04/03/2020 21:34:13 ¶ ●

to whom do your bells ring?

(thanks for @properrussian for checking the grammar! below some thoughts about this piece - no page break because tumblr mobile bad)

I have lived my whole life in Eastern Finland, Northern Karelia and from that and since I’ve started studying Russian in high school I’ve grown to be more and more curious about the cultural exchanges between Russians and Finns. This is just a passion, I’m not a scholar or a researcher, but I do honestly want to bring in the light the customs, traditions, folklore, religions and the role of history from these cultures and explore attitudes and presumptions that often come up in my everyday life. I used a Russian character of mine here, with some Karelian knitting patterns, and there may or may not be some religious undertones here.

I embrace learning about cultures that differ from mine, and I want to share that love for others, too.