Category Archives: Sociology

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

Posted on July 8, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, heat menaces our voyage. Unfortunately, there are neither fridges nor ice on board. Keep calm & be brave! The good news is there are plenty of flying fishes around. Aboard the Oiseau, 25 March 1685 “…We have finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christianity, culture, folklore, France, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Seicento, Society, Sociology, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, Abbé de Choisy, civilization, costume Seicento, cultura, culture, France, Francia, God, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Siam, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Voyage au Siam 1685 | 3 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

Saints of the Russian Orthodox Church: Seraphim of Sarov

Posted on April 3, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Seraphim of Sarov (1754-1833) is a true image of piousness, one of the greatest Russian Orthodox Saints venerated in the Catholic Church as well. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1903, while Pope John Paul II referred … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Mondo, Art, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christianity, culture, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, nature, Pasqua, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged Bibbia, Bible, Christian Saints, Christianity, civilization, Cristianità, cultura, Easter, God, history, life, lifestyle, Orthodox Saints, Pasqua, Russian culture, Russian Orthodox Church, Seraphim of Sarov, società, society, The Gospel | 5 Comments

La Gazette 1633: Historical News Today

Posted on April 1, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, here are the latest news from the Thirty Years’ War battle-fields (1618-1648). It is 1633 yet, combats go on, while the hope for total peace is growing: Leipzig, 8th March, 1633: “While we have been frighted with one sortie, … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Mondo, Art, Chiesa, Christianity, culture, France, Gazette, God, Habsburgs, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, Cardinal de Richelieu, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, God, Guerra dei trent'anni, Guerra dos Trinta Anos, Guerre de Trente Ans, history, La Gazette 1633, life, lifestyle, Louis XIII, Luigi XIII, Pere Joseph, Seicento, società, society, storia, Thirty Years' War, Wallenstein | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Art, Beauty, cinema, culture, family, History, Life, Lifestyle, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, cinema sovietico, Cranes are flying, cultura russa, cultura sovietica, culture, filmi sovietici, Russia, Russian War films, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet culture, Soviet film, Soviet Union, War movie, XXI century | 20 Comments

Milorad Pavic

Posted on March 19, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, some of you already know that my favourite writer is the Serbian post-modern genius Milorad Pavic (1929-2009). Finally I launch the year of his writings in my blog. I hope you will be curious to learn about this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Bible, Christianity, culture, France, History, Literature, news, Pavic, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, arte, beauty, Belgrade, civilization, cultura, Dictionary of the Khazars, history, Khazars, lifestyle, literature, Milord Pavic, Seicento, Serbia, Serbian culture, Serbian literature, società, society, storia, XXI century | 7 Comments

François Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin

Posted on March 15, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, today I’m happy to present you some compositions from a famous “Second livre de pièces de clavecin” made by François Couperin about 1716-1717. The full book is a rich set of harpsichord compositions for any mood & any … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Christianity, culture, fantasy, folklore, François Couperin, France, God, History, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged 1716, 1717, 17th century, art, arte, beauty, bossa nova, civilization, cultura, culture, François Couperin, France, Francia, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King | 9 Comments

Vinicius de Moraes & Toquinho: o Velho e a Flor

Posted on March 10, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I would like to present you a romantic fruit of our genius duet Vinicius de Moraes & Toquinho dedicated to love. “O velho e a flor/ The oldman & the flower” (1971) is made in accordance with the ancient … Continue reading →