Maria writes for
Translate
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Category Archives: family
Soviet Movie Café: The Man From Nowhere
“The Man From Nowhere” (1961) is another surrealistic Soviet movie that reveals weak points of the human society. This time it is not a robot but a savage from an unknown tribe Tapi learns Soviet people to be kind, sincere … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, family, fantasy, fun, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged cinema sovietico, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Eldar Ryazanov, filmi sovietici, happiness, modern world, Russian culture, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet culture, Soviet film, The Man from Nowhere 1961, the Soviet Union, XXI century
8 Comments
Mercure Galant: Louis XIV Travels to Luxembourg IV
Esteemed Readers, it is 5th September, Louis XIV’s birthday today. So His Majesty goes on his pleasant journey to Luxembourg surrounded with His Court, Ministers, Guards & us: “I even don’t mention you all the places & time when the … Continue reading
Posted in Al Mondo, culture, family, fantasy, France, friendship. life, Happiness, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Society, Sociology, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged 1687, 17th century, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Juin 1687, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, voyage Luxemburg Louis XIV
5 Comments
Russian New Year Tale: Carnival Night
“Carnival Night” is a very old (1956), very Sovietic New Year movie that might be regarded as a precious piece of heritage of that time. It is lack of any folkloric or romantic background in its traditional sense, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, family, folklore, fun, History, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, Music, New Year, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged Capodanno, Capodanno russo, carnaval, carnevale, Carnival, Carnival night, Christmas film, cinema, cinema natale, cinema russa, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, history, New Year, Russian cinema, Russian culture, società, society, Soviet film, the Soviet Union
14 Comments
Russian New Year Tale: Enchanters
“Enchanters”/”Charodei” is another essential Russian movie. Since 1982 it inspires & admires with its wonderful music, the tale & gives hopes that a new year will be full of a simple magic, kindness & joy. It reminds us of the force … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, cinema, culture, family, fantasy, folklore, fun, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, Music, New Year, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1982, 2020, Capodanno, Capodanno russo, Charodei, cinema, cultura russa, Enchanters, fantasy russo, film di Natale, Maghi, New Year, Russian cinema, Russian culture, Russian fantasy, Russian New Year, società, society
9 Comments
Louis XIV Asks Riddles XII
Esteemed Readers, what about an enigma to cheer your holiday spirit up? I offer you one in accordance with the Christmas time. It seems to be not too difficult & might be perfect for any Christmas company: “A good old … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, culture, education, family, fantasy, France, fun, History, Life, Louis XIV, mythology, Natale, Riddles, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, civilization, cultura, enigma, enigme storiche, France, Francia, history, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, XVII century, XVII siecle
23 Comments
Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Fire, Water & Brass Pipes
Esteemed Readers, if you search for a fantasy satire movie full of fun, folklore motifs & true genius inventions, the film-tale “Fire, Water & Brass Pipes” is the proper thing. It is based on eclecticism of the Russian folklore & … Continue reading
Posted in children, cinema, culture, education, family, fantasy, folklore, fun, humour, movie, Uncategorized
Tagged bambini, children, cinema, cinema russo, favole russe, film, film fiaba, folklore, folklore russo, movie, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian cinema, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, società, society
9 Comments
Mercure Galant: Genealogy by Mr. de Hozier
Esteemed Readers, if you are interested in genealogy or like spend free time studying ancient races, the news published in Mercure Galant 1678 will be very useful for you. Anyway, it is so curious to learn what papers were necessary … Continue reading
Posted in culture, family, France, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, Louis XIV, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1678, 17th century, civilization, Count d'Armagnac, France, Francia, genealogia, genealogy, history, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Mr. d'Hozier, Nobility, Nobiltà, Nobless, Re Sole, Seicento, society, storia
3 Comments
Fairy-Tale: The Golden Mountain
Esteemed Readers, today I would like to share with you a fairy-tale which fits to our capitalistic time pretty well. In fact, the problem of gold, wealth & avidity has always been a serious reasons for many nasty crimes. As … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, family, fantasy, folklore, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, nature, news, paganism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged civilization, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, favole, favole russe, fiabe russe, folklore, Mitologia russa, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, Slavic mythology, Slavs, società, society
7 Comments
Russian Folk Tales: Unexpected Journeys
Esteemed Readers, it has suddenly occured to me that the Russian folklore is a great hidden promoter of travelling & the fairy tale reality. We might be convinced in it if we pay attention to the fact that a plenty … Continue reading
Posted in children, culture, Druidry, education, family, fantasy, folklore, friendship. life, fun, History, Life, Lifestyle, mythology, nature, news, paganism, science, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged civilization, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, culture, literature, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, tourism, travel
14 Comments
Fairy-Tale: Snow Maiden
As the autumn is rather cold this year I have decided to go on the topic of winter represented in the Russian folk tales. This time it is about a Snow Maiden or Sneg’urochka as we call it. The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, culture, Druidry, family, fantasy, folklore, Music, nature, opera, paganism, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged cultura russa, cultura slavica, favole russe, fiabe russe, folklore, literature, mitologia slavica, opera, Opera russa, paganism, paganismo russo, Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, Russian opera, Russian tales, slavi, Slavic mythology, Slavica culture, Snow Maiden, società, society
17 Comments
