Slowing down of industrial production Austria is in line with the current economic trend in Europe. Analysis of the results of the indicators show that there is a moderate decrease, almost stagnation, in the price levels. Meanwhile, industrial production is slowing down at a significant rate, as it is in […]
Galina Toktalieva
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Das ist sogar für Richard Lugner ungewöhnlich: Ein unbekannter Mann hat am Mittwochvormittag in der “Aida” in der Lugner City während der Begutachtung der Torte für die Hochzeit mit Cathy Schmitz alias “Spatzi” am 13. September der Miniatur-Braut aus Marzipan wortlos den Kopf abgebissen und aufgegessen. Attacke auf Lugner-Torte “Das […]
KRONEN ZEITUNG – Graz ist eine der lebenswertesten Städte Europas – das bestätigte kürzlich eine EU-weite Studie. Noch nie hatte Graz so viele Einwohner wie jetzt – über 300.000 mit Nebenwohnsitzen. Dieser Rekord hat auch Schattenseiten. Steigen Arbeitslosigkeit: Es wurden zwar neue Jobs geschaffen – aber nicht genug. Im August […]
The Spiritualist – INFP The Spiritualist is interested in giving meaning to life through service. They are deeply interested in learning about people and dealing with ethical and moral issues. They don’t want to do something just for the sake of doing it; it needs to make a contribution to a […]
Was steht mit einem IQ von 10 an der bayrisch/österreichischen Grenze? – Ein Österreicher mit 10 deutschen Schäferhunden. Zwei Österreicher unterhalten sich. Sagt der eine: “Du sag mal, kannst Du eigentlich Englisch?” Darauf der andere: “Oui, oui, Monsieur!” Erwidert der erste: “Das ist doch Französisch!” Der andere erstaunt: “Oh, dann […]
I could appreciate advantages of living in 15 “ghetto” district of Vienna only when spring came. There was Schmelz nearby, – spacious patch of ground, where local pensioners cultivated vegetables and flowers in small private gardens. Most of the time outer environment could look grim for us – city folks […]
Why are always dressed up in black? It does not suit you at all, - dropped one of my female companions exhaling smoke of her cigarette, while we were on porch of one feeding on unemployment institutions, where we had our German classes, – three women making small talk in Russian. – Besides, I have read in glossy magazine, that those who prefer wear black, are often depressed. She talked with the aplomb of a sophisticated woman in spite of reliance on glossy sources of information. Seeing her so close, I kept patronizing silence, as her face at that moment exposed nothing except shining beauty of youth.
For thousands of years living without electricity and toothpaste, our forefathers, free of matrimonial restraints forced later by patriarchate, used to choose intimate partner by smell, as many mammals do. Probably the ability of humans to perceive odors partly degenerated with time. But even now in epoch of commercial odorants […]
by Galina Toktalieva To make our lessons more enjoyable, young teacher replacing an older one, urged us to talk in German about personal ambitions, stimulating our activity by patient approach of recently baked pedagogue and by genuine curiosity that glowed at her fresh innocent face. Poor German and lack of […]
Among other dreams for paranormal powers, I had dream of myself splitting in two and keeping company of my duplicate. I envisioned complete understanding between those two – the sort of intimacy identical twins have. Looking around, I knew I would stay inexplicable for ever. It is rare that friends […]
Whenever I go to Main Square with idea to make good photo of a horse, the blinders – leather flaps of bridle to keep horse from seeing anything on both sides – abash me. They say horses need those blinders to drag carriage with tourists forward. They also say about […]
VIENNA – At night, many women are lined in the streets of Austrian capital. They are prostitutes. How one comes to do this dirty business on her own will? Social opinions and taboos still hold on our minds, and let others intrude in deepest resources of your body for symbolic […]
An Attempt to describe the Austrian Mentality by Alexandra Umfahrer Edited by Galina Toktalieva Photo by editor I`m Austrian and I love my country. Nevertheless, some things go wrong and I want to criticize them by means of loving criticism. To assign a general mentality to a nation can easily […]
Russische Mädchen hinter Vorhängen Der Kölner Kultcircus ist wieder auf Tournee! Zum Gastspiel reist Circus Roncalli im Sonderzug mit 100 Originalgetreu restaurierten Circuswagen aus der Jahrhundertwende an. Dann dauert es nicht mehr lange, und der prächtige Zeltpalast erstrahlt weithin sichtbar in wundervoller Beleuchtung. Portiers und Requisiteure glänzen in ihren rot−gold […]
400.000 Menschen haben am Nationalfeiertag die Bundesheerschau auf dem Heldenplatz besucht. Allein 400.000 kamen laut Bundesheer am Nationalfeiertag zur Leistungsschau, insgesamt waren es 850.000, die am verlängerten Wochenende den Heldenplatz besuchten. Am Vormittag empfing Werner Faymann (SPÖ) gemeinsam mit seiner Frau im Bundeskanzleramt Besucher. Am Nachmittag hatte die Bevölkerung die […]