I’ve stopped aggressively shilling for paid subs on this blog in recent weeks. I guess I was just too busy following the Wagner drama and posting a lot of public articles, trying to get my stuff out there and involved in the larger discussion. This has largely failed. Growth in readership spikes when people read what I have to say, but many then turn away with horror and return to their usual feel-good, bubble-wrapped, echo-chamber haunts.
As such, I am now resigned to being a niche blogger going forward.
And, as you may have figured out by now, I provide a unique non-Western and non-Kremlin aligned perspective on Russia and Eastern Europe on this blog. In contrast, just about anyone can repost RIA or RT pieces and copy the ramblings of the great 5D dons. Many do, to great acclaim. The swine and their slop pine to be reunited, never to be parted, I suppose.
Point being: this blog is unique - I don’t know anyone else doing that in English, apart from Edward Slavsquat on COVID matters. If I did, I’d reach out to them, so, believe me, this seems to be it. Cherish what I bring to the table, please.
Next order of business.
It has come to my attention that many Slavs now read my blog. However, most have not become paid subs. This means that their Slav status is now officially revoked pending a paid subscription. As of this moment, they have all been demoted to being, may Allah forgive me for uttering such a word, Albanians *tfu tfu* and they shall be treated as such going forward.
Furthermore, many non-Slavs wish that they could become Honorary Slavs. My inbox is flooded with people begging me to confer this much-coveted status on them.
“How do I become a Slav like you, Rolo?” They clamor in a chorus.
Some think that they need to learn Russian. Others, that they must become Russian Orthodox. But they are all of them lost and misguided.
Verily I say unto thee - there is only one path forward into the light. Only one chance to slav your sovl.
You must become a paid subscriber. You must do this now. Every day that you do not, you only drift further into homosexuality and death.
There is simply no other way.
It is time for you to support the blog so that we can continue to stalk the Slavlands together.
Join me.
I am not a Slav, don't intend to become a Slav, speak Russian, but sympathize with Slavs as part of the greater family under siege. Please don't revoke my Slav sympathizer status Mr Rolo.
They already call me a "Putin Versteher" which is the equivalent of something like "Hitler lover" :-p
I liked the Tuva article. That's what made me renew my slav status. Maybe other people would like more cultural/ historical stuff too?