Preface

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Gorbachev
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at https://archiveofourown.org/works/81555031.

Rating:
General Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
M/M
Fandom:
Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationship:
Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Characters:
Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Scott Hunter (Game Changers), Kip Grady
Additional Tags:
Social Media, Twitter, Minor Original Character(s), Minor Kip Grady/Scott Hunter, Ilya Rozanov is a Menace, That's it, that's the fic bascially, Historical References, Soviet Union, Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Humor, no beta we die like Ilya Rozanov's father
Language:
English
Series:
Part 2 of Ilya Rozanov vs Twitter
Stats:
Published: 2026-03-23 Words: 4,372 Chapters: 1/1

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Gorbachev

by transfaggotry

Summary

rat
@rinkrat97

uhm. is this what I think it is?????

*grainy image of two people kissing on a rooftop (they look like shane and ilya)*

❤ 278K 8:22 PM - August 31, 2017

1.2K people are talking about this


Now Trending: #ProperRussianGreeting #NotGayIfItsSoviet #StalinsLips


Real American
@JustAskingQ

I can't believe they just let Rozanov get away with this.

❤ 18.2K 1:45 PM - September 2, 2017


or, a more light hearted and crack-coded sequel to The MVP Incident (can be read as standalone)

Notes

This has not been beta'd bc I'm tired and have way too many exams.

See the end of the work for more notes

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Gorbachev

rat
@rinkrat97

uhm. is this what I think it is?????

❤ 278K 8:22 PM - August 31, 2017

1.2K people are talking about this

derekeddoesgaming
@gameboy777

replying to @rinkrat97

this CANNOT be real

❤ 22K 8:23 PM - August 31, 2017

Helena
@imnotokay66

replying to @rinkrat97

WHERE did you get this??? i need answers. this has to be a fake

❤ 18.2K 8:23 PM - August 31, 2017

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

replying to @rinkrat97

nah because if this is real i am NOT emotionally prepared

❤ 26.1K 8:24 PM - August 31, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

replying to @rinkrat97

no, bc I'd know that JAWLINE from anywhere but I can't believe my eyes
ILYA???

❤ 32.8K 8:24 PM - August 31, 2017

Raiders forever
@BostonBlueLine

replying to @rinkrat97

delete this rn.

❤ 14.2K 8:25 PM - August 31, 2017

Raiders forever
@BostonBlueLine

everyone calm down this is obviously photoshopped. the lighting in the background doesn't match the skyline

❤ 7.2K 8:26 PM - August 31, 2017

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

replying to @BostonBlueLine

no but you're wrong because this is literally the MVP Gala rooftop from way back in 2009😭😭😭
(also this is so old, for how long has this been going on???)

❤ 6.9K 8:27 PM - August 31, 2017

Helena
@imnotokay66

i desperately want this to be real but the image quality is so shit we’ll literally never know

❤ 5.5K 8:27 PM - August 31, 2017

Marie ☾
@softriotgirl

replying to @imnotokay66

girl we keep dreaming until it's real💪🏽💪🏽🥹🥲

❤ 4.8K 8:27 PM - August 31, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

I don't know what to think rn

❤ 3.5K 8:29 PM - August 31, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @aidnhart

on the one hand, I still think he's an asshole

❤ 3.4K 8:29 PM - August 31, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @aidnhart

but if he's gay (or bi) maybe he wasn't homophobic to Scott that one time in June?

❤ 3.9K 8:29 PM - August 31, 2017

Admirals Forever
@admirals4life

replying to @aidnhart

don't believe it, it's probably just some sort of media cover up

❤ 2.2K 8:30 PM - August 31, 2017

Admirals Forever
@admirals4life

you guys are gullible, this is probably just to distract from he fact that he's probably done something messed up again

❤ 2.3K 8:30 PM - August 31, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

replying to @admirals4life

would you fucking stop?

❤ 3.3K 8:31 PM - August 31, 2017

rat
@rinkrat97

replying to @adimarals4life

I can guarantee you this is real, he didn't pay me to share

❤ 5.4K 8:31 PM - August 31, 2017

StatBoySam
@xGrandVibes

out of all people, why do I find out Rozanov likes to kiss Hollander from fucking RINKRAT

❤ 9.7K 8:32 PM - August 31, 2017

NorthenRinks
@northrinks

Okay, but regardless of true or not, can we discuss how taking and sharing paparazzi images like this online without consent from any of the parties involved is messed up as fuck?

