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Russian peasant in 1812 British Caricature
From wiki A redrawn version of a Russian caricature (on Napoleon’s 1812 campaign in Russia) by British artist George Cruikshank. A Russian peasant holds a bloody axe above Frenchman’s head… more →
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Russian peasant in 1812 British Caricature
oprishki wrote 7 months ago: From wiki A redrawn version of a Russian caricature (on Napoleon’s 1812 campaign in Russia) by … more →
Four engaging ways to deal with an incoming attack
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oprishki wrote 8 months ago: Just a short video clip as promised a few posts back. 1. Parry with the poll side of the axe. 2. Par … more →
Another axe dance
oprishki wrote 8 months ago: Another great axe dance fromt he troope in Arizona with Harnas Dragoslav at the head! These guys hav … more →
Stara Basn
oprishki wrote 9 months ago: Stara Basn…When the Sun was God. Pretty nifty film. Definitely did not win any major awards no … more →
Zbojnicki Dance
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: The Dances of Podhale (Poland) Joseph Needham Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, … more →
The Cornhill Magazine 1879
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: The Cornhill Magazine By George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Published by Smith, Elder and com … more →
Universal Geography 1828
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: “Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New Plan, According t … more →
Zbójnicki- Na szkle Malowane
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: A Polish dance troupe dancing the Zbojnicki…a bandit dance. … more →
Shchastlyvyj Novyj Rok!
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: Happy New year… in Rusyn: Shchastlyvyj Novyj Rok! Slovak: šastný nový rok Magyar: Boldog uj e … more →
Some stances with the A&A Hungarian Axe
oprishki wrote 10 months ago: First off just a quick pic showing the relative size of the Arms & Armor Hungarian Axe. I am 5 … more →
Dust Devil or Wizard?
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: The Songs of the Russian People: As Illustrative of Slavonic Mythology and Russian Social Life By Wi … more →
The Poorman and the King of crows
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and the Magyars: of the Russians, western Slavs … more →
Austria: Containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of that Empire 1828
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: Austria: Containing a Description of the Manners, Customs, Character and Costumes of the People of … more →
The plague swarm 1890
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources by A. H. Wratislaw The Plague Swarm [1890] A RUTH … more →
Mary Barton: An Historical Tale of Poland 1846
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: Mary Barton: An Historical Tale of Poland By Henry Krasinski Published by A.K. Newman and Co., 1846 … more →
Travels Through Several Provinces of the Russian Empire 1808
oprishki wrote 11 months ago: Travels Through Several Provinces of the Russian Empire: With an Historical Account of the Zaporog C … more →
