The funniest thing about Elysium leftist infighting is that the three heads of the revolution adhered to three contrasting schools of thought (mazovianism, inframaterialism, nihilist materialism. Also they grabbed the anarchist and sent her to handle Revachol).
The second funniest thing about Elysium leftist infighting is that diegetic college AU Kras Mazov identifies as an inframaterialist.
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What was Tatiana’s relationship with N Rodianov?
Hello there! Thank you for your question and I am sorry for the late reply!
Nikolai Nikolaevich Rodionov was Tatiana’s favourite officer on the Standart. The girls naturally had their favourite officers: Olga’s was Pavel Voronov, Maria's was Nikolai Demenkov, Anastasia’s was Georgii Taube. Some of these were obviously crushes, whereas some were just close friendships.
When Tatiana was suffering from typhoid, Alix sent notes to her to comfort her and give advice. In one of these notes she specificallly mentions she saw Rodionov. So judging by this he was definitely a family favourite and/or Alix knew that would cheer up dear Tatiana.
Here are some photos of them together:
And this super cute one of them sharing a coat to keep cosy!
From Tatiana’s diary and letters - Rodionov is almost always referred to as 'N.N.' (Nikolai Nikolaevich):
'29 May [Old Style, her birthday] Thursday [1914]. ...I played 2 singles sets [of Tennis] with N.N., both of which he won... I played 3 sets with N.N. against Papa and Olga, won two lost one. N.P. arrived. We had tea there. After that I had a rest and wrote telegrams... I sat between N.N. and N.P. It was very good. After that, there was a cinematograph in the dining room. I sat with N.N. on the divan. We went back home at 12. It was so awfully good. They drank my health three times at the table. So sweet and cosy. To be with such dear friends.' - Full diary entry here, translated by the wonderful Helen Azar
'10 January. [1916]. ...One of these days N.N. Rodionov is supposed to arrive, and I am very happy. We have not seen him for almost a year...'
Letter from Tatiana to Countess Zinaïda Tolstaya:
'1 March, 1918 Tobolsk. ...Write to me again. I love receiving your letters. Do you know where N.N. is at the moment? I know that his friend was killed in Simferopol and he was there too...'
She also wrote occasionally in her diary about speaking with him on the telephone, something that OTMA did with their favourite officers, mostly in the evening.
She didn’t write about him quite as passionately or often as Olga did about Pavel Voronov or AKSHV, so I don’t know whether you would consider it to be a ‘crush’, or just a particular favourite :) She sometimes called him 'dear N.N.', which could just be Russian endearment expressed in many of their letters and diaries, or something more romantic.
From the photos that exist of him, he seems to have been close to all the girls, posing with them affectionately, holding their hands, etc. They all write about him in their diaries fondly. Judging purely off photos, he seems to have been extra close with Tatiana and Anastasia. There are some super cute photos of him and Anastasia, I’ll attach them below! You’re pretty much guaranteed to find him in all their albums!
Rodionov survived the Revolution, despite staying loyal to the Imperial Family, which would have placed him in considerable danger. At some point he emigrated, and he passed away in 1962 in France, aged 76. He would have been 24 in 1910, and therefore his mid 20s during his time with the Romanovs.
Also, random fun fact, his hand writing was strikingly similar to Tatiana’s! The same very sloped, pointy text.
Hope this was helpful! To conclude, I don't know exactly whether Tatiana saw Rodionov as a favourite officer or more of a crush. She was more reserved than Olga, so her not writing about him like Olga did with her crushes is understandable when you consider her personality. But she clearly was very fond about him, and didn't forget him even in the last year of her life.
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Today we celebrate the martyrdom of the New-martyr Evgeny Rodionov (+1996). Although not officially canonised, at eighteen years of age, New Martyr Evgeny was drafted into the Russian armed forces as was required for all Russian men. Shortly before being drafted, he was baptised into the Orthodox Church on his own accord, as his parents were atheist. About a year into his military service, Evgeny was captured by Muslim Chechnyan soldiers and was forced to remove the cross he was wearing around his neck - the cross which his grandmother gave him as an eleven year old child which he never took off, despite his atheist parents' pleas as it was frowned upon in schools. The martyr Evgeny was tortured for three months by the soldiers. While his friends who were also captured denied their faith and accepted Islam, Evgeny remained firm in his faith. Eventually they decided to behead him with a rusty saw which took over an hour to complete. His body was later identified by his mother only because of the cross he was still wearing. Evgeny was martyred on this day in 1996 on his 19th birthday. Proof of his sanctity is that his icon in Russia began weeping myrrh which has become a source of healing for many. May he intercede for us all + #saint #evgeny #rodionov #evgenyrodinov #martyr #newmartyr #russia #chechnya #cross #islam #crucifix #faith #orthodox #saintoftheday (at Sernovodskoye, Chechen Republic) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd39fxCPoTN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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2405w, complete
Fandom: Püha ja õudne lõhn | Sacred and Terrible Air - Robert Kurvitz, Disco Elysium (Video Game)
Teen And Up Audiences, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ambrosius Saint-Miro & Ion Rodionov, Ignus Nilsen & Ion Rodionov
Characters: Ambrosius Saint-Miro, Ion Rodionov, Ignus Nilsen
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, Epistolary, End of the World, Character Study, Morally Ambiguous Character, Teacher & Student, Nihilism, Diary/Journal, The Pale (Disco Elysium), Entroponetics, Entropolism even
Summary:
Words suspended in vapour, from Ion to Ambrosius and back again until the eternal shores of mankind’s final rest.
Yuletide treat for @vriskarlmarx author of my most beloved PJÕL gift over here 🌫 ⭐🦌 Ambrosius, Ambrosius, Ambrosius...
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Sometimes there are things in history that don't make sense and it turns out that the missing link is a little guy
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hm so the pale is grey generally but that changes depending on how far we go into it right? in the porch collapse area, everything is grey + moldy (some color), things break into geometry and numbers, it's like a tidal wave (Joyce tells us this, Zigi in the pale, Khan) --> black like the sea (Paledriver) --> further in it's colorful where the memories are (Paledriver, St Miro) and grey (Mazov, Dobreva flashbacks) --> white light (Rodionov) --> nothing/ blank ? (Rodionov's trench, Motorway south)
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if i'm not mixing up things
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