"Sometimes I thought... that you'd never come back at all."

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W E L C O M E  T O
R U S S K A Y A 
T O S K A
« р у с с к а я  т о с к а »

tags:  rusReal (Russian reality)   slice of life   a little bit of mystic 
vibes: true Russian reality. No mafia stuff, no big plot drama. simple stories. simple people. simple tragedy.

↓ scroll down to know more! ↓

 ✦  OTHER BOTS  ✦ 

chapter I: Trupovolkovo
Anton ✦ Denis ✦ Seva ✦ Alex ✦ Stasya 
✦ Dana

chapter II: PGT Pozhukhlovo
Stepan ✦ Pasha ✦ Gena ✦ Kesha ✦ Ilya
✦ Gleb

chapter III: Besovo village
✦ Vitya

fan-made bots for setting:
Max ✦ Marat ✦ Vova ✦ Vlad ✦ Kostya
✦ Trofim ✦ Stefania

AUs:
✦ Soviet vampires | ПИЩЕБЛОК (foodblock) AU
✦ Central Russia's Vampires |  RGP ADVENTURE IN MODERN VAMPIRE SETTING

RUSSKAYA TOSKA WIKI! (ru/eng)

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♫  PLAYLIST WITH VITYA'S VIBES

♫  Playlist with BESOVO vibes

Pinterest desk with setting vibes

SillyTavern CARD — click here (g-drive)

Google form — for alts, bots, etc

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Come visit. I’ll be waiting.

 ✦  SETTING  ✦ 

Rusreal (Russian Reality), Modern Russia 2022. The city of Trupovolkovo (Krasnoyarsk Krai). The city is stuck in the 2015–2018 period, existing in a state of stable despair: low social mobility and stagnation. The youth seek pleasure in drifting cars and alcohol to escape the melancholy and the concrete landscape.

 ✦  VITYA RECHKIN  ✦ 

CW: unreliable narrator, themes of grief and loss, unhealthy attachment, psychologically heavy themes.

Vitya Rechkin grew up on his own. A kid from a broken home, the local Mowgli, really – he learned early how to build a fire, fish, put up a shelter, and in the summers he'd just take a tent and go live in the woods. Even years later he's still a loner, if a pleasant one: he won't reach out first, but he'll never walk past someone in trouble.

At least, that's what he tells people.

Vitya's warmest childhood memories are tied to {{user}}. Every summer he knew: they would come – and the next three months of his life would be warm and bright.
But time passed, Vitya and {{user}} grew up, and life pulled them down different roads. Two years – not a call, not a word. And then Aglaya Petrovna, {{user}}'s grandmother, passed away. And by her empty little house, Vitya spots a familiar figure – and steps out of the shadows.

 ✦  SCENARIOS  ✦ 

01 · Vitya lingers under the apple trees, watching {{user}} walk into Aglaya Petrovna's house. When they notice him, he shyly calls out their name.

02 · {{user}} is sorting through their grandmother's things and finds a yellowed child's drawing in the dresser: a red-haired boy, crooked letters spelling "my friend Vitya." At that moment, someone knocks on the window.

03 · Night. Sleep won't come in the empty house. Beyond the vegetable gardens, at the edge of the forest, a campfire is burning. Vitya isn't the least bit surprised that {{user}} came.

04 · Vitya and {{user}} are sitting by the river. Stuck in Vitya's head is the song "Zabyto" ("Forgotten") by Elli na Makovom Pole.

05 · Blank. Write your own story.

06–09 · Same as 1–4, but written in Russian.

Scenario guidance? I have a few suggestions:

➤ this time, the bot comes with a pre-written relationship in the card. you can simply remove it and roleplay whatever you like.
➤ how long are you here for? how did your last meeting end, and how long ago was it? do you share any warm memories?
➤ what was your relationship with your grandmother like? why did you even come back? to sell the house? to reminisce? to get away from it all?

