Bon visionnage !

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Thomas, connu sur les réseaux sous le nom de Thomasovitch 🇫🇷, raconte son arrivée en Russie, son adaptation, ses observations sur la société russe et les conseils qu’il donne aux Français qui envisagent de venir.

Dans cette interview, il parle avec franchise — et beaucoup d’humour — de ce que l’on découvre vraiment une fois sur place.

Dans cette interview, il aborde :

✔️ Son arrivée en Russie en 2021 dans le cadre de ses études

✔️ Pourquoi la Russie l’intéressait depuis longtemps

« Une culture si proche et si lointaine, une langue bizarre, difficile à apprendre pour un Français. »

✔️ Ce qu’il appelle “le virus russe”

✔️ Le sentiment de sécurité en Russie

« Les gros avantages de la Russie, c’est la sécurité. »

✔️ Le contraste qu’il ressent en revenant en France

« Quand je reviens en France, j’ai toujours cette impression que c’est de pire en pire. »

✔️ Les différences dans les relations sociales

✔️ La vie quotidienne, les habitudes et même les petits-déjeuners

✔️ Moscou comme première étape pour les étrangers

« Moscou est une porte d’entrée, une ville plus occidentalisée que le reste. »

✔️ La digitalisation en Russie

✔️ Le travail en Russie et les difficultés réelles pour les étrangers

« Trouver du boulot en Russie, ce n’est pas facile. C’est peut-être le point le plus difficile. »

✔️ Pourquoi il recommande de venir voir la Russie par soi-même avant de prendre une décision

✔️ Et bien plus encore !

👉 N’hésitez pas à suivre aussi Thomasovitch sur ses réseaux sociaux !

✴️https://t.me/thomasovitch

✴️https://www.youtube.com/@le-thomasovitch

✴️https://www.instagram.com/thomasenrussie

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"About my life in Russia" – interviews utiles avec des expatriés et des immigrés.

In English 🇬🇧

Enjoy watching!

✴️ On YouTube: https://youtu.be/EiKFiaw_qP0

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Thomas, known online as Thomasovitch 🇫🇷, talks about his arrival in Russia, his adaptation, his observations about Russian society, and the advice he gives to French people considering relocation.

In this interview, he speaks honestly — and with a lot of humor — about what you really discover once you are here.

In this interview, he talks about:

✔️ His arrival in Russia in 2021 as a student

✔️ Why Russia had interested him for years

“A culture so close and yet so far away, a strange language that is difficult for a French person to learn.”

✔️ What he calls “the Russian virus”

✔️ The feeling of safety in Russia

“One of the biggest advantages of Russia is safety.”

✔️ The contrast he feels when returning to France

“When I return to France, I always have the feeling that things are getting worse and worse.”

✔️ Differences in social relations

✔️ Everyday life, habits, and even breakfasts

✔️ Moscow as a first step for foreigners

“Moscow is an entry point, a city that is more Westernized than the rest.”

✔️ Digitalization in Russia

✔️ Work in Russia and the real difficulties for foreigners

“Finding a job in Russia is not easy. It may be the most difficult point.”

✔️ Why he recommends seeing Russia with your own eyes before making a decision

✔️ And much more!

👉 Don’t hesitate to also follow Thomasovitch on his social media!

✴️ https://t.me/thomasovitch

✴️ https://www.youtube.com/@le-thomasovitch

✴️ https://www.instagram.com/thomasenrussie

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"About my life in Russia" – useful interviews with expats and immigrants.

Fatherland Beyond Politics: How Russian Emigre Officers Made Their Choice (1941)
After the Russian Civil War, most officers of the White Army found themselves in emigration. Their attitude towards Soviet power was hostile, but after Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, some of them took a stance of defending the Fatherland, separating Russia from the Bolsheviks.

They were most active in France. Many former officers of the Imperial Russian Army joined the Resistance movement — participating in partisan units, passing intelligence, and organizing underground groups.

In China, specifically in Harbin and Shanghai, Russian émigrés cooperated with Soviet intelligence, providing information about Japanese forces, which helped the USSR maintain stability in the Far East and transfer divisions to the front near Moscow.

⏺ In the USA, Canada, and Australia, émigré organizations raised money for the Red Army, purchased war bonds, and sent medications.

🟥 The situation in Yugoslavia was more complicated. There was a large émigré com📌munity, but some White officers joined the Russian Security Corps, created by the Germans in September 1941, intending to use it against communism. However, another part joined Yugoslav Communist Partisans and fought with weapons against the Germans.

📌 A separate category consisted of White émigrés on occupied territories. They were mobilized by the Germans or volunteered due to anti-Soviet beliefs. By 1943–1944, some of them defected to the partisans or surrendered to the Allies, after which they joined the Red Army.

💜 From 1942–1943, Stalin deliberately moved towards rapprochement with the émigrés — emphasizing the fight for the Fatherland over class struggle. This was reflected in a change in official rhetoric (the war was declared as a patriotic, not class, war), in the restoration of Patriarchate (the 1943 concordat), and in the establishment of the "Partisan of the Fatherland War" medal, paving the way for recognition of all those who fought against Nazism, regardless of background or past.

