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The old woman in Slavic culture Babushka, who might be translated as grandmother, is famous for her legendary scolding. This ancient tradition of scolding, which is often encountered in post-socialist countries, is still vivid today…

Старша жінка, бабуся,  в слов”янській культурі знана як “бабушка” – славиться своїм легендарним вмінням шпетити. Це давня традиція вичитування, родом із постсовітських  країн, де яскраво представлена і сьогодні…

After I came back from South America, thanks to heavy alcohol consumption, I was able to recover from jet lag. However, I remembered my dreams clearly, particularly the last ones. Perhaps it was difficult to wake up because of the power of these dreams… 

The French word nature morte is translated as “ölü doğa” (dead nature) in Turkish. It represents an art wave, which is almost two thousand years old. In English, the word refers to a “still life”. Would I play on words and make it to be perceived as “still-alive”? I don’t know…

South America, due to the invaders of Latin origin, is considered as Latin America. Even we exclude French Guyana, which is not an independent country, countries of Surinam and Guyana, whose official languages are Dutch and English respectively, are generally perceived as African countries. In Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru and Central America … 

Երբ երեք-չորս տարի առաջ այցելել էինք Վրաստան, մտածեցինք. «Եկել հասել ենք այստեղ, ի՞նչու Հայաստան էլ չգնանք»: Քանի որ ժամանակը սուղ էր, ընդամենը երկու օր մնացինք Երևանում, քաղաքը շատ հավանեցինք և ինքներս մեզ խոստացանք կրկնել այցելությունը:…