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12024-09-09T13:13:31-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Who's Who in the Infamous Watermelon RebellionKelly O'Neill123It's the interactive guide you've been waiting for!plain2024-09-20T08:33:04-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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12024-09-12T17:33:46-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Pavel "The Level-Headed" Pustoshkin12From his perch in the upper echelon of naval power (he had recently earned the rank of rear admiral), Pavel Vasil'yevich reports on August 10th that a threatening crowd had gathered at the market in Nikolaev, leading to the arrest of six men from a series of naval vessels. Hears reports that similar events had taken place in other southern towns and that local governors were warning their chiefs of police about waves of disturbances coordinated, or maybe even instigated by, foreigners. Pustoshkin believes, however, that these are nothing but the "capers" of local workers - the manifestation of the local obsession with watermelons.plain2024-09-19T14:02:59-04:00Image generated by DALLE-3 using the prompt: Can you please generate me an image of Rear Admiral Pavel Pustoshkin - a middle aged, newly high ranking admiral in late-18th century imperial Russia?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-12T17:38:23-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Nikolay "The Judge" Mordvinov12Nikolay Semyonovich is the man in charge of the Black Sea Admiralty in the 1790s. Conducts the main investigation into the "watermelon rebellion" with Khorvat and is faced with sorting through a number of misleading reports. Mordvinov leads the interrogation of all accused, and ultimately concludes that there has been no rebellion, no bunt, no treasonous behavior, no audacious disturbance, no rioting against Catherine, and no rioting against her claim to rule.plain2024-09-19T14:29:50-04:00Image generated by DALLE-3 using the following prompt: Can you please generate me an image of Nikolai Mordinov - Vice admiral of the Black Sea fleet in Kherson in late 18th century imperial Russia?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-12T17:21:45-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Catherine "OG Great" II9The empress orders the investigation. Her involvement amplifies the drama and raises the stakes. She is concerned by both internal and external threats to her power. Someone floats the idea that the rioting is in her honor, but even the gullible don't buy that line.plain2024-09-19T14:10:36-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt: Can you generate me an image of Empress Catherine the great of Russia, at the age of 70 looking slightly concerned?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-12T18:09:48-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Matvei Andreevich "Report Hoarder" Femers5The lieutenant general receives secret communications from Volkov regarding the potential disturbance, highlighting the layers of military involvement and concern.plain2024-09-19T15:07:09-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt: Can you generate me an image of General Matvei Andreevich Femers - Lt. General and Commander of the engineering brigade in Kherson in late-18th century imperial Russia?Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
