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Category Archives: humour
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
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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
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Russian New Year Tale: The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath!
“Every year on the New Year’s Eve my friends & I go to a b’anya (the Russian sauna)” is what is heard from most of the TV-sets, computers & other devices on the 31st of December. It means the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, fantasy, folklore, humour, movie, Natale, New Year, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged Capodanno, Capodanno russo, cultura, cultura russa, culture, l'ironia del Destino, modern world, New Year, New Year tale, Russian culture, Russian New Year, società, The Irony of Destiny, The Irony of Fate
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Russian New Year Tale: The Secret of the Snow Queen
The Snow Queen, certainly, is not the Russian tale, however it has become the essential part of the Soviet New Year entertaining program. Restrictions & the religion prohibition in the USSR caused a peculiar cultural phenomenon: the main creative power … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, children, Christmas, cinema, culture, fantasy, folklore, humour, movie, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arte, ballet, beauty, Capodanno, christmas cinema, christmas movie, cinema, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, fiaba di Natale, Gerda, Hans Andersen, Kai, literature, modern world, movie, Natale, New Year tale, Russian culture, Snow Queen, società, society, world
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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
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Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: F’inest, the Brave Falcon
If you desire to comprehend the essence of a true Russian super-hero traditionally named bogat’ir, Esteemed Readers, this movie is made for you. Our folklore regards a bogat’ir as a man of almost giant’s size, very strong & brave…although not too … Continue reading
Posted in children, cinema, culture, education, fantasy, folklore, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, mythology, nature, paganism, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged cinema, cultura, culture, Fairy tale movie, fiabe russe, film fiaba, Finest, folklore russo, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, mythology, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian culture, Russian folklore, Russian mythology, società, society, the brave Falcon
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Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
Esteemed Readers, The Soviet cinema has been a golden epoch of the Russian culture, so, no matter the lack of the true folklore identity, it would be unfair to omit the tales – movies made in that period. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, education, fantasy, folklore, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, mythology, nature, paganism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged cinema, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, culture, fairy tales, fiabe russe, film, folklore, Mitologia russa, movie, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, Slavic mythology, società, society
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