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Voyage de Siam par l’Abbé de Choisy 1685-1686 XI

Posted on January 9, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, we go on our voyage to the Tropic of Capricorn. Soon appetizers, fresh salads & best fishes are served! Enjoy yourselves! 😉🍤 Aboard the Oiseau, 3 May 1685 “…A little Zephyr is coming from the West. It … Continue reading →

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La Gazette 1633: Historical News Today

Posted on December 31, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, the New Year’s Eve is a good time for a new set of the historical news. Here are some local events of peace happened in France at the end of the year 1633. It is the Thirty Years’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, Bible, culture, family, folklore, France, Gazette, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged 1618-1648, 17th century, art, arte, Cardinal de Richelieu, Cardinale de Richelieu, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, Guerra dei trent'anni, Guerra dos Trinta Anos, Guerre de Trente Ans, history, La Gazette, La Gazette 1633, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Pere Joseph, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King | 3 Comments

La Gazette 1633: Historical News Today

Posted on November 30, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) continues, but not all the tidings tell about battles & victims. This time, for example, there are some considerable changes at the Aula Pontificia. Urban VIII (1623-1644) must be very delighted! Leipzig, 2nd … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas XI

Posted on November 28, 2021 by kethuprofumo

“The Alpine Ballad” (1965) is a rare guest of broadcasting as it tells not about fierce battles but about, probably, an ordinary love story of those cruel days. Based on Vasilij Bikov’s narration & shot by Boris Stepanov (“The State … Continue reading →

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Milorad Pavic: Seven Deadly Sins

Posted on October 21, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, have you ever read a books with no author & no heroes? I speak seriously. The one of the kind does exists & belongs to Milorad Pavic’s pen. 😁 “Seven Deadly Sins” (2002) is a set of stories … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas VIII

Posted on August 29, 2021 by kethuprofumo

In 1977 Vas’ilij B’ikov, one of our famous actors, film directors & the war participant, presented a very profound & curious film uniting the war, its memory & next generation. It is called “One-Two, Soldiers were going…/Ati-Bati, shli sold’ati”(1977). The … Continue reading →

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Vinìcius de Moraes: Coisa Mais Linda

Posted on August 11, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, tonight I present you another wonderful musical piece by our genius Vinicius de Moraes: “Coisa Mais Linda/The Most Amazing Thing”. Be it so! Enjoy champagne & the evening! 😊 Maria KethuProfumo

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas VII

Posted on July 30, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Speaking of war TV’series, I would like to pay your dearest attention, Esteemed Readers, to “Version Omega” made by an Estonian film director Antonis-Janis Voazos in 1975. Movies about the Soviet intelligence service form a special branch of the genre. … Continue reading →

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Saints of The Russian Orthodox Church: Matrona Nikonova

Posted on May 5, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Mother Matrona, Matrona of Moscow (as we call her), Matrona la Cieca or Matrona Nikonova (1881/1885-1952) is one of most praised Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church who was blessed with the gifts of prophecy, spiritual vision & healing since … Continue reading →

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Soviet Movie Café: War Dramas III

Posted on March 28, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, our movie of today is “The Cranes Are Flying/ “Leti’at Guravl’i” (1957)by Michael Kalatozov. It is one of the first Soviet movies shot as a psychological war drama depicting how cruelties of that time destroy the human destiny. … Continue reading →