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Europe
Ukraine's nationalist party look set to enter parliament
Ukraine's nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party look set to enter parliament for the first time, after Sunday's legislative elections.
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November 1st, 2012, 07:04 PM
by James Hawthorne
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Tags: elections, freedom, nationalism, ukraine
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Music
Drudkh - When the Flame Turns to Ashes
This is one of my all time favorite bands.
The melodies in this piece are hypnotically beautiful.
Ukraine's Drudkh (Sanskrit for "wood") formed in 2002 by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Hate Forest; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes; and Yuriy Sinitsky, of Lucifugum and DEFINITION SANE. Their strongly folk-influenced music focuses on a dense atmosphere with a lot of feeling, and the lyrical contents embrace Slavic mythology, seasons and poetry. Many of the band’s lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Ukrainian poets, especially Taras Shevchenko.
The quote in my signature line is from this piece, which is a poem by Oleksander Oles.
Колись здавався ти мені орлом підтятим
І в полі...
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April 13th, 2012, 10:09 PM
by Sarmatian
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Comments: 1
Tags: aryan, black metal, drukdh, scythia, scythian, ukraine
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Movies & Documentaries
The Soviet Union Story 20081h:25m.avi
"The Soviet Story" is a unique first time documentary film by director Edvins Snore. The film tells the story of the Soviet regime and how the Soviet Union helped Nazi Germany instigate the Holocaust. The film shows recently uncovered archive documents revealing this. Interviews with former Soviet Military intelligence officials reveal shocking details. "The Soviet Story" was filmed over 2 years in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, France, UK and Belgium. Material for the documentary was collected by the author, Edvins Snore, for more than 10 years. As a result, "The Soviet Story" presents a truly unique insight into recent Soviet history, told by people, once Soviet citizens, who have first-hand knowledge of...
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February 24th, 2012, 10:01 AM
by Hugh
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