Thursday, March 26, 2015

#BBCtrending: Russians in Ukraine say 'Don't save us'

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-26570150

From olden days, Vladimirs were given nicknames - Vladimir the Great, Vladimir the Monomakh, Vladimir the Huylo.
From olden days, Vladimirs were given nicknames in Kyiv – Vladimir the Great, Vladimir the Monomakh, Vladimir the Huylo.
Created by advertising executive Aleksandr Gorlov, originally from Moscow but now living in Kiev, the films show residents of Ukraine waving their Russian passports as "proof" of their identity. In one film, Gorlov himself says "I live one kilometre from Maidan, my Russian mother visited me recently," to illustrate his sense of safety. Other Russians also living in Ukraine offer relaxed smiles to the camera and say "people always loved me here", before telling Russia "you should have asked me before 'saving' [us]". The series has garnered tens of thousands of views on Youtube.

http://putinhuilo.info/keep-calm-and-putin-huilo/

http://maidantranslations.com/2014/05/10/the-etymology-of-the-word-huylo-as-in-putin-huylo/