"Green Lice" - "Green Nits" - зелёные гниды

Igor Mosiychuk uses the term "green nits" to criticize political figures, particularly targeting President Zelensky and his administration, suggesting they have led Ukraine into a dire situation.
Context of "Green Lice"
Derogatory Term: Mosiychuk refers to "green nits" as a derogatory term for the current Ukrainian leadership, particularly President Volodymyr Zelensky. He uses this term to express his disdain for their handling of the political situation in Ukraine, especially regarding negotiations and the ongoing conflict. 
Political Critique: In his statements, Mosiychuk argues that the leadership has disrupted negotiations and led Ukraine into chaos and anarchy. He claims that the current administration's actions have resulted in Ukraine losing its place in important negotiations, which he believes is detrimental to the country's future. 
Public Statements: Mosiychuk has been vocal in various media appearances, where he articulates his views on the failures of the Zelensky administration, attributing the country's struggles to what he perceives as poor leadership and decision-making. He suggests that the "green nits" have created a situation where Ukraine is not a subject of negotiations and is facing severe consequences as a result. 

In summary, Igor Mosiychuk's references to "green lice" or "green nits" serve as a critical commentary on the current political climate in Ukraine, reflecting his opposition to the existing government and its policies. On May 25, 2025, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed personal sanctions against Ihor Mosiychuk. According to the decision, he was to be stripped of his Ukrainian state awards, have his assets frozen, face restrictions on trade operations, and experience the suspension of transit of resources, flights, and transportation through Ukrainian territory. Additionally, he was prohibited from distributing his media content within Ukraine

Amidst smiles in Miami, the third general this year was blown up in Moscow.
Mikhail Ryabov.  22.12.2025 
     
 Story of the day

Head of the Operational Training Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov died as a result of a terrorist attack in Moscow – his car exploded early this morning as he was leaving a parking lot.

"An explosive device planted under the bottom of a car was detonated on Yasenevaya Street in Moscow," the Investigative Committee reported.Law enforcement officers are currently questioning witnesses and eyewitnesses and examining surveillance cameras.

“Well, here’s a good morning to you!” he comments maliciously. Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko (included in the list of terrorists in the Russian Federation).

Public Chamber member Vladimir Rogov is confident that Ukrainian intelligence services are behind the murder.

"In one year, Banderites killed three generals in the capital region," Rogov recalls.

He clarifies that the head of the chemical defense troops was killed at the hands of terrorists. Igor Kirillov and the General Staff Yaroslav Moskalik.

War correspondent Alexander Kots points out that The murder occurred at a time when the official media was spreading optimistic statements from negotiator Kirill Dmitriev from a meeting with the Americans in Miami.

“Who else are we sending to Miami?” Kots writes irritably.

Even in United Russia they point to the absurd line of the “party of obscene peace.”

"The US is increasing its arms supplies to kill Russian citizens!! But for most Russian citizens, statistically, Trump is still a peacemaker," writes State Duma deputy Yevgeny Fyodorov.

Let us recall that, to date, the leadership of the Ukrainian structures that carry out terrorist attacks in Russia – the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) – has never been subjected to acts of retaliation from Russia.

Moreover, the Verkhovna Rada, a concentrated gathering of Ukrainian Nazis and terrorists, recently lifted security measures and broadcast its sessions live.

False biographies

My academic advisor in Leningrad Irina Vladimirovna Arnold took pains to impress upon her students that there was only one reliable way of discovering something about the poet or writer – studying his works in which he can’t help revealing things that official biographers tend to overlook. “Rely on the text. It will give you more clues than even the most detailed biography.”

I told about it to the students of English Philology in Yelabuga, the last resting place of Marina Tsvetayeva – the Russian equivalent of Poe in her mysterious death. It was 1986, and a new team of biographers came to Yelabuga to write their versions of her last days.

I remain skeptical about the hustle and bustle around Marina Tsvetayeva but I cannot resist the temptation now when I am thousands of miles from Yelabuga to find out through the internet the news about search for the real grave of Marina Tsvetayeva.

Irina Vladimirovna’s advice came very handy to me when I spoke about Rufus W. Griswold.

Edgar Allan Poe's major false biography stems from his rival Rufus W. Griswold, who, after Poe's death, published a venomous obituary and memoir under the pseudonym "Ludwig," portraying Poe as a depraved, alcoholic, drug-addled madman with fabricated evidence, which falsely shaped his public image for decades despite denials from friends.

I encouraged my students to find allusions to their life – open and jovial, like the ones in Yevgeny Onegin by Alexader Pushkin or less conspicuous, like the ones used by Mikhail Lermontov. Unfortunately, many of the authors who used to make a recourse to their life, died early in a dual or committed suicide like Sergey Yesenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky and Marina Tsvetayeva.

They left traces to their personalities in their works as did the great American authors: Edgar Poe, Jack London and Ernest Hemigway.

Every recourse of the author to his life is an essential part of the subtle and complicated set-up that Irina Vladimirovna Arnold taught us in the old days of Leningrad to consider the most interesting part of the author’s personality.

«NATO and EU corpses will guarantee a truce»: during a briefing, the translator mistakenly translated the word «troops» as «corpses».

Zelenskyy pointed out this mistake in his comment.


