Category Archives: fantasy

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 →

Posted in Art, cinema, culture, family, fantasy, History, Life, Lifestyle, movie, news, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, cinema, cinema sovietica, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, film sovietici, filmi sovietici, history, intelligence service, Russian culture, society, Soviet culture, Soviet movie, the Soviet Union, Unione Sovietica, Version Omega | 15 Comments

Louis XIV Asks Riddles VII

Posted on July 25, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I have discovered for you this timeless riddle. It is urgent in any epoch, any year, any moment. Let my words be a good hint for you. Besides, we experience this riddle constantly & we cannot help it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, Blogging, culture, fantasy, France, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Riddles, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, art, arte, beauty, civilization, cultura, culture, enigma, enigme seicento, enigme storiche, France, Francia, historical riddles, life, literature, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Re Sole, Riddles, società, society, storia, the Sun King, XXI century | 7 Comments

Milorad Pavic: Last Love in Constantinople

Posted on July 20, 2021 by kethuprofumo

When a romantic novel is meant, as a rule, we imagine a love story with a certain happy end. And what about a novel with a romantic separation? Here is the one written by the genius of Milorad Pavic. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Astrology, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, Literature, Pavic, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, civilization, cultura, cultura serba, culture, folklore, Last Love in Constantinople, letteratura serba, Milorad Pavic, Serbia, Serbian culture, Serbian literature, società, society, tarot, Yugoslavia | 10 Comments

Milorad Pavic: The Star Mantle

Posted on June 21, 2021 by kethuprofumo

To create some mystic air of the Summer Solstice I have chosen the novel “The Star Mantle” (2000) which Milorad Pavic presented as a brief astrological reference for whose who are unfamiliar with it. I remember when I was choosing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Astrology, Beauty, Christianity, Christmas, culture, fantasy, folklore, History, Life, Lifestyle, mythology, news, Pavic, religion, Serbian litterature, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, astrologia, astrologu, civilization, cultura, cultura serba, culture, history, letteratura serba, life, lifestyle, literature, Milorad Pavic, modern world, postmodernism, Serbia, Serbian culture, Serbian literature, società, society, Star Mantle, storia, world, XXI century | 17 Comments

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

Posted on June 9, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, our wonderful voyage continues. Please, enjoy it together with our great guide Messire de Choisy. Aboard the Oiseau, 16 March 1685 “…We sail very swiftly. The sea is heavy but there are favourable winds so it helps us. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, culture, fantasy, folklore, France, friendship. life, God, Happiness, History, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, news, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, Abbé de Choisy, art, arte, beauty, civilization, cultura, culture, folklore, France, Francia, God, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Voyage au Siam 1685 | 4 Comments

Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church: Saint George

Posted on June 5, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Saint George or Saint George the Winner as we often name him (died 23 April 303) is one of the most respectful Russian Saints, the patron of Moscow & Russia since the time of Prince Yuri Dolgor’ukij (the Long-Armed) (1099-1157). … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Bible, celebration, Christianity, culture, fantasy, folklore, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged Bibbia, Bible, Christianity, Cristianità, Dieu, Dio, God, Gospel, history, Orthodox Church, Orthodox culture, Orthodox Saints, Russian culture, Russian Orthodox Church, Saint George, San Giorgio, società, society, storia | 9 Comments

Milorad Pavic: Dictionary of the Khazars

Posted on May 20, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers & writers, -as most of us write something this or that way, – I suppose that each of us dreams or has dreamed to discover or to write a book that were unique, unbelievable, a bit absurd & … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks Riddles IV

Posted on April 26, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, it’s time for a new historical riddle. Might it be connected with the Easter in this or that way. The topic is not new. I have already posted one about it, so I hope it will be rather … Continue reading →

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Milorad Pavic: Landscape Painted with Tea

Posted on April 24, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Perhaps, it is not good to start with my favourite novel by Milorad Pavic & I should have made a post about his unique bestseller “Dictionary of the Khazars”,but I cannot help it. 🙂 It was my second book read … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, Christianity, culture, fantasy, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, Pavic, religion, Serbian litterature, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, beauty, Christian culture, civilization, cultura, cultura cristiana, cultura ortodossa, cultura serba, folklore, God, Hilandar Monastery, history, Jugoslavia, Landscape painted with tea, letteratura serba, literature, Milorad Pavic, Mount Athos, Orthodox culture, Serbia, Serbian culture, Serbian literature, Serbian litterature, società, society, time, Yugoslavia | 14 Comments

Vinicius de Moraes e Toquinho: Samba da Volta

Posted on April 20, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Samba is an amazing musical phenomenon. It might sing (chorar in the original Brazilian context) any kind of emotion, event, deed. “Samba da Volta/Samba of Returning” praises a return to the fairy lady so long expected for her two knights … Continue reading →