Eternity RPC Board
08-30-2018, 04:13 PM
Stanislav Gorshek to Alena Judnich | March, 1592
"Dear Little Alenka, I will try to answer as many of your questions as I can. Contrary what you imagine, the climate here in Neiliao is delightful, even though they are here still in the cold, rainy season. The town and the island is not as cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic as you may imagine although -of course- many Hoinomese refugees settled here in the last years. Not far from the hotel where we are staying, there are lovely beaches where one can swim. So far the food has been delicious, although there is no easy to find good alcohol here. The Oslanburgan and Kortoan wines are popular here, but rather awful to my taste...Outside the center of the city, where the conference is being held, I am often the only Brigidnan person outside of Army and police personnel of Oslanburgan ethnic background. The local people seem to be of very happy and friendly natures but I feel that the fact that they are only able to speak Oslan at best (this was an Oslanburgan colony) is one of the reasons they seem to be less intelligent.
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"You asked me about the funeral. You may remember the funeral march on television, thousands of people walking or seeing the hearse, many crying, sad faces, or simply respectfully out of curiosity. I have to say that the final funeral ceremony in Rožna Nasvytis State Cemetery was something different. While there were some cameras and journalists around, obviously, it was a more private ceremony. You haven't been there, I guess, but the Rožna Nasvytis [cemetery] has turned in both a solemn and impressive place, where thousands of soldiers are buried, but also the old mansion -now turned into a museum- in the background gives the place a strange mix. Chairman Bozidar Strnad became the first person to be buried there who didn't die in a military conflict -except a few Mordvanian citizens whose corpses were moved there after the invasion of Khibland. Most of the graves, obviously, were from casualties -both civilians and soldiers- died in the republican revolution and the Mordvanian civil war in the late 1560s. During our interviews, Bozidar told me that he did not enjoy the idea of his bust appearing in every town of the country, and apparently he gave some instructions about it. As far I know, a restrained but big statue was built in front of his grave in the cemetery, inaugurated by President Aljaz Martelj, and another monument is being prepared in the Republican square -recently renamed Bozidar Strnad square- in Mestarka, but I am not sure about if such will is to be respected in the future.
"The ceremony was headed by a Mordvanian civil officer from Visnja, I believe, as Strnad was not an active member of any church since his 20s. As you can imagine, although the crowd was reduced, being a private ceremony, it was very easy to recognize most of the faces, even for someone who may not follow politics very seriously. Of course, along the coffin were Strnad's first wive Iva and their two children -both already more than a teenager- and the other side, Darjana, his personal assistant and probably one of the persons who spent more time with the Chairman in the last decade. When my book is finally published, which I hope it will be before Nueva, you may realize that her name is not mentioned in the book. I have to say that was mostly the only condition that Strnad really imposed me for the publication of the book. Not surprisingly, military officers, and members from the Republican Guard, many of them wearing their uniforms, were an important majority in the attendees, including war veterans and the Director of the National Guard, Ljuba Baragek. Of course, there was also Admiral Gintaras Baravykas, Milan Kravanja, the Senk brothers, and all the General Staff of the Mordvanian Republican Armed Forces, just to mention a few names. Along with a few businessmen and members from the culture and the arts, there were some retired politicians as former president Zvezdana Serebryak and every President of the Republican Council, including Bogdan Privsek, who looked more upset than sad I must say, and obviously President Aljaz Martelj, and most of the members of his government. Between them, the Minister of National Security, Miroslaw Wolinsky, who was close to Bozidar before even the war. I remember very well that his wife Ida was inconsolably crying - even more than Strnad's widow, I would say. Iva read a personal and emotional speech, and the President of the Republic followed with a very short speech -but you probably already listened to or watched that clip. A minute of silence and the national anthem followed. Then we left the place. I needed to talk with the publisher, so as you know well, I left immediately to Brzedina.
"...I have work to do before this conference is finished, so I need to finish here. I don't think it will be a long time, Alenka, so I believe I will be back in Amsberg in two weeks. I hope we are able to have a short holidays after that. The next months are going to be a bit busy, so I hope we have at least some time to relax together. Being so far has given me so many ideas about my next projects..."
