[Fanart; Quesion] THE TEACHER BECOMES THE STUDENT.

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

Title: So, question.
Author/Artist: Me
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
Rating: PG
Warnings: Rambling, excessive fangirlish nitpicking
Summary: No history lesson today, just a little something that's been puzzling me for a couple of days now. I thought maybe some of you better-informed fans could enlighten me on the subject.


My question is thus: Do we have any sort of canon confirmation thus far as to the relationship between Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine? Personally, I'm tempted to think of them as siblings or cousins of a sort.

Because come on, hilarious.

But then that would probably make Ivan the youngest, wouldn't it, since the Grand Duchy of Moscow which eventually became Russia developed after Kievan Rus'. Or I wonder if maybe the early Slavic groups would have been an entirely different entity along the lines of Germania or Ancient Greece, which would go along nicely with the rather interesting history of Ukraine being referred to as "Little Russia".

Families are great.

And then of course there's fanon's interpretation of Russia and Belarus' relationship, which is just...a whole new bag of hammers.

Srsly, how weirded out should I actually be by this pairing? D:

I know I'm overthinking this and it's of like NO importance in the big scheme of things, but any thoughts? Interesting factoids about early Eastern Slavic history? Ponderings on translating other national/ethnic ties into lulzy Hetalia character interactions? It seems the longer I hang about this fandom, the more I desperately want to learn about the entire world. ;___;


Also, if any history-geek fanartists out there would care to share their favorite period costume reference sites, I would be most sexily obliged.

Comments

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

Oh finally someone who likes shojo-ai in this fandom!! |DDD

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

Oh I totally understand, they're precious. I just want to see more of them in the official stuff ;_;!!

OH GOD BELGIUM. I saw like one official drawing of her and then a really sexy fanart and decided that I LOVE HER. I like the idea of Belgium/Belarus too. REALLY I JUST KINDA WANNA FEMMESLASH ALL THE GIRLS, IDK. Hungary is too cute with Austria to slash though, you're right.

I KEEP MEANING TO DRAW THEM ALL GENDERSWAPPED BUT I KEEP FORGETTING. *goes and starts that right now*

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

LOOOOOOVE CHIKANE/HIMEKO. I've never seen Marimite but HAY STILL LOOKING GOOD THAR.

Oh god they look adorable :OO I can totally see that, Ukraine's almost always cheery and Belarus just like GO AWAY ALREADY UKRAINE YOU'RE AN IDIOT and Ukraine's like NO ILU :D! But ohhh my god Belgium (http://i35.tinypic.com/157do9s.jpg). Belgium/all the girls and all the girls/Belarus. Liechtenstein would be like the only one Belarus could top. :X

|DDD I haven't got a scanner (CHRISTMAS, PERHAPS) or a tablet pen (WHERE DID YOU GOOOOO) but I'll definitely try :3

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

I KNOW, RIGHT??

sdjklgashgkj Belgium/Ukraine yes. Just, YES. AND I AM DOODLING BELGIUM/BELARUS/UKRAINE RIGHT NOW. 8|!

AND LOL NOT UNLESS IT'S BEEN THERE FOR SIX MONTHS 8( But no I haven't seen Vietman or Taiwan yet DDD:!!

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

YOU KNOW WHAT'S FRUSTRATING? Trying to find justifying political reason for female-represented countries to hang out when most of them are more or less isolated from one another. Like, the Slav sisters and Hungary can meet up and have Soviet slumber parties and I guess Taiwan and Seychelles can bond over how obnoxious France is, but for the most part it's pretty slim pickin's.

The lady countries just need more attention in general. D:

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

(Er, Vietnam, that is, not so much Taiwan. Though she can knock on France, too, if she so chooses. >___>;)

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

AND JUST THINK OF POOR LONELY LICHTENSTEIN COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY SILLY BOY-NATIONS OH GOD COCKLOCKED. NO WONDER EVERYONE DRAWS HER MAKING SWITZERLAND WEAR PRETTY DRESSES.

IN OTHER NEWS, I CANNOT BELIEVE I AM DISCUSSING THIS.

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

YES. Also, ROFL SO HARD at the Soviet slumber parties. I so want to see that now. Complaining about Russia getting all snobby 'cause ~ooh look at me, I'm so industrialized~ or something, ahaha.

But I definitely agree that they need more attention, I didn't know there WERE female characters at all for the longest time. :(

[magaru]

UkrainexBelarus? I like me some as well *W*

[confictionery.livejournal.com]

8DDDD!! Good to see they're not such an unheard-of pairing after all~!

[magaru]

I'd love to see more Hetalia yuri. Actually, I'd love to see ANY Hetalia yuri and more love for Hetalia girls, compared to boys, they get so little attention (besides Hungary, but even she loses to guys in terms of fandom!screentime) I know they are mostly minor characters, but still, I'd love to see more of them.

[meltedpeep.livejournal.com]

Really, now? Sweet. :D I had been sort of gunning for groovy older sister!Ukraine, to be honest, but from the two or three official images of her floating around it didn't look like that was quite the direction she was going in.

Russia/Everyone is pretty much OTP, baby. <3