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Good evening Elvira, all your videos are marvelous but in this one you have really surpassed yourself, absolutely brilliant, you are a great historian and you are willing to share personal stories of your family's past. I was glued to it and focused on every word. You explained the collective trauma in a most coherent way. Previously I tried to respond and describe Ireland to you. Maybe it's becuase of my lack of ability with words or my closeness to the situation but at the time words failed me. This video has enabled me to speak a little, what resonated with me was the fearfullness and betrayed you mentioned about the gulag system. To a lesser degree this is a feature of Ireland, looking over your shoulder, not trusting, clever moves over minor issues, this is part of culture of Ireland, it is oppressive but understandable given our history of domination by Britain. To finish I just want to say that in the world of Utube videos, you are at the top, culturally, intellectually and spiritually, thank you ❤
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Really enjoyed this video, reminds me of Ireland in the 80,s, we tried anything, to this day I love markets and workshops and tools. My uncle was a cabinet maker, marvelous craftsman, all hand tools, he served a 7 year apprenticeship. He had a workshop in the city here, Waterford. It was an old stone building behind the lovely tall town houses. The thick stone walls made it cool in summer, warm in winter. I used to go to visit him, he worked in almost complete silence, such skill, I remember the smell of the red deal shavings, you would almost be dizzy with the aroma. I used to sit and watch him, he was a man of few words, as all top craftsmen he couldn't explain how he done it, occasionally I would ask a question, he would pause and think, then a short answer, I might not understand fully until later when I contemplated it more closely. Sometimes he would sit and take a break, then he would recount stories of the old times, his apprenticeship, he told of the older craftsmen who taught him, their strictness and diligence to their task. To the very end he carried the training and values of his craft with him, do the job as best you can , no waste, perfection. The sé were Victorian values which pervaded society here generally up till quite recently. Alas Ireland has now changed irrevocably, a whole other topic. I look back at the 80,s as good times, even though we had nothing. There was freedom and Ireland had a unique easygoing atmosphere. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I really do think that with all the so called progress, we have somehow lost more than we have gained. "To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand, and Iternity in an Hour". I had heard of the mafia in the Soviet union after the break up but didn't realise it was so widespread. Only when you hear first hand accounts, like yours about your Dad, do you get a true picture of a time and place.
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@elvirabary I've long been fascinated Elvira by how myths, be they Purley fictional, semi historical and or biblical, you can put that last in any camp you fancy, have had on our cultural understanding of US?.
Go out into any western capital city and ask a hundred people three questions. London, Paris, Berlin, New York etc.
# 1 , have you ever heard of the Philistines?
I'd be surprised if even one person could answer with any historical knowledge.
#2, have you ever heard of the story of Samson and Delilah?.
Many would say yes, but please remind me of the details?.
#3, have you ever heard of the story of David & Goliath?.
That's the story almost everyone knows, but couldn't tell you the origins.
This is why I believe, precive we live in the shadows of myths. We vaguely know of them, they have an outsized influence on our cultural understanding and identity, yet they're almost invisible to us.
Until Tolkien the Arthurian legends was the greatest hero tale ever told.
Was king Arthur and Merlin historical or just fiction?. Was even Jesus historical or just fiction?. I'd argue that questions are irrelevant.
After more than a thousand years of those stories being told & retold they are now an inseparable part of our very cultural identity and understanding of US. We have quite virtually made them manifest. Hence my title " walking in the shadows of myths".
We may not know much of them, but they know everything about us !.
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Elvira, I have seen your refined and elegant face flashed up by the YouTube algorithm for about the last week or two but while it intrigued me, I had not for whatever reason, decided til just now to click on it.
Although the received wisdom is that you should not judge a book by its cover, well, I get what the advice is behind that little epithet - yet it is simultaneously silly to ignore the clues right in front of your eyes! Yes, they will occasionally by themselves lead you to conclusions which are WILDLY off - which of course makes them dangerous to rely on. But, as with human nature - no matter HOW many times we are warned not to generalise and to look at the individual, it is preposterous to suggest that powerful forces aren't present inside nearly all of us which are most often excellent, if not infallible, guides to formulating general principles which can usually be relied on. Principles that when we know them will mostly enable us to predict an outcome or provide a reasonable assessment.
In your case I saw the name and the title of the video so was 99.9% sure you would be a former Soviet citizen. Similarly, the background, hair and clothing strongly suggested a background of some privilege (with by the way, absolutely no negative connotations inferred from that - quite the opposite, in fact!). From that, in turn, I was almost equally sure that not only would your English be immaculate, but that even the also-predicted slight Russian inflection, timbre, rhythm and tone would be sophisticated and graceful - with perhaps even a hint of the influence of the old aristocracy. Yes, I know, even the best theories go too far! And I acknowledge I am far too keen on Tchaikovsky's lugubrious "Pikovaya Dama" to be healthy 😏 But I did permit myself a smile when I hit Play and then again when it turned out a close relative was a senior army officer - in those days, not everyone or even anyone could attain that so I guess it was more a slight twinkle of recognition in my eye than a smile that time.
I have a fascination for psychology while having no formal qualifications in the subject whatsoever. And I suppose my interest is, to use that word again, piqued, when I encounter someone with a seemingly far sighted and profound knack for seeing everything that most miss - and understanding the implications.
I shall look forward with curiosity to other episodes, assuming there are any - there must be at least a few from the links provided at the end of this one but be assured I shall try to unearth the others!
Thank you for the fascinating and rather esoteric material!😆👑
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