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Realities of islamic world

July 25, 2008 - 12:23 am - Posted by Galina

Religion Statistics-Islam-Percentage Muslim by country
1) Saudi Arabia-100%
13) Turkey-99%
88) Austria-4,7%
96) Germany-3,7%
115) USA-1,4%

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Red Phantoms:Individual versus Group

June 29, 2008 - 7:11 pm - Posted by Galina

Young female beggar in one of Vienna streets listening to arguments of older woman who suddenly stopped to express her opinion on beggary.
For the first time in my life, I was brought at the place against my will and kept there shut. I felt shaken and thought it must be mistake and soon they would [...]

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Red phantoms (Rote Phantome)

June 25, 2008 - 8:25 pm - Posted by Galina

I felt distantly curious about arrival of the car in the yard without any conscious thought it could concern me. However, my eyes were fixed at the fire escape staircase leading on the roof of the building.
I regretted being disobedient to Red Mistress. Moreover, my instincts told me I was in danger after talk with [...]

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A few trivial thoughts about totalitarian state

June 23, 2008 - 10:00 pm - Posted by Galina

One of manifestations in Vienna. The man with the dog has inscription at his shirt: “Nothing moves forward without Haider”
According to my private statistics J�rg Haider is the most frequent Google search term after words sex and nudity that direct visitors to my website.
When you live in the western country and bring reminiscences about [...]

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Red Phantoms-2

June 22, 2008 - 7:55 pm - Posted by Galina

One flew over Cuckoo’s Nest ( Ich flog über’s Kuckucksnest )
When I was 19 years old, I failed entrance examination to the Kyrgyz university.
First exam was English and I passed it very well. Then it came turn of composition. We were to write a few pages on the theme �Communism and future of humankind�.
Instead of [...]

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Secret weapon

June 14, 2008 - 7:52 pm - Posted by Galina

Saturday. Woman in Muslim headscarf reading book in Thalia bookshop
The Nikon 50mm f/1.4 considered to be a secret weapon for low-light photography, justified my expectations. It is also ultra light, almost weightless, and sharp.

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Red phantoms

June 12, 2008 - 5:39 pm - Posted by Galina

There were hordes of successful soviet ideologues, which made their career imitating fierce creative activity.
But it was not Zhanna case. She belonged to rare type of uncorrupted believers. She was person of sincerity and encyclopedia knowledge, but her eccentricity made her the scarecrow of the university. She expected from students who were fed up with [...]

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Red phantoms. Scarlet thread of my craze

June 11, 2008 - 8:45 pm - Posted by Galina

Group of people in Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna
Zhanna
It was sunny spring of 1982. The university alley of apple and peach trees was all pink lace of blossoms. The air was fresh and clear. But I was ascending marble staircase of main building with monument of Great Chief at the top feeling chill in my heart.

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Anatomie der Liebe

June 9, 2008 - 5:07 pm - Posted by Galina

Dearest Galina,
I don�t know whether you are teasing your readers with your comments about masculine stupidity, mean-spirited men who want to split bills in restaurants or you really mean it.
I take your point that men are obsessed by their penises - it’s part of the male psyche that would be rather difficult to eradicate, but [...]

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Anatomy of love

June 8, 2008 - 11:19 pm - Posted by Galina

In my sophisticated forties, I still feel amazed about gender differences. I would call phenomena masculine stupidity, if I did not know that many men consider women to be equally stupid. Problem arises when I submit to insistent invites for a cup of coffee from bold male explorers, who after spotting nude pictures in my [...]

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Homeless

June 5, 2008 - 5:21 pm - Posted by Galina

Homeless woman had found in junk container something to eat. I made the snapshot in very center of Vienna.
This email I received today:
Dear Galina,
I read your blog today and it upset me that you are not finding satisfaction in Vienna.
I can understand why you are contemplating moving to another city or country - I think [...]

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Earthquake

May 21, 2008 - 9:24 pm - Posted by Galina

It was 5 o�clock in the morning. I lay in darkness of the room awaked by strange sensation. The night was sticky and still, and full moon accompanied by blinking pearl of lonely star beamed in the open window. A moment later neighbor�s dog gave low howl of misery and supplication, and distant wails of [...]

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