❤ 22.3K 8:34 PM - August 31, 2017

jay
@bluejay_casual

replying to @northrinks

THIS!!! all of the people speculating but the entire situation is so messed up???

❤ 12.4K 8:35 PM - August 31, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

guys just waint until he adresses it

❤ 1.3K 8:39 PM - August 31, 2017

Admirals Forever
@admirals4life

replying to @ilyrozanov81

I don't have the time to wait 3 days until he comes up with a scripted ass fuck generic answer that denies everything

❤ 2.3K 8:40 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

In Russia, high-caliber men greet each other properly.
Please educate yourselves before spreading Western assumptions.

❤ 334K 8:45 PM - August 31, 2017

13.1K people are talking about this

tabloidterror
@puckdramae

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

HE DID NOT

❤ 34K 8:45 PM - August 31, 2017

Stick Taps for Scott
@TapForHunter

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

is this gasligting? this feels like gaslighting

❤ 45K 8:46 PM - August 31, 2017

Esthieee
@BostonBitch17

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

someone explain to me what is happening
this timeline feels like a dream

❤ 68K 8:46 PM - August 31, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @IlyaRozanov81 @BostonBitch17

This is the famous 1979 image of the "fraternal kiss" between soviet stateman Leonid Brezhnev and DDR leader Erich Honecker.

❤ 71K 8:50 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @IlyaRozanov81 @BostonBitch17 @TimeTravelThreads

thank you for confirming tradition.

❤ 59K 8:52 PM - August 31, 2017

mapleafsadness
@blueandbroken

replying to @IlyaRozanov81 @BostonBitch17 @TimeTravelThreads

THIS DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE HAND ON THE WAIST WTF

❤ 22K 8:55 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @IlyaRozanov81 @TimeTravelThreads @blueandbroken

proper support prevents falling

❤ 59K 8:55 PM - August 31, 2017

ifyouknowmeyoudon’t
@HockeyTwtAlt

I don't know what's real and not anymore...

❤ 160K 9:02 PM - August 31, 2017

Admirals Forever
@admirals4life

why is he winning

❤ 43K 9:03 PM - August 31, 2017

Now Trending: #ProperRussianGreeting

hockey fanatic
@tapneverlies34

This is a coverup, not a cultural misunderstanding.
That was a romantic kiss.

❤ 92K 9:12 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @tapneverlies34

❤ 210K 9:13 PM - August 31, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @tapneverlies34 @IlyaRozanov81

The above picture shows Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, pictured (center) greeting communist comrade Konstantin Chernenko in Crimea in 1980.

❤ 55.3 9:13 PM - August 31, 2017

northamricamanners
@MapleDiplomacy

replying to @tapneverlies34 @IlyaRozanov81

I have Russian friends. They don't do this.

❤ 12.2K 9:13 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @tapneverlies34 @MapleDiplomacy

must not be good friends

❤ 130K 9:13 PM - August 31, 2017

analytics girl
@thewomaninSTEM

Jaw placement + head angle inconsistent with greeting.

❤ 25.6K 9:23 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @thewomaninSTEM

❤ 141K 9:13 PM - August 31, 2017

Derek
@StraightLineDefense

@IlyaRozanov81 dude just admit you're gay. this is embarrasing

❤ 23.9K 9:22 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @StraightLineDefense

❤ 55.5K 9:22 PM - August 31, 2017

Esthieee
@BostonBitch17

replying to @StraightLineDefense @IlyaRozanov81

i'm crying wtf is happening

❤ 2.3K 9:23 PM - August 31, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

replying to @StraightLineDefense @IlyaRozanov81

IS THAT FUCKING STALIN????

❤ 2.3K 9:23 PM - August 31, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @StraightLineDefense @IlyaRozanov81 @ilyrozanov81

Yes. In the 1937 image, Stalin greets pilot Vasily Molokov with a kiss on the lips.

❤ 5.1K 9:29 PM - August 31, 2017

Now Trending: #NotGayIfItsSoviet #StalinsLips

Civic Sense
@PolicyWonk_

@IlyaRozanov81
All of these examples are heads of state. You are a hockey player. This is not comparable.

❤ 34.1K 9:33 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @PolicyWonk_

❤ 38.7K 9:34 PM - August 31, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @PolicyWonk_ @IlyaRozanov81

The image shows Soviet official Ivan Silayev kissing tennis champion Andrei Cherkasov in 1991, before the dissolution of U.S.S.R. in the end of the same year.