❤️‍🔥 But it is important to understand — this was a difficult and dramatic moment for many Russian families abroad: years of hatred towards Soviet power conflicted with a sense of duty to the Motherland in times of mortal danger. Those who chose Russia often found themselves in the minority within their communities — making their actions all the more valuable.

#ILoveRussia🧡
#RussianCulture@TCofRus

🩷 A man once approached a wise man and asked:

"How can I become wise?"

The sage replied:

"Step outside and stand on the other side of the door."

The man was puzzled but did as told—he walked out of the house and stood in the street.

Just then, a torrential downpour started. It was so fierce he was soaked to the skin. After half an hour, he couldn't take it anymore and came back inside.

"I stood out there—what's the point?" he asked the sage. "Did that change anything?"

"When you were standing in that downpour, didn't something dawn on you?" the elder inquired.

"What was supposed to dawn on me?" the man snapped. "I got drenched to the bone and felt like a complete fool!"

"You've made a crucial discovery," the wise man said. "The moment a person admits they're a fool, the journey has begun. That's the start of wisdom."🕊️🕊

3️⃣3️⃣ When your wife is silent, it's wise not to interrupt her...

#RussianHumor@TCofRus🎆

🇬🇧 📌 The British Green: Of Countrysides, Characters, and a Curse
Finally, we cross the channel to jolly old England, where green is less a color and more a constitutional right. British green is the color of the countryside, the hallowed, rolling hills, the damp, ancient woodlands. This isn't just landscape; it's identity. The "green and pleasant land" of William Blake's poem is an ideal so potent it borders on the spiritual. To be British is to feel a pang of nostalgia for a green you may never have actually seen. It's the romantic heart of the nation.

To be continued...
#fairytaleRussia@TCofRus

📌🆗 This might surprise you. While we in the States associate green with envy, in the UK, it has a much more romantic and loyal meaning. Traditionally, green can symbolize fidelity in love and marriage. It's also connected to happiness and youth. This feels right for the lush, green countryside, doesn't it? It's a color of enduring commitment, like the hardy, green landscape itself.

To be continued...
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✅💚 The British, with their literary giant Shakespeare, have a wonderfully complex view of green. In the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, green was a bundle of delightful contradictions. On one hand, it was the color of love and youth, often associated with spring and new romance. On the other hand, it was also the color of jealousy and sickness – Shakespeare famously called jealousy the "green-eyed monster" in Othello. So, a single color could represent both the fresh bloom of a new love and the sickly pallor of a jealous one. Talk about emotional complexity!

To be continued...
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💚✅ In a slightly humorous vein, consider the British relationship with their own green landscape. It's lovely, but it's also… damp. It's the reason for the legendary complexion, the perpetual mist, and the need for a truly excellent, mud-proof pair of Wellies. It's the color of a nation that has romanticized its own drizzle into a core component of its identity.

To be continued...
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💚💚💚 And finally, for a bit of theatrical superstition. In Britain, it's considered very bad luck to wear green on stage. This belief is thought to date back to the days of Shakespeare, when green costumes were associated with fairies and otherworldly spirits, or perhaps even with the devil. Some say it's because the green dye was often of poor quality and was associated with death. Whatever the origin, many actors still avoid wearing green, especially on opening night. It's a funny little quirk that shows just how powerful and ancient our feelings about color can be.

To be continued...
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🍀 A Little Green Round-Up

🍏 So, what have we learned on our colorful journey? One color, three worlds.

✅ We've seen that green can be a symbol of hope in a Russian Orthodox cathedral, a dollar sign in an American wallet, and a badge of rebellion in a British forest. It can represent eternal life, a longing for a lost love on the shores of Long Island, and fidelity in a British marriage. It can be the color of a sacred dacha weekend, a reliable pharmacy sign, and a theatrical curse that actors still whisper about.

🟢 The American green is the go-getter – hardworking, ambitious, chasing the dream and saving the planet, all while secretly judging the neighbor's lawn.

🟢 The Russian green is the dreamer – soulful, patient, finding hope in spring leaves and peace in birch forests, with just a touch of existential boredom to keep things interesting.

🟢 And the British green is the well-heeled, slightly damp poet – romanticizing its own drizzle, rebelling in Lincoln green, and eyeing the "green-eyed monster" with a knowing Shakespearean wink.

Isn't it wonderful that one humble color can hold so many different meanings? It's a beautiful reminder that while we may speak different languages and come from different cultures, we all use the same basic palette to paint our hopes, our dreams, and our everyday lives. Next time you see a green light, a forest path, a dollar bill, or even a dacha garden, take a second to think about all the stories it might be telling.
May your own personal shade of green be one of good fortune, hopeful springs, and just enough of that literary jealousy to keep you interesting. Cheers! Or, as they'd say on a Russian train platform, zelyonaya ulitsa – a green street ahead

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3️⃣4️⃣ The real sign of problems at work? Leftover liquor after the office party.

#RussianHumor@TCofRus

〰〰〰 🔤ood morning!