Yeah, for about 50 years or more, "besprizornik" was a very common term for a child or a teen living literally on the street.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Yeah, for about 50 years or more, "besprizornik" was a very common term for a child or a teen living literally on the street.
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So I'm not buying your Pride Burger, your LoveWins monthly subscription, your trans flag Mickey Mouse ears.
And if you try to borrow our struggle for your aesthetics again, expect to be held accountable.
Those are powerful symbols you need to earn. You do not deserve them. 3/
And if you try to borrow our struggle for your aesthetics again, expect to be held accountable.
Those are powerful symbols you need to earn. You do not deserve them. 3/
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
So I'm not buying your Pride Burger, your LoveWins monthly subscription, your trans flag Mickey Mouse ears.
And if you try to borrow our struggle for your aesthetics again, expect to be held accountable.
Those are powerful symbols you need to earn. You do not deserve them. 3/
And if you try to borrow our struggle for your aesthetics again, expect to be held accountable.
Those are powerful symbols you need to earn. You do not deserve them. 3/
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We all knew it was hollow and meaningless. But watching just how quickly they dropped all pretense as soon as they sensed a move to the right?! We won't forget.
We won't forget how queer folk, trans rights and progressive beliefs about our livelihoods were used as set dressing. 2/
We won't forget how queer folk, trans rights and progressive beliefs about our livelihoods were used as set dressing. 2/
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We all knew it was hollow and meaningless. But watching just how quickly they dropped all pretense as soon as they sensed a move to the right?! We won't forget.
We won't forget how queer folk, trans rights and progressive beliefs about our livelihoods were used as set dressing. 2/
We won't forget how queer folk, trans rights and progressive beliefs about our livelihoods were used as set dressing. 2/
It's all about context and tone. You can call someone Lenochka, meaning that she is a sweet person - OR that she is a bitch.
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
It's all about context and tone. You can call someone Lenochka, meaning that she is a sweet person - OR that she is a bitch.
Andrej, not Anlrej, sorry
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Andrej, not Anlrej, sorry
Oh, then it's not relevant. :)
I wanted to say that for a native Russian speaker Andy and Lexi refer to different names. Andy = Anlrej, Lexi - Alexey.
But here it doesn't matter, as those nicknames were given by non-Russian speakers.
I wanted to say that for a native Russian speaker Andy and Lexi refer to different names. Andy = Anlrej, Lexi - Alexey.
But here it doesn't matter, as those nicknames were given by non-Russian speakers.
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Oh, then it's not relevant. :)
I wanted to say that for a native Russian speaker Andy and Lexi refer to different names. Andy = Anlrej, Lexi - Alexey.
But here it doesn't matter, as those nicknames were given by non-Russian speakers.
I wanted to say that for a native Russian speaker Andy and Lexi refer to different names. Andy = Anlrej, Lexi - Alexey.
But here it doesn't matter, as those nicknames were given by non-Russian speakers.
Or you can make a patronym from the actual name (Michail = Michalych), if you are really close old friends, no matter the real age.
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Or you can make a patronym from the actual name (Michail = Michalych), if you are really close old friends, no matter the real age.
May I give a small tip about the variations of nicknames?
January 10, 2026 at 10:35 AM
May I give a small tip about the variations of nicknames?
And you can even make masculine or feminine form Gender Neutral to show the distancing, like "I don't know wtf is this and I don't want to deal with it".
January 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
And you can even make masculine or feminine form Gender Neutral to show the distancing, like "I don't know wtf is this and I don't want to deal with it".
Yes, absolutely. The Russian language has this crazy gender switch, when you refer to smth masculine as it's feminin to show your emotional connection. And you can refer to smth feminin as it's masculine to show that you're protective about it, or you have a special interest in it.
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Yes, absolutely. The Russian language has this crazy gender switch, when you refer to smth masculine as it's feminin to show your emotional connection. And you can refer to smth feminin as it's masculine to show that you're protective about it, or you have a special interest in it.
Aleksandr, especially in Russian, has dozens of nicknames. Literally! Sanya, Sasha, Shurik, or Shura is the most common. But then we have Sanchik, Sashik, Sashok, Sashulja, Shurochka (that one is feminine, BUT an elder woman in the family can use it, adressing to a male). And the list goes on...
January 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Aleksandr, especially in Russian, has dozens of nicknames. Literally! Sanya, Sasha, Shurik, or Shura is the most common. But then we have Sanchik, Sashik, Sashok, Sashulja, Shurochka (that one is feminine, BUT an elder woman in the family can use it, adressing to a male). And the list goes on...
And we do it proudly!
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
And we do it proudly!