While many are eager to see bylina poems as Pagan, and there is some truth to that since it’s folklore i.e. peoples’ perspective, I can’t say that christianity can be omitted from the the ones where it is featured. The ruler of bylinas is always Vladimir, the first christian lord. What is ignored is that in most poems he is in not depicted as a noble, charismatic, king Arthur type. Quite the opposite. Poetic Vladimir is a schemer whose attitude ends up compromising the nation when invaders attack and all heroes are in jail and going to help the one who imprisoned them. Yet Vladimir needs them to save the day since he’s not a warrior himself. Again, compare to Arthur who treats his knights as equals and is in power by merit.
While many are eager to see bylina poems as Pagan, and there is some truth to that since it’s folklore i.e. peoples’ perspective, I can’t say that christianity can be omitted from the the ones where it is featured. The ruler of bylinas is always Vladimir, the first christian lord. What is ignored is that in most poems he is in not depicted as a noble, charismatic, king Arthur type. Quite the opposite. Poetic Vladimir is a schemer whose attitude ends up compromising the nation when invaders attack and all heroes are in jail and going to help the one who imprisoned them. Yet Vladimir needs them to save the day since he’s not a warrior himself. Again, compare to Arthur who treats his knights as equals and is in power by merit.
Although some channels have been removed, the curation process is considered opaque and insufficient by analysts. One thing that Telegram now offers to all users is the ability to “disappear” messages or set remote deletion deadlines. That enables users to have much more control over how long people can access what you’re sending them. Given that Russian law enforcement officials are reportedly (via Insider) stopping people in the street and demanding to read their text messages, this could be vital to protect individuals from reprisals. Emerson Brooking, a disinformation expert at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, said: "Back in the Wild West period of content moderation, like 2014 or 2015, maybe they could have gotten away with it, but it stands in marked contrast with how other companies run themselves today." The perpetrators use various names to carry out the investment scams. They may also impersonate or clone licensed capital market intermediaries by using the names, logos, credentials, websites and other details of the legitimate entities to promote the illegal schemes. The picture was mixed overseas. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, under pressure from U.S. regulatory scrutiny on New York-listed Chinese companies. Stocks were more buoyant in Europe, where Frankfurt’s DAX surged 1.4%.
from us