 

Dieser berühmte Satz stammt von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe und ist ein zentraler Gedanke aus seinem Werk „Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil“ (Vers 11574 ff.), der aussagt, dass wahre Freiheit und ein erfülltes Leben nicht geschenkt werden, sondern durch täglichen Einsatz, Kampf und Arbeit verdient werden müssen. Es ist der „Weisheit letzter Schluss“, der das aktive, strebende Leben betont und sich gegen passiven Genuss wendet.

Поэтический перевод на английский:

That phrase, "He only earns his freedom and his life who takes them every day by storm," is a famous quote by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, emphasizing that freedom isn't a given but must be actively fought for and re-secured daily through effort, action, and courage,

"He only earns his freedom and his life Who daily conquers them for them must fight" или в более свободной форме: "Only he deserves to live and be free, Who daily fights for them, day by day!".

Лишь тот достоин жизни и свободы

Кто каждый день идёт за них на бой за них вступает в бой.

Nur der verdient sich Freiheit wie das LebenDer täglich sie erobern muss.

Comparative Pattern: “dignity → pride → corruption”

1. French Revolution

• Dignity → popular sovereignty
• Pride → moral absolutism
• Corruption → the Terror (violence justified by virtue)

2. Russian Revolution

• Dignity → emancipation of workers
• Pride → ideological infallibility
• Corruption → totalitarian repression

3. Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity

• Dignity → civic equality, democratic orientation
• Pride → national self-assertion, heroic memory, moral authority of resistance
• Corruption → sending people to war by force and staying in power unelected
• Abuse of authority for personal gain:nepotism, cronyism, kickbacks dwarfing Yanukovych

The “disillusioned revolutionary” current

Many people who supported or participated in the 2013–14 events later became deeply disappointed. This includes:

• Igor Mosiychuk — who presents himself as a veteran of the struggle but now denounces the post-Maidan system as corrupt or hijacked.
• Serhiy Datsyuk — whose philosophical critique emphasizes lost subjectivity, external management, and the collapse of civic agency.
• Alexey Arestovich — once a government-aligned communicator who later turned into a harsh critic of the post-Maidan political class.
• Anatoliy Shariy, Diana Panchenko, and a large exile media community who frame the revolution as a catastrophic mistake or as the beginning of repression.
• Konstantin Bondarenko, author the book The Joker about Zelensky, about betrayal under the guise of nobility.
• Vladimir Ovsiannikov, author of the book ... Читать дальше »

Смысл песни Синатры «Мой путь» («My Way») — это триумфальное, гордое подведение итогов жизни, прожитой по-своему, со всеми ошибками, победами и трудностями, с утверждением своего «я» и неповторимости, часто исполняется на похоронах как символ завершенной, но полной жизни. Хотя песня стала визитной карточкой Синатры, он ее не любил, а она была написана на французскую песню о расставании, переделанную Полом Анка для Фрэнка, который собирался уйти из шоу-бизнеса.

Синатра видел в песне самолюбование и слезливую жалость к самому себе. Безусловно, этот мотив присутствует в любом самоутверждении. Стоит на ютубе прослушать "Мэри Глостер" Киплинга, чтобы увидеть, как из отважного мореплавателя можно сделать жалкого нытика и подходящий объект для иронии.

В исполнении песни такой подмены не наблюдается. В исполнении Синатры на поверхность выступает мужество человека, принимающего конец жизни с достоинством, а не слезливым сожалением. Судите сами. Вот текст:  

My Way

Song by Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson

And now, the end is near

And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll make it clear
I'll state my case, of which I am certain

I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more
I did it, I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much, much more
I did it, I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew

And through it all, whenever there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and stood tall
And did it, did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill; my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find that it's all so amusing

And to think I did all that
And may I say - not in a shy way
"Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way"

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
Naught to say the things that he truly feels
And not the words of someone who kneels
That record shows I took all the blows
And did it my way!

On 2 December 2025, Witkoff (alongside Jared Kushner) met in Moscow with Vladimir Putin to discuss a U.S.-proposed peace plan. 

At a press conference in Dublin on 2 December 2025, Zelenskyy said:

• “We’ll be waiting for the relevant signals from them.” — referring to the U.S. delegation 
• “They want to report directly to us immediately after their meeting.” 
• “I believe the future and the next steps will depend on these signals. The steps will be changing throughout the day, I think even hourly.” 
• He added that if the signals show “fair play with our partners,” then “we then might meet very soon, meet with the American delegation.” 
• He suggested that depending on the signals, “the level” of a potential meeting with the U.S. side “will be higher.” 

Zelensky's ambiguous language ("We’ll be waiting for the relevant signals from them." and "they want to report to us" ) gave credibility to Diana Panchenko's story:

In an article titled “Zelensky asked and waited, but Witkoff refused him — Panchenko”, EADaily cites a post from a Telegram channel by journalist Diana Panchenko. According to that post:

“I will reveal a secret that the media does not talk about: Witkoff refused to meet with Zelensky on the way to Moscow. Although Zelensky asked and waited.”

Ukraine received its "independence" without war, free of charge, a freebie, which they interpreted as "anti-Russia." In exchange, they declared, "Ukraine is Europe." There is no sovereignty in either of these two. The sense of statehood was expressed in one way: the uncontrolled ability to steal.