Nothing Changes - A Little Drabble Do Ya - 23 July 2014

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

When he’d left the land of his birth, he’d been Russian. Now, over fifty years later, he was Ukrainian. He still wasn’t certain what his feelings were on that score, as he’d live more of his life in other countries than he had lived there. Back then, the world had been on a precipice, and along with his colleagues, he’d done all he could to protect the innocents of that world.

As he watched the news coming from Ukraine, and felt the ever building tensions between Kiev and Moscow, Illya Kuryakin wondered if there had been any point at all.

Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Very nice, addressing a terribly complicated issue.

Did you ever read my 'Senior Men from UNCLE' story? I had IK reading a newspaper (it's 50 years later too) about the invasion of Ukraine and acknowledging his Ukrainain heritage...but on a lighter note I had he and Napoleon racing on their canes to get to a local pancake house called 'Denny's' for lunch. It's where a lot of seniors here go to for the discounts) So 50 years later, they're still competing with each other...

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't read that one yet. I'm still trying to catch up on, what turns out to be, quite a lot of MFU fic.

The whole Russia/Ukraine issue is one we can't really ignore as citizens of this planet, and especially because of our chosen fandom. Thank you for commenting :-)

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Here's the link to that story I mentioned. It was written at the begiining of all the troubles in Crimea. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10038177/1/Times-have-changed

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Just read it and the end has me laughing. Love the reference to the Mallard duckies on the bow tie.
I also like the serious bits. I think Illya would be devastated to see what is happening right now.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that as the show reaches 50, and its context of a Russian & American trying to sustain peaceful co-existence, we now must watch what could have been ripped out of the headlines in the 60's.
A very timely drabble.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you. As with most people, I'm glued to the news, hoping things can be worked out peacefully. It is a precarious situation.

[avery11.livejournal.com]

Illya watching footage of the current conflict, and wondering if there had ever been a point, is an image that will stay with me for a very long time. Well done.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That is quite a compliment :-)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for a well thought and very moving drabble.

I'm sure that when he remembered the people he'd helped, he decided there was.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

I'm sure of that too and thank you for commenting.