❤ 27.5K 9:34 PM - August 31, 2017

Civic Sense
@PolicyWonk_

replying to @PolicyWonk_ @IlyaRozanov81

Yeah, doesn't convince me. One of them is still a politician.

❤ 19.3K 9:36 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @PolicyWonk_

❤ 27.9K 9:37 PM - August 31, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @PolicyWonk_ @IlyaRozanov81

those men are kissing like they mean it, the presence of Stalin cannot heterosexualize this.

❤ 20.1K 9:39 PM - August 31, 2017

Sunny☀️
@sourdoughandsun

why is my timeline full of soviet men kissing

❤ 12.3K 9:41 PM - August 31, 2017

Linda
@horsemama

replying to @sourdoughandsun

idk bestie it has to do something with the hockey boys

❤ 12.3K 9:41 PM - August 31, 2017

Chad
@cryptobro420

I open twitter to check bitcoin and instead I learn about Russian kiss customs

❤ 57.3K 9:45 PM - August 31, 2017

lostboy
@VictimsAndPawns

can someone explain why stalin is trending

❤ 45.9K 9:49 PM - August 31, 2017

ThreadBot
@ThreadReaderBot

Thread: Why #ProperRussianGreeting is trending (1/37)

❤ 63.4K 9:59 PM - August 31, 2017

12.3K people are talking about this

Real American
@JustAskingQ

I’m calling for Rozanov to be suspended. This behavior is unacceptable in this league. I don’t care what someone does in private, but posting LGBTQ communist propaganda on a public platform is beyond inappropriate.

❤ 32.1K 10:12 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @JustAskingQ

❤ 34.6K 10:13 PM - August 31, 2017

Real American
@JustAskingQ

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

Okay, I'm tagging the sponsors.
@Gatorade @Nike, is this the image you want associated with your brand??

❤ 15.6K 10:15 PM - August 31, 2017

Pure Hockey Only
@NoPoliticsMLH

I came here for hockey. Not Stalin.

❤ 12.2K 10:14 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @NoPoliticsMLH

❤ 22.3K 10:15 PM - August 31, 2017

Hockey Tonight✔
@HockeyTonight

🚨 Discussion: Soviet greeting cusoms in hockey?
https://open.spotify.com/episode...

❤ 45.8K 10:23 PM - August 31, 2017

6.2K people are talking about this

aiden
@aidnhart

is it problematic that i’m finding some of these 1970s communist kisses kind of hot. asking for a friend

❤ 3.2K 10:29 PM - August 31, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

is it the authority or the bald spots? i need answers

❤ 3.1K 10:31 PM - August 31, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @aidnhart @leslieonice

your type, apparently

❤ 9.9K 10:42 PM - August 31, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @aidnhart @leslieonice @IlyaRozanov81

I DO NOT LIKE BALDING OLD MEN, I meant the soldiers, WTF
Fuck you all

❤ 4.3K 10:43 PM - August 31, 2017

Rena🏒🔥
@RinkQueenRena

is no one going to talk about why Rozanov has so many images of men kissing saved???

❤ 7.8K 10:45 PM - August 31, 2017

Frankieee
@IceRinkFever

replying to @RinkQueenRena

where is he even getting these images from??? this is… unsettlingly specific

❤ 6.6K 10:46 PM - August 31, 2017

Rena🏒🔥
@RinkQueenRena

replying to @RinkQueenRena @IceRinkFever

all his replies have been under 4 minutes I think 😭

❤4.5K 10:48 PM - August 31, 2017

Free Thinker
@BrianCollins77

I don’t care what grown adults do in private. That’s not my business.
But when a professional athlete starts flooding timelines with communist imagery and provocative displays, we have to ask what message this sends to young fans.
Hockey used to be about the game.

❤ 49.9K 10:54 PM - August 31, 2017

MarkFromMass
@FaithFamilyIce

replying to @BrianCollins77

Finally someone saying this calmly. As a father of four I’m honestly worried about the message this sends to young fans who look up to these players. Kids see everything online now. MLH needs to do better.

❤ 19.2K 10:56 PM - August 31, 2017

CenterIceDad
@RealSportsTalk7

replying to @BrianCollins77

Exactly. No one cares what he does privately. But keep it off the ice.

