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12024-09-19T15:54:16-04:00Paul Vadanf46fd2a7a6d2ab1ecca0ec13c84118eaf61facfa94plain2024-09-20T08:50:58-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The white-and-blue striped shirt was first worn by French sailors in the 19th century. It - known as the telnyashka - was formally adopted by the Russian imperial navy on August 19, 1874. These sailors are therefore ahead of the fashion curve by almost a century.
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12024-09-13T12:52:30-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Two "It's Me, hi, I'm the Problem" Sailors11Here they are, the unnamed sailors from Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) arrested for bringing word of watermelon riots - and inciting watermelon riots - to celebrate the birth of Grand Duke Nikolai Pavlovich.plain2024-09-23T13:38:53-04:0046.807773731367746, 32.266343564856584Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt: Can you please generate an image of two lowly, young sailors you might find in 18th century imperial Russia?Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
