something like that. Russia is a rich country and they generously invest money where their interests are. Your situation is very similar to that which was in Ukraine. The southern coast of Crimea was the most delicious piece. The prices for land there were exorbitant, but russians and pro-russian oligarchs were frantically buying it up.
Over the years, changes in the positive direction are inevitable, it's just that this process will go very slowly.
What you both speak about, I've seen in many other countries.
For instance, the Adriatic sea coast of Montenegro. There are so many Russians owning front line properties, who actually live there, so there are Russian schools for the children.
The second nation presented there is Germany, so imagine Germans and Russians living next to each other in the most luxurious sea properties.
Montenegro is also very interesting from economical and political perspective - it is not in the EU but the official money currency is Euro!
It seems, money can fix any big problem. Or create a new problem...
It is interesting that all their patriotic propaganda was built on hatred of Germans during the Second World War :) This is especially noticeable at speeches in honor of the so-called victory day.
Very wise words, worth quoting.
I think Russian authorities (presidents and ministers) have been creating enemies artificially and on purpose. How else would they justify their dictatorship if people are not forced to stay behind the borders, unite and fight against the common "enemy". War is also a convenient tool to silence the competition by mobilizing them and sending them at the hottest spots... Nothing new under the sun...
Thank you! :)
Reading your comments, I immediately understand that Russian propaganda has not defeated you. A very sober assessment of the situation. It's nice to know that there are people who know how to gather information from various sources and analyze it🙂.
Thank you :)
I like to consider myself unbiased :) To some extent, at least...
The half of my life under communism, the other half under capitalism but you know, in Bulgaria, it wasn't a real communism and now it is not a real capitalism as all the current political parties are ruled either by the descendants of the same "communists" who after 1989 stole almost all the money of the regular people (the pension funds included) or by puppets they put just so it looks we have any choice when going to an election :) Ah, also, to mimic democracy and be able to utilize the EU funds to steal more.
Five elections for governments in the last two years and another one is coming on 9th of June, again :D
When I was in school, we were obligated to learn Russian and I don't complain, Russian culture is rich and interesting, literature, music, cinema. As a child, I learned it quickly because I love sci-fi and while there was like one new sci-fi book in Bulgarian per month, there were 2-3 in Russian per week.
I recall a travel in Montenegro, about ten years ago, where our guide spoke only Russian and at the end of the tour she gathered us all and told us that "You have to love Russia and not give ear to the bad stuff you hear". I responded that I like the language, the arts, the culture and history, but I don't like the direction of the Russian politics. Too bad I was right back then, I knew something bad will happen, but not to that magnitude. I really hope Russian people wake up sooner. I am afraid it is too late for them for an evolution, it must be a revolution, somehow ;)
Have a great weekend!
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