❤ 16.7K 10:56 PM - August 31, 2017

USAHockeyFan
@StarsStripesHockey

replying to @BrianCollins77

This. My dad grew up during the Cold War. Seeing Soviet imagery treated like a joke by an MLH player is honestly bizarre. A lot of families in this country remember that history differently.

❤ 31.2K 10:58 PM - August 31, 2017

Red Scare Hockey
@RedScareMLH

Сначала вы ноете, что он “гомофоб”.
Теперь ноете, что он постит какие-то “поцелуи”.
Вы там определитесь уже, а? Если он троллит - красавчик.
Если нет…Да пофиг.
Он всё равно лучший, хоть вы тут обнывайтесь.


Translate Tweet
First you whine that he’s “homophobic.”
Now you bitch about the “kisses” he's posting.
Make up your minds already...
If he’s trolling - good for him.
If not... Whatever. He’s still the best, no matter how much you cry about it.

❤ 301 10:59 PM - August 31, 2017

erik
@litmajorcrisis

replying to @RedScareMLH

I am defintly way too drunk fr this but why this tweet has the retorical structure of fucking martial????

❤ 89 11:01 PM - August 31, 2017

Epigramm Bot
@Epigrammbot

replying to @RedScareMLH @litmajorcrisis

Possible epigram detected.
Confidence: 87%

❤ 23 11:02 PM - August 31, 2017

pucktruth
@pucktruth

not to be that person again but this is not “random”

❤ 3.2K 11:32 PM - August 31, 2017

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

replying to @pucktruth

oh my god not you again go tf to sleep.

❤ 2.2K 11:35 PM - August 31, 2017

Real American
@JustAskingQ

You guys think this is funny now. Just wait until the teams address this tomorrow.
There are standards in this league. Actions have consequences.
You’re not going to be laughing then.

❤ 1.2K 11:45 PM - August 31, 2017


Montreal Metros✔
@MetrosMLH

We are proud of all of our players and respect global traditions.

❤ 135K 8:00 AM - September 1, 2017

32.1K people are talking about this

Boston Raiders Official✔
@RaidersOfficial

The Boston Raiders support respectful dialogue and historical literacy.

❤ 156K 8:03 AM - September 1, 2017

45.7K people are talking about this

pucktruth
@pucktruth

@MetrosMLH @RaidersOfficial
This reads like it was written by three lawyers and a crisis PR consultant

❤ 14.3K 8:05 AM - September 1, 2017

Certified Lesbian
@leslieonice

I think we can all agree this answers nothing???
@RaidersOfficial @MetrosMLH hello? wanna clarify?

❤ 12.1K 8:06 AM - September 1, 2017

Real American
@JustAskingQ

@RaidersOfficial So this is it?
This is what we’re calling “accountability” now?
Very disappointing.

❤ 8.3K 08:06 PM - September 01, 2017

StatBoySam
@xGandVibes

“Respectful dialogue and historical literacy” bro people just want to know if two players were making out on a roof or what lmao

❤ 14.1K 8:07 AM - September 1, 2017

New York Admirals✔
@AdmiralsHockey

This is above our pay grade.

❤ 134.1K 8:14 AM - September 1, 2017

Hunter Hive🏒
@HunterHive

@ScottHunterOfficial please weigh in. As the only openly gay player in the MLH, is this a “proper Russian greeting” or not?

❤ 78.3K 8:15 AM - September 1, 2017

Scott Hunter✔
@ScottHunterOfficial

replying to @HunterHive

I regret to inform you that I am not the Official Gay Historian of Hockey.

❤ 83.9K 8:18 AM - September 1, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @ScottHunterOffcial

Scott, as someone who was present.
would you describe Gorbachev's technique as enthusiastic or ceremonial?

❤ 98.3K 8:19 AM - September 1, 2017

Scott Hunter✔
@ScottHunterOfficial

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

For the last time, I was born after color television.

❤ 78.4K 8:19 AM - September 1, 2017

Admirals Forever
@admirals4life

Why is he dragging Scott into this 😭😭😭

❤ 3.4K 8:20 AM - September 1, 2017

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

replying to @admirals4life

idk? but this is giving me LIFE lmao look at them chriping eachother I miss seeing them on ice

❤ 4.3K 8:20 AM - September 1, 2017

Kip Grady✔
@urfavarthoe

Why am I learning via Twitter that my boyfriend apparently served in the Politburo.

