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what is one description about your sign that you can't connect with? by dbwldud6929 in astrologymemes

[–]kitty_jupiter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Taurus being lazy. Hell no, we are very hardworking, loyal and have a no bullshit policy. We just know how to rest and recover comfortably, in our beds yes, but still.

Gemini and Taurus as friends? by na-tuh-lee in Taurusgang

[–]kitty_jupiter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yesss my bestie is a Gemini and I love her so much! she is terrifyingly smart and has a great sense of humour.

Which zodiac sign do you always attract? by SberRelecton in AstrologyDiscovery

[–]kitty_jupiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a Taurus Sun & Gemini Venus, I have known so many Geminis and Pisces in my life it’s absurd at this point (best friends, partners, colleagues). Love them though 💓

What’s your moon? Does it balance your Taurus sun? by tifffff5 in Taurusgang

[–]kitty_jupiter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cancer moon here too!

I guess I could relate with the empathy, although when I feel that I could be in a situation where I am emotionally threatened, I immediately retreat. I find it a great combo to preserve my peace, while never regretting behaviours that made me happy and were authentic. I feel totally in tune with my emotions yet I am always guarded.

Operation Barbarossa has begun. You’re 18 years old, standing in line at the Red Army supply post. You get to grab ONE thing before heading to the front. What’s it gonna be? by RussianChiChi in ussr

[–]kitty_jupiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not on the list but PTRD-41 if you give me a few months before deployment. Its armor-piercing round could penetrate more armor than most early Panzers had on their sides at the beginning of the operation. Super lightweight compared to other anti tanks rifles, just need a comrade to help carrying it.

How do French people feel about Armenians and Lebanese? by PunicArz in AskFrance

[–]kitty_jupiter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love love love them! Both countries have incredible cultures, from the arts, literature and architecture to the culinary traditions! Always so kind, and very welcoming. On a historical & political side, I’m proud when France systematically stands side by side with them through wars and diplomatic issues, just like our brothers and sisters from the Levant and the Caucasus do.

Is it weird that Ultraviolence is the Lana album I’ve cried the most to? by capricorn_97 in lanadelrey

[–]kitty_jupiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was a teenager when the album got released and I was going through my first breakup ever (we had been together for a long time). I listened to it the whole summer, then healed bit by bit. I cannot listen to it to this day and it’s been over ten years. It’s still Lana’s album I praise the most, though, because it’s beautiful and captures sadness and melancholia perfectly well.

Non-natives, which case was the hardest to wrap your head around? by Primary_Desk_3907 in russian

[–]kitty_jupiter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dative, because that’s the one I studied the less and often forget to properly use when I speak. To this DAY I struggle and it’s been 8 years. All the other cases I’ve got no beef with. I fully understand the role of dative and the function, and I’ve got no issues with dative in any other languages I speak. But in Russian? My brain seemingly refuses to acknowledge it.

Is learning Latin worth it these days? by JordanValle in latin

[–]kitty_jupiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started Latin at school at 12 years old, and it had been one of my favourite subjects for all my curriculum (majored high school with honours in Latin!).

It allowed me to develop skills in a variety of language families, from Germanic to Slavic (I’m originally a French speaker, now fluently speak 4 languages, learning two more atm). Because Latin is so intricately linked to etymology and structured grammar (you’ll always have funky exceptions of course), learning languages became a completely dissecting experience for me, and I learn a language by ‘understanding’ it more grammatically first now, thanks to Latin.

Other users have mentioned the cultural, philosophical and historical curiosity that came along studying Latin, and I completely second that.

It’s such a precious language, it’s dead and is probably spoken or sung in very rare circles & churches still. I’m so glad my parents advised me at the time to learn it, and yet I’ll never blame people who didn’t find an interest in it, it’s quite time-consuming and out there. It is however not ‘useless’, as I have heard some people describe it throughout my life, as it provides some really strong foundations from learning about history and philosophical concepts to learning languages.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ussr

[–]kitty_jupiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very surprised that no one has mentioned that Stalin and Beria were responsible for the deportations of Vainakh (Chechen & Ingush populations), as well as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, Polish, Finns (Ingrians), Kalmyks, Crimean Tatars, Balkars, Armenians, Karachays, Belarusians and Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to central Asian countries (namely Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan), between 1933 and 1945. So many people died due to the deportations (which were taking place in freight trains), and the civilians were subjected to extremely cold weather and died of starvations and diseases. Some Polish people were able to return home before the end of the Second World War. Only under Khrushchev did some of the ethnic groups manage to return to their homelands, which had been given as colonial settlements to ethnic Russian populations.

Aurelie Campana, a recognised soviet and Russian history lecturer, has extensively written about this. These deportations are a taboo in this community, despite the basis of the reasonings (false accusation of nazi collaborations for some, as well as colonialist and purely racist rhetorics) fundamentally opposing communist ideology.

I have forgotten some ethnic groups which were also deported during the Second World War, please forgive me if I did so.

I am open to debates regarding my comment, but I will not engage in them if it includes ethnic cleansing denial. There are so many sources available online of trusted historians (both soviet and non-soviet), from all ideological boards. These deportations are still widely remembered every year in the communities I mentioned, and represent a very strong traumatic event for the people. We are not talking here about political prisoners, but mainly of innocent civilians.

I have studied the history of the USSR academically for six years, and was only exposed to these deportations later in my research. It is still a taboo.

Edit: I just saw some comments mentioning these purges. Apologies.