Good Press!

[peacetraveler22]

Finally, a nice Russian post about my blog, outside of the LJ world! No conspiracy theories about me, no accusations I'm a spy or former Soviet English teacher, no suspicion I'm being paid by the State Dept. or that my blog is a "project," with many contributing authors. Btw, did you know I also have an immigrant Russian boyfriend, who helps me write posts here? :)) Or, at least some people think so. This guy understands the purpose of my endeavor. Yes, sometimes I'm naive. I've never claimed to be a master historian or omniscient. Just a normal, American woman trying to expand her knowledge of people and cultures around the world. Thanks to this author for understanding this, and for making more intelligent, civil Russians aware of my blog.

I don't know much about this community d3.ru. Is it popular amongst Russian users? I ask because someone contacted me to do a "live chat" there with users. Similar to what Obama did on Reddit, where he answered questions from Internet users at a specified timeframe. Should I do it? This seems to be a mostly political forum, and to argue with Russians and Ukrainians about geopolitical relations is usually counterproductive. I don't see so many trolls on d3.ru and the ban hammer is in full effect, which makes conversations there more manageable and civil. The overall tone and audience seems very different than LJ. Original story about my blog here.

Peacetraveller и ее корреспонденты

Написал erohov , 7 января 2015 в 14.42 на POLITOTA . 17218 × подарить ему золото

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Симпатичная, веселая, доброжелательная и умная американка Shannon незнамо почему побывала в России, выучила русский язык и заинтересовалась русскими.
Она завела в Живом журнале блог peacetraveler22.livejournal.com, предназначенный специально для русских, и пишет в нем на двух языках, прилежно отвечая на сотни комментариев.
Интересный блог оказался одним из немногих прямых и коротких культурных мостов между двумя народами, местом, где русские общаются с живым американцем напрямую, без пересказа и посредничества. Разумеется, антиамериканские помои полились на бедную Шэннон волнами.

А к чему весь этот рассказ на политоте? А вот к чему. Шэннон — это как бы проявитель (ну, или лакмусовая бумажка). Намеренно или нет, со своим здравым американским умом, она кратчайшими невинными репликами выявляет весь неадекват, которым мы за последние годы пропитались насквозь (а некоторой частью — пропитались уже при рождении). Если кто–то хочет посмотреть на нас на всех со стороны, глазами постороннего здравого и добродушного человека — почитайте этот интересный блог. Будете удивлены, до чего мы постепенно докатились. Человек спрашивает самые простые бытовые вещи — и на него изливается сплошная политикс\политота (политикс, увы, сильно преобладает). Да и все остальное — личность Шэннон, ее мнения, ее рассказы — тоже весьма интересно.

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Comments

[kreyzi.livejournal.com]

да давай ) пора расширить свою активность за пределы жж =) мне это будет интересно!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Yes, LJ is sometimes crazy and aggressive!
Да, жж иногда сумасшедший и агрессивный!

[pin-gwin.livejournal.com]

Это замечательно! Congrats!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

You visit this place - d3.ru? I don't really understand it yet.

[avanik.livejournal.com]

Шеннон, ты лучшая девочка! Молодец)
Давно тебя читаю.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Большое спасибо! :)

[vovik01.livejournal.com]

Удачи:-)
Ты хотела в стертом посте узнать про нынешнюю Россию?
Смотри:-)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/110671009505266078557/albums/5342270989131996961

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Haha, yes! Thanks. I decided to publish that post at another time, that's why it went away. :)

[olmu.livejournal.com]

d3.ru? Do you mean www.33b.ru?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

www.33b.ru - Что это? Спам?

[desdichadov.livejournal.com]

Hi Sannon.
Yes, there is some people, who hates everything what likes them strange. Unfortunately.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Hi! I can't understand all these strange conspiracy theories about me. I think people with extremely boring lives create them while sitting on the couch for amusement. Nothing better to do I guess.

[j1980.livejournal.com]

d3 когда-то считался "интеллектуальным" сайтом.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Based on what I've read, it's much more "intelligent." Do you see what's popular on LJ now? Mostly tits, banal topics and scandals. There are less Krembots on d3.ru, thus comments are more civil and discussions more productive.

[krasnogorr.livejournal.com]

=)

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

It's good to expand our horizons! Maybe I should write more on this other site, and take a break from LJ.

[ankol1.livejournal.com]

RuShannon !)

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

:))

[rina-grant.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Congratulations!

And I'm so sorry about some comments they mention. :(

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

It's okay. What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. There's some truth to this old proverb. I've learned a lot about myself and humanity dealing with the trolls that sometimes come here.

[iiiko.livejournal.com]

Шеннон, ты the best!!!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Спасибо!