❤ 56.7K 8:21 AM - September 1, 2017

Scott Hunter✔
@ScottHunterOffi

replying to @urfavarthoe

I have never met Stalin.
Please stop encouraging him.

❤ 59.2K 8:19 AM - September 1, 2017

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @urfavarthoe

Kip, as historian, please confirm Scott’s involvement

❤ 87.4K 8:21 AM - September 1, 2017

Kip Grady✔
@urfavarthoe

replying to @urfavarthoe @IlyaRozanov81

Unfortunately my specialization is pre-dynastic Egypt.
However I do have a PowerPoint on institutionalized same-sex relationships in Ancient Egypt if that would help the discourse.

❤ 49.8K 8:23 AM - September 1, 2017

Stick Taps for Scott
@TapForHunter

replying to @urfavarthoe

oh? I'm intrested, actually

❤ 5.6K 8:23 AM - September 1, 2017

Kip Grady
@urfavarthoe

replying to @urfavarthoe @TapForHunter

here you go:
https://drive.google.com/file/homosexuality-ancient-egypt.ppt/view?usp=drive_link
hope this was infrormative!!!

❤ 7.7K 8:24 AM - September 1, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @urfavarthoe

I may not have studied ancient Egypt, but I did my undergrad thesis on the succession of the leaders of the USSR, if anyone wants I can talk about that

❤ 345 8:30 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

If people are interested I can actually explain the historical context behind these images
I studied this for three years

❤ 1.2K 8:33 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

The first image that circulated last night is the well-known kiss between Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker, which took place in 1979 during the 30th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic.

❤ 911 8:34 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

It is one of the most widely recognized examples of the so-called “socialist fraternal kiss,” a ceremonial greeting exchanged between leaders of socialist states as a gesture of political solidarity and ideological unity.

❤ 855 8:36 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

The image later gained additional cultural significance after being depicted in the Berlin Wall mural "My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love", painted in 1990 following the fall of the wall.

❤ 512 8:38 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

However, the practice itself predates this specific instance. Variations of the fraternal embrace and kiss can be traced back to early Bolshevik political culture following the Russian Revolution.

❤ 323 8:41 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

While exact origins are difficult to pinpoint, such gestures became more formalized in the mid-20th century, particularly during the consolidation of relationships between the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc nations.

❤ 126 8:45 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

Importantly, these greetings were almost exclusively performed between heads of state or high-ranking партийные officials, and functioned as public displays of unity rather than personal affection.

❤ 58 8:46 AM - September 01, 2017

History Account
@TimeTravelThreads

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

Relatedly, similar imagery of physical closeness between men also appeared in Soviet and Sino-Soviet propaganda, where it was used to symbolize camaraderie, unity, and ideological brotherhood rather than romantic intent.
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/chinese-soviet-propaganda-posters/

❤ 46 8:48 AM - September 01, 2017

Derek
@StraightLineDefense

replying to @TimeTravelThreads

bro nobody cares, stfu

❤ 32 8:49 AM - September 01, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

omg guys look what I've found, this is literally Ilya and Shane I can't-

❤ 23.1K 8:55 AM - September 1, 2017

Hollander's Wife
@HollanderHive

replying to @ilyrozanov81

omg that literally looks like Shane ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

❤ 11.2K 8:57 AM - September 1, 2017

Frankieee
@IceRinkFever

replying to @ilyrozanov81

omg where did you find this????🥰🥰

❤ 8.3K 9:01 AM - September 1, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

replying to @ilyrozanov81 @IceRinkFever

@TimeTravelThreads This guy has a whole thread about it but there's a link

❤ 23.1K 9:05 AM - September 1, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @ilyrozanov81 @HollanderHive

okay but can we maybe not compare Shane to a Chinese propaganda poster when he’s literally half Japanese? implying that all Asian people are interchangeble is racist, actually

❤ 3.2K 9:15 AM - September 1, 2017

Hollander's Wife
@HollanderHive

replying to @ilyrozanov81 @aidnhart

I know he’s half japanese??? I literally stan him 😭 the guy on the poster just looks like him that’s the joke omg. not everything is that deep pls

❤ 2.9K 9:31 AM - September 1, 2017

Hollander's Wife
@HollanderHive

Is noone gonna write the fic? I have to do everything by myself smh

❤ 14.9K 9:35 AM - September 1, 2017

Hollander's Wife
@HollanderHive

replying to @HollanderHive

First chapter's up!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/...