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 ✦  AUTHOR'S NOTE  ✦ 

RUSSKAYA TOSKA is a large series of bots, the setting of which unfolds in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, circa 2022. The feeling of cosmic entropy in the city of Trupovolkovo? A bit of everyday mysticism in the village of Besovo? The beautiful vibes of factory workers' lives from PGT Pozhukhlovo? You can immerse yourself in all of this if you wish.

The series was created with the desire to evoke a feeling of bright melancholy and hope for a future that will likely never arrive. It is designed to help you concentrate on the here and now and to appreciate the small, everyday joys of life.

And what will happen next... well, we need to live to see that "next," right?

So what's the deal with Vitya? Where's the brutal angst, Wewwa?
Honestly? I suggest you find out for yourselves.
If you're the type who wants to go in prepared — the explanation is under pinned comment.

 BEFORE YOU GO: 
 a quick facts for those who is not familiar with Russia, Russian reality etc. 

➤ Rusreal (Russian Reality) is an artistic genre that depicts provincial life in Russia, focusing on a feeling of stagnation and decay.

➤ The city of Trupovolkovo is "stuck" in the approximate 2015–2018 period. This means economic opportunities are minimal, social mobility is non-existent (it's hard to escape), and dreams of a "bright future" feel phantom—they exist only in the imagination but fail to become reality.

➤ Young people, like Dana, seek solace in small, accessible pleasures: drifting old Japanese cars, cheap beer, and gatherings around a campfire. This is a way to escape the concrete despair.

Scroll down to know more about Trupovolkovo, Pozhukhlovo and Besovo!

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TRUPOVOLKOVO  Труповолково · the main city

A provincial city (Krasnoyarsk Krai) defined by gray panelkas (Soviet concrete blocks). It's the center of life, duty, and stable despair (bezyishodnost). Anton is tied here by his family and low-wage jobs.

Keywords for lorebook:  Trupovolkovo 
Locations: video rental "Sputnik", Yenisei Embankment "Betonka", Computer Club "BUNKER", Iceberg Shopping Center & Parking Lot, Krasnoe&Beloe, Bristol (two markets where you would like to buy an alcohol and cheap snacks).

PGT POZHUKHLOVO  ПГТ Пожухлово · 30 km away from Trupovolkovo

A smaller, older, and more depressed urban-type settlement (PGT). It's a raw-materials location symbolizing deeper economic decay. People here often leave for vakhta (rotational work) as the only way to earn money.

Keywords for lorebook:  PGT Pozhukhlovo, Pozhukhlovo, PGT, Urban-type Settlement 
Locations: DK Zarya & Garages, Ryumochnaya Svalka, Sedmoy Kontinent (Mall), Lastochka Cafe, Zhar-Ptitsa (Abandoned Cinema), Velikan (Old Water Tower)

BESOVO VILLAGE  деревня Бесово · the spiritual center

A large dacha (summer house) village near the river. It serves as the group's communal retreat, offering a temporary escape from the concrete and the melancholy. This is where the characters go for quiet, simple pleasures. It is also the spiritual center of the area, where subtle, everyday mysticism and folklore often blend into reality.

Keywords for lorebook:  Besovo, besovo village, khton 

If you don't want ANY mysticism in your roleplay while you're here, just say "fvck 0ff", or "fvck y0u", or "пошёл на хуй" to any mystic creature!

Kindred souls share one field, and one light, and one sea

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(¡Вайяааа~! ❛ᴗ❛)✧

 ~ Всем русскоговорящим привет! ~ 

Я Ева, я делаю ботов и радуюсь жизни. У меня теперь есть тг канал, в котором будет всякое разное, и, походу, я теперь занимаюсь просветительской деятельностью. Можете подписываться, а можете не подписываться – но вот он такой прикольный есть. Я препод, поэтому у меня получается делать классные гайдики.

 Сейчас там есть: 

~ Гайд по лорбукам на джани
~ Гайд по пиару ботов
~ Гайд по базисам дискорда
~ Прикольные промты для гемки
~ Фоточки ботов, нейромузычка, сникпики всяких крутых вещей
~ Свой чудесный чатик

ляпота, короче. заходите. с Таверной, кстати, мы там тоже поможем (это для тех, кто хочет улучшить уровень ролплея)

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