"Dear Little Alenka, I will try to answer as many of your questions as I can. Contrary what you imagine, the climate here in Neiliao is delightful, even though they are here still in the cold, rainy season. The town and the island is not as cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic as you may imagine although -of course- many Hoinomese refugees settled here in the last years. Not far from the hotel where we are staying, there are lovely beaches where one can swim. So far the food has been delicious, although there is no easy to find good alcohol here. The Oslanburgan and Kortoan wines are popular here, but rather awful to my taste...Outside the center of the city, where the conference is being held, I am often the only Brigidnan person outside of Army and police personnel of Oslanburgan ethnic background. The local people seem to be of very happy and friendly natures but I feel that the fact that they are only able to speak Oslan at best (this was an Oslanburgan colony) is one of the reasons they seem to be less intelligent.
"You asked me about the funeral. You may remember the funeral march on television, thousands of people walking or seeing the hearse, many crying, sad faces, or simply respectfully out of curiosity. I have to say that the final funeral ceremony in Rožna Nasvytis State Cemetery was something different. While there were some cameras and journalists around, obviously, it was a more private ceremony. You haven't been there, I guess, but the Rožna Nasvytis [cemetery] has turned in both a solemn and impressive place, where thousands of soldiers are buried, but also the old mansion -now turned into a museum- in the background gives the place a strange mix. Chairman Bozidar Strnad became the first person to be buried there who didn't die in a military conflict -except a few Mordvanian citizens whose corpses were moved there after the invasion of Khibland. Most of the graves, obviously, were from casualties -both civilians and soldiers- died in the republican revolution and the Mordvanian civil war in the late 1560s. During our interviews, Bozidar told me that he did not enjoy the idea of his bust appearing in every town of the country, and apparently he gave some instructions about it. As far I know, a restrained but big statue was built in front of his grave in the cemetery, inaugurated by President Aljaz Martelj, and another monument is being prepared in the Republican square -recently renamed Bozidar Strnad square- in Mestarka, but I am not sure about if such will is to be respected in the future.
"The ceremony was headed by a Mordvanian civil officer from Visnja, I believe, as Strnad was not an active member of any church since his 20s. As you can imagine, although the crowd was reduced, being a private ceremony, it was very easy to recognize most of the faces, even for someone who may not follow politics very seriously. Of course, along the coffin were Strnad's first wive Iva and their two children -both already more than a teenager- and the other side, Darjana, his personal assistant and probably one of the persons who spent more time with the Chairman in the last decade. When my book is finally published, which I hope it will be before Nueva, you may realize that her name is not mentioned in the book. I have to say that was mostly the only condition that Strnad really imposed me for the publication of the book. Not surprisingly, military officers, and members from the Republican Guard, many of them wearing their uniforms, were an important majority in the attendees, including war veterans and the Director of the National Guard, Ljuba Baragek. Of course, there was also Admiral Gintaras Baravykas, Milan Kravanja, the Senk brothers, and all the General Staff of the Mordvanian Republican Armed Forces, just to mention a few names. Along with a few businessmen and members from the culture and the arts, there were some retired politicians as former president Zvezdana Serebryak and every President of the Republican Council, including Bogdan Privsek, who looked more upset than sad I must say, and obviously President Aljaz Martelj, and most of the members of his government. Between them, the Minister of National Security, Miroslaw Wolinsky, who was close to Bozidar before even the war. I remember very well that his wife Ida was inconsolably crying - even more than Strnad's widow, I would say. Iva read a personal and emotional speech, and the President of the Republic followed with a very short speech -but you probably already listened to or watched that clip. A minute of silence and the national anthem followed. Then we left the place. I needed to talk with the publisher, so as you know well, I left immediately to Brzedina.
"...I have work to do before this conference is finished, so I need to finish here. I don't think it will be a long time, Alenka, so I believe I will be back in Amsberg in two weeks. I hope we are able to have a short holidays after that. The next months are going to be a bit busy, so I hope we have at least some time to relax together. Being so far has given me so many ideas about my next projects..."