❤ 17.9K 11:43 AM - September 1, 2017

Frankieee
@IceRinkFever

replying to @ilyrozanov81

omg thank you so much this is amazing🥰

❤ 8.3K 11:50 AM - September 1, 2017

Esthieee
@BostonBitch17

I am glad to see fandom is thriving again

❤ 12.1K 2:46 PM - September 1, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

Guys🥲
Ilya hasn't replied to anyones comment since morning😥

❤ 23.1K 9:05 PM - September 1, 2017

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

replying to @ilyrozanov81

is this meme going to die out just like this?

❤ 23.1K 9:06 PM - September 1, 2017

Real American
@JustAskingQ

I can't believe they just let Rozanov get away with this.

❤ 18.2K 1:45 PM - September 2, 2017

Free Thinker
@BrianCollins77

replying to @JustAskingQ

I am still waiting for the league to aress this properly.
If the league and the organizations ignore these issues, it reflects on them just as much as the player.
There’s a responsibility that comes with representing the sport.

❤ 17.4K 1:49 PM - September 2, 2017

basedgary
@garyisbased

me greeting my russian homie #ProperRussianGreeting

❤ 57.3K 2:02 PM - September 2, 2017

StatBoySam
@xGrandVibes

glad to see we're not letting this one die so soon XD

❤ 9.7K 2:05 PM - Spetember 2, 2017

pucktruth
@pucktruth

curious how the teams are still yet to adress this properly 1/

❤ 2.2K 3:22 PM - Spetember 3, 2017

12 people are talking about this

Hollander's Wife
@HollanderHive

replying to @HollanderHive

Second chapter is out!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/...

❤ 17.9K 10:33 AM - September 3, 2017

Frankieee
@IceRinkFever

replying to @ilyrozanov81

🥰🥰🥰

❤ 8.3K 11:12 AM - September 3, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

okay but real talk this RPF stuff is kind of weird and invasive 😭 these are real people

❤ 3.5K 5:29 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

oh my god here he goes

❤ 1.2K 5:39 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

mr ethics committee has logged on

❤ 1.1K 5:40 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

this you btw?

aiden@aidnhart

is it problematic that i’m finding some of these 1970s communist kisses kind of hot. asking for a friend

❤ 2.6K 5:41 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

anyways,

❤ 923 5:43 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

for your "friend"
https://archiveofourown.org/works/...
this one is actually well written btw. like annoyingly so
even I was invested

❤ 632 5:46 PM - September 3, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @aidnhart

I am not opening these

❤ 312 5:46 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

https://archiveofourown.org/works/...
this one is worse

❤ 287 5:49 PM - September 3, 2017

aiden
@aidnhart

replying to @aidnhart

why are you sending me porn????
what is WRONG with you

❤ 232 5:51 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

you're reading it, aren't you?

❤ 144 6:23 PM - September 3, 2017

certified lesbian
@leslieonice

replying to @aidnhart

narration: he's reading it

❤ 263 6:24 PM - September 3, 2017

Hockey Tonight✔
@HockeyTonight

🚨 Preseason is right around the corner.
Roster changes, rookie debuts, line combinations—what are you most excited to see?
Join us live tonight to break it all down:
https://twitch.tv/......

❤ 68.8K 4:03 PM - September 5, 2017

7.1K people are talking about this

Raiders forever
@BostonBlueLine

replying to @HockeyTonight

finally, people are moving on

❤ 4.2K 4:05 PM - September 5, 2017

Rena🏒🔥
@RinkQueenRena

replying to @HockeyTonight

SO EXCITED FOR THE NEW SEASON!!!🏒🔥🔥🔥

❤16.5K 4:05 PM - September 5, 2017

Pure Hockey Only
@NoPoliticsMLH

replying to @HockeyTonight

Finally soemthing hockey-related.
Excited for the new season.
Rooting for the Oklahoma Outlaws this year, can’t wait to see them make some noise in the preseason!

❤ 12.2K 4:15 PM - September 5

Free Thinker
@BrianCollins77

replying to @HockeyTonight @NoPoliticsMLH

Oklahoma Outlaws making noise? Please. Be happy if they manage to get on the ice without tripping over each other. Can’t imagine a worse team… maybe Ottawa.
Fingers crossed my Dallas Stampede actually make the playoffs this year.

