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A Short Post about Weddings from Belarus
Right now, it’s 1:30 AM in Vitebsk, Belarus. I want to go to sleep. But I can’t. My body thinks it’s 3:30…
A Book That Will Change the Way You See the World
Landmarks by Robert MacFarlane My rating: 5 of 5 stars Have any of you gotten into that Marie Kondo book about tidying up?…
5 Kinds of Folk Hats Russian Women Wore
Do you ever wish that hats would come back in fashion? I do. I still sometimes wish I could pull off the…
5 Unusual Remnants of old Rus
Last week, you may have seen my review of Miles Cameron’s The Dread Wyrm. Mr. Cameron, in preparation for the release of…
Sick of the presidential debates? Read Perelandra instead.
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Whatever you might think of the quality of the currently popular fantasy…
Russian Winter: Five Fascinating Folk Traditions
In last week’s post, I explained why Russians prefer to get married in the beginning of winter, on October 1 (October 14…