Стараешься, стараешься, всё напрасно

[andrey-kaminsky.livejournal.com]

The author hints that there are many loonies among commentators. I feel regret that he has not separately noted my achievements, i tried very hard:.(

Re: Стараешься, стараешься, всё напрасно

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Don't be an attention whore! This post is about ME. :))

[notabler.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately this site demand to register prior to navigate this page. I don't like it. The content of the first page I could see, seems like a copy past of the random articles of different sources. This web-page looks pretty anti-Putin for me, but that was just a first look. I don't know how popular it is, because I never heard never seen any links to it.
But this post is nice, I am glad you've got a such a nice press ))) I hope it will be not the last one.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I find the format confusing also, plus there's no English option for instructions, registration, etc. On LJ, I can read a lot of stuff in English, even though I opt into the Cyrillic community for ratings/social capital purposes. I tried to leave a comment to the d3.ru post, but I couldn't do it. Also, I think there are a lot of sub-communities there. The community in which the post was published is more Western friendly, but there are other communities there filled with wool jackets, typical anti-American hatred, etc. And, I agree, the post is nice. It made me happy. :)

[ambival.livejournal.com]

So what's all that jazz about?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

There's no "jazz," but I appreciate that someone understands what I'm trying to do here. Not creating insane theories about me, or my intentions. Plus, I don't understand this forum d3.ru. I wanted readers to explain if it's popular amongst Russian speakers.

[1way-to-english.livejournal.com]

my congrats on that!)

POLITOTA - I just heard somebody mentioning it online a couple of times.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think there are too many language barriers to do a "livechat" there, but I guess it could be interesting. I don't always trust online translators to convey my expressions and thoughts accurately.

after all, you looks young and attractive

[fostral2.livejournal.com]

on that photo.
Carry on

Re: after all, you looks young and attractive

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I don't want to be judged, or get new readers, based on my looks! Only my mind. :)) In that photo, I am 39 years old.

[valkirya77.livejournal.com]

you started to write a lot of comments in Russian, it's so cool
I began to communicate more in English

It's so wonderful

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Your English is much better than my Russian! I know only basic, simple phrases and am too lazy to study. I'd rather be doing other things, like writing here or traveling. :)

[elena-88888.livejournal.com]

I never heard about this staff...
And - congratulation! Quite soon Mr.Medvedev will write a twit-post about you :-))

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Do you remember Samantha Smith during Cold War times? Someone compared me to her in the comments on d3.ru. It's a great honor, but completely undeserved. Maybe Putin will invite me on a diplomatic mission - to build bridges between Americans and Russians. Not fences. A girl can dream, right? :)

[yostrov.livejournal.com]

When you use words like "endeavor" no one would guess that you are Russian project.

I would stay away from sites like d3.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

You're wrong! :) Because Russians constantly criticize my English, say I use wrong words, and that they know the language better than me. The logic follows that I must be Russian or a former Soviet English teacher, because my knowledge and use of the English language is so bad. :))

[modest-so-zvezd.livejournal.com]

Dear, I teach English by your texts. Thanks for the rare and useful words!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Great! I'm always glad to hear this and help others, even in small ways! :)

[wise-gorilla.livejournal.com]

How much did you pay for a nice post about you? Did you get the financing from the State Dept?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Paid - zero. I keep waiting for huge wads of dollars from the State Dept. to arrive, but they never come. :( U.S. Postal Service is usually quite good, but maybe my mail man is corrupt and is taking all the cash. Happy New Year, gorilla! :))

[yostrov.livejournal.com]

Баба Катя всю жизнь проработала учителем английского языка в средней школе на Подоле. За границей она ни разу не была, с иностранцами не общалась, в быту английским языком не пользовалась и в итоге стала относиться к своему школьному предмету, как к знанию древнегреческой философии, знанию в её понимании бессмысленном, но несколько облагораживающем.
Когда в конец девяностых годов в дом к бабе Кате её дочь принесла видеомагнитофон и кассету с американским фильмом, баба Катя долго вслушивалась в картавую американскую речь, разглядывала героев, говорящих так, словно их рот был набит картофельным пюре, и не понимала ни слова. К концу фильма баба Катя благополучно сошла с ума.

http://pashtet-77.livejournal.com/137141.html

[mybathroom.livejournal.com]

You are a celebrity now! Congratulations!

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Denis! And you read me from the very beginning, when I had only a few subscribers. For that, I'm very grateful. I'll never forget the video you sent me of your hometown. :)

[yarowind.livejournal.com]

You are more and more famous in our country:))

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is good or bad? :))

[ilfn.livejournal.com]

Я точно знаю. - вы шпион ЦРУ!-))) Пишите, не обращайте внимания! Можно перейти на фейсбук, хотя там больше агрессии, но нет социального капитала.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I'm on Facebook! :) But it's not a blogging platform. Impossible for me to write my posts and travel stories there.