“Горько! Горько! Горько!“ (“Gorko! Gorko! Gorko!“)

Anti-wedding action “Gorko! Gorko! Gorko!” In Russia people scream “Gorko” (“Bitter”) during the wedding to force the newly wedded couple to kiss. The more they kiss the less “bitter” their life together will supposedly be. A small detail, which, alongside many other traditions justifies patriarchy and the institution of marriage in peoples’ consciousness. All life events before (and after) marriage are penetrated by patriarchical fairy tales. If one does not fulfil their role, their life is seen as a failu