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Ivan The Fool Is More Then A Tale According to Experts

Salt depicts Ivan the fool, but according to recent studies this story really is a part of our culture and identity

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Does Folklore Impact Our Inspire Strong Conservative Values

In this article we delve into Tucker Carlson and his interview with Dugin to find the answer

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Is Putin Really Just A Realistic Depiction of The Leshy

Why Putin and the Leshy are closely tied together, and why the scary stories we tell can show connections to leaders

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Sasha Petrovich has been born and raised in Moscow and brings unique takes To every bit of news (Sasha = Alexander, Petrovna = Mothers Maiden Name)

Deep Dives in News

Always spending time learning about how we can benefit the collective by providing insight and personal opinion. We are biased their is no doubt.

Always Related To Folklore

I have some background in Russian Folklore and I am a strong believer that it is a reflection of the culture. Their is always a correlation we discuss.

Here For The People

All posts are about ties we find between current events and other things throughout Slavic culture that we believe will make for good reads!

Not Just An Ordinary Blog

Our blog is more than a typical board for my opinions. We target news as well allowing coverage for events that pertain to the Slavic region.

An Insider’s Guide to The Modern Day Ivan

Ivan The Fool in Salt is more then a character, he is a reflection of our culture and unwavering will power to survive. Ivan refuses to yield and rollover rather he thrives in adversity, and so do We

Dugin, and Western Journalists

Putin and Alexander Dugin recently both sat down with westerner Tucker Carslon to give American media the truth about what conspires in the East. However, they both talked about values that our literature inspires.

I remember Salt, I liked rereading the summary. Seeing the ties between the cultural vision I’d grown up with and was taught at school is interesting. I am glad Alex is taking a class like this.

Alla Helmsworth “Mother”(Petrovna)

From Gomel, Belarus

I really did not know Putin and Tucker Carlson had so much alike. Kind of scary for the west considering how much reach Tucker Carlson has, but only time will tell.

Thomas Helmsworth “Doctor, Father”

From Iowa, USA

I do not really know anything about Slavic folklore so reading about the Leshy was awesome or the story of Salt and how Ivan the Fool overcame adversity and thrived.

David Taylor “Student, Roommate”

From Pennsylvania, USA

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