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La Gazette in 2020: Historical News Today
Esteemed Readers, we proceed our chronicles of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). I have read an amusing report about a seige of Aix-la-Chapelle & would like to present you a small summer abstract of this war event lasted for a … Continue reading
Posted in France, Gazette, Habsburgs, History, humour, Italia, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1618-1648, 17th century, art, arte, Cardinal de Richelieu, Cardinal Infante, Europa 1632, Europe 1632, France, Francia, Guerra dei trent'anni, Guerra dos Trinta Anos, Guerre de Trente Ans, history, La Gazette, La Gazette 1632, Louis XIII, Luigi XIII, Pere Joseph, Prince d'Orange, Seicento, società, society, storia, The Habsburgs, Thirty Years' War, world
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Soviet Movie Café: The Land of Sannikov
The Soviet cinema is full of wonderful psychologically deep adventure movies. One of the most famous of them is “The Land of S’annikov” based on the true hypothesis about its existence. In the 19th centuries some researches seemed to behold … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, movie, news, science, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, adventure movie, art, arte, avventure, cinema, cultura, cultura russa, culture, la cinema sovietica, Land of Sannikov, movie, Russian culture, Soviet movie, Terra di Sannikov, world
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Soviet Movie Café: True Friends (1954)
‘True Friends/Vernie Dryziya’ is a pretty musical comedy made by director Michael Kalatozov & highly appreciated abroad. It has been awarded the Crystal Globe in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1954. At the background of a relaxed comedy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, Friendship, fun, Life, Lifestyle, movie, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arte, cinema sovietico, cultura, cultura russa, filmi sovietici, life, lifestyle, Russian culture, società, society, Soviet cinema, Soviet movie, True Friends 1954, world
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Soviet Movie Café: Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963)
Esteemed Readers, would you like to see the Soviet Moscow of the past? Would you like to return back to 1963? Would you like to learn a bit more about an ordinary life of Soviet people? Would you like to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, fantasy, fun, humour, Life, Lifestyle, news, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1963, art, cinema russo, cinema sovietico, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Geogry Danelija, Russian culture, società, society, Soviet film, Walking the Streets of Moscow, world
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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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La Gazette: Historical News Today -1631
Esteemed Readers, since now on I will post some pretty news from ‘La Gazette’, the ancient French newspaper established by Cardinal de Richelieu. I will cover the period 1631-1715 to keep my seventh-century line. I will leave the geographical names … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, fun, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged 1631, 17th century, Cardinal de Richelieu, civilization, cultura, culture, Europa, Europe, France, Francia, Gazette, Guerra dei trent'anni, history, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Seicento, storia, the Sun King, Thirty Years' War, world
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Russian Slavic Pagan Gods
The Russian Pagan Pantheon is very similar in its meaning to the Roman mythology as the Slavic society used to be pagan & shared the same views. However, the ancient Russians carved statues of their gods from wood. Often they … Continue reading
Posted in culture, fantasy, folklore, mythology, nature, paganism, Slavic mythologu, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arte, civilization, cultura, culture, dei pagani, folklore, history, life, natura, nature, Pagan gods, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russia, Slavic culture, Slavic mythology, società, society, storia, world
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Louis XIV’s Anniversary PS: And The Truth of History Remains
It is always difficult to write the final sentence in a story as well as to do the very last post on occasion of Louis XIV’s anniversary. What should it be about? This question puzzled me last days. That’s why … Continue reading
Posted in culture, France, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, civilization, culture, France, Francia, God, history, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Seicento, storia, the Sun King, Truth, world
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Louis XIV’s Fragrance: Royal Iris
In one of my old posts I have already expressed my opinion that a fragrance is alike the time machine, able to return our emotions, memories, the past life. And, for sure, as a great perfume amateur I could not … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, culture, France, History, Louis XIV, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, beauty, culture, essential oils, fragrance, France, Francia, God, history, iris fiorentina, iris nobile, Italia, Italy, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, perfumes, Re Sole, scents, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, time, world
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New Year Mood: Gaelic Song
Esteemed Readers, it would be sad to bid farewell to 2018 without a pleasant music impromptu. This is a brilliant Scottish composition performed by Fiona Mackenzie in Gaelic… I guess it would add some spirit to our Louis XIV’s celebrations … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christmas, culture, folklore, Gaelic, God, Music, Natale, New Year, religion, Scotland, Uncategorized
Tagged Alba, cèol, celtic music, culture, Fiona Mackenzie, Gaelic, God, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, music, musica, musica celtica, Nollaig, Scotland, Scottish songs, society, world
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