❤ 9.9K 4:17 PM - September 5

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

HOLLZY SPOTTED at the practice rink, Metros say he'll be back this season I'm so excited!!! We've been missing you💖💖💖

❤ 26.1K 3:22 PM - September 7

Derek
@StraightLineDefense

replying to @BleedForMetros

what is your opinion on him and Rozanov?

❤ 23.9K 3:32 PM - September 7

Hollander 🔛🔝
@BleedForMetros

replying to @BleedForMetros @StraightLineDefense

Honestly I don't really care, I don't understand what happened but I'm just glad he's healthy and playing again

❤ 26.5K 3:34 PM - September 7

Rozanov defender
@ilyrozanov81

I am honestly kinda sad that the #ProperRussianGreeting died out so fast but happy season is finally picking back up again. I just know this will be Boston's year.

❤ 23.1K 9:27 AM - September 9, 2017

Hockey Tonight✔
@HockeyTonight

🚨 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
📣 Preseason schedule is out! The first games are set for September 21.
Check out the matchups, including some exciting rookies making their debuts:
https://mlh.com/news/2017/preseason-announcement

❤ 239.6K 8:01 AM - September 15, 2017

14.7K people are talking about this

ifyouknowmeyoudon’t
@HockeyTwtAlt

replying to @HockeyTonight

First preseason game can’t come soon enough! Let’s goooo!

❤ 15.9K 8:04 AM - September 15, 2017

Frankieee
@IceRinkFever

replying to @HockeyTonight

So hyped to see the Sacramento Sentinels rookies play! Gonna be a fun start to the season.

❤ 6.6K 8:09 AM - September 15, 2017

Stick Taps for Scott
@TapForHunter

replying to @HockeyTonight

Seats sold out in 5 minutes 😭 why do they do this every year??

❤ 43.2K 9:45 AM - September 15, 2017

Esthieee
@BostonBitch17

replying to @HockeyTonight

Why do I have to wait THREE WEEKS to see Boston play? Is this retribution for Ilya trolling the internet?

❤ 12.2K 9:49 AM - September 15, 2017

Rena🏒🔥
@RinkQueenRena

replying to @HockeyTonight

preseason line combos are gonna tell us SO much this year I’m actually excited

❤16.5K 9:55 AM - September 15, 2017

Hunter Hive🏒
@HunterHive

replying to @HockeyTonight

after everything last season… yeah I’m seated for Hunter’s return

❤ 11.8K 9:56 AM - September 15, 2017

Raiders forever
@BostonBlueLine

replying to @HockeyTonight

anyways. can’t wait to watch Boston take the cup this year 👍

❤ 4.2K 10:05 AM - September 15, 2017


throwbackhockey
@MLHArchives

Remember back when Ilya Rozanov convinced half the internet that making out with Shane Hollander was a “Proper Russian Greeting”?

❤ 24.3K 4:22 PM - November 24, 2021

nick
@puckkid

replying to @MLHArchives

wait that was REAL???

❤ 6.7K 4:28 PM - November 24, 2021

ottawa...
@BostonBlueLine

replying to @MLHArchives @puckkid

kid, you had to be there

❤ 24.1K 4:28 PM - November 24, 2021

Shane Hollander✔
@ShaneHollander24

For the record, I still don't understand Soviet diplomatic traditions.

❤ 234.9K 4:50 PM - November 24, 2021

best hockey player✔
@IlyaRozanov81

replying to @ShaneHollander24

I tried to teach you. Many times.

❤ 155.3K 4:55 PM - November 24, 2021

Shane Hollander✔
@ShaneHollander24

replying to @IlyaRozanov81

I got distracted.

❤ 211.6K 4:58 PM - November 24, 2021

Afterword

End Notes

The Twitter format come from gadaursan's Repository: Twitter with some small edits I made to make threads, the trending bar, etc. possible.
if you find any typo's or inconsistencies, no you didn't
I'm sorry this is a bit rushed, but I wanted to get it over since a lot of you requested it but uni has picked up and I need to focus on studying. Don't ask for me to continue this, it is unlikely. (Sorry.)

I do still hope you had fun! This was meant to be lightheared and poke jokes. I hope the sheer absurdity of the situation brings a smile to your face.

Comments are deeply appreciated and I do reply to them when I can. Replies might be a few days late, but if I can engage, I will! I read every comment <3

Please drop by the Archive and comment to let the creator know if you enjoyed their work!