Other Times/Places Alive You'd Like to Have Been Alive

[Queequeg]

French Revolution/First Empire.

There are a lot better ways to die than being slaughtered by Guerrillas in Spain, or worse, Cossacks in the retreat from Moscow. 

EDIT: Though being stationed on the North-Eastern Persian border would kind of suck.  Brutal, cold, barren, and the natives are all insane drug addicted nomads who make drinking goblets out of skulls. 

[Queequeg]

Trap - spotted.  Troll - averted.   

Not my fault you guys are the Lettows of the East Slavic world. 

[Barrister]

Trap - spotted.  Troll - averted.   

Not my fault you guys are the Lettows of the East Slavic world.

Sorry Spellus - you're no grumbler, and I'm no DGuller.  You won't troll me today.   

[Queequeg]

In all seriousness though, I don't like the usage of the term Ukrainian to describe anything other than self-described Ukrainians.  The Kievan Rus', for example, should most certainly not be described as Ukrainian.  Both Russia and Ukraine changed a lot from the time of the Conversion to the time the Russians liberated the East Slavs from Papist tyranny, but I think this was probably about equal on both sides.

[Faeelin]

Now. All lives are interesting, if you know how to live them.

[Queequeg]

Now. All lives are interesting, if you know how to live them.

I agree with this, actually.  The reason I put "other" in the title is that I find now very, very interesting. 

[Barrister]

In all seriousness though, I don't like the usage of the term Ukrainian to describe anything other than self-described Ukrainians.  The Kievan Rus', for example, should most certainly not be described as Ukrainian.  Both Russia and Ukraine changed a lot from the time of the Conversion to the time the Russians liberated the East Slavs from Papist tyranny, but I think this was probably about equal on both sides.

Certainly agree that just as the Kievan Rus shouldn't be described as "Russian", it is equally inaccurate to refer to it as "Ukrainian".

But that's true for a hell of a lot of nationalities.  National identity as a concept didn't start to exist until the 18th-19th centuries - which is when Ukrainian nation-hood as a concept also arose. 

[DGuller]

Sorry Spellus - you're no grumbler, and I'm no DGuller.  You won't troll me today.   

[Barrister]

Sorry Spellus - you're no grumbler, and I'm no DGuller.  You won't troll me today.   

[CountDeMoney]

I think I'd look positively smashing in Europe during the Age of Reason.  Breeches, wigs, dueling pistols, parlor games, frottage.  Oh yeah.

[DGuller]

I'm no DGuller.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

It's about time we had this thread on Languish whatever.0

We've had it on all the other iterations of Languish & KAPland.

For me The 1920's in NYC, LA, Berlin, Paris, London, various places living in cheap flats, posh hotels fraternizing with the bohemian elite. Flappers

Other eras I could only stand to be a tourist I think.

[Faeelin]

I think I'd look positively smashing in Europe during the Age of Reason.  Breeches, wigs, dueling pistols, parlor games, frottage.  Oh yeah.

Wouldn't the smallpox scars cramp your style?

[Queequeg]

frottage.

I don't think of that as  a peculiarly Age of Reason thing. 

[Zanza]

My pick would be Iain M. Banks' Culture.