THE TRADITIONAL ATTIRES AND COSTUMES OF CROATIA Nikolin Svetlana Croatia is renowned for its beautiful coast, the second largest in the Mediterranean Sea.
A CULINARY DELIGHT AND A HEALTH AIDER – THE DUAL ROLE OF THE ‘STINKING ROSE’
A CULINARY DELIGHT AND A HEALTH AIDER – THE DUAL ROLE OF THE ‘STINKING ROSE’ By Nikolin Svetlana For more than 5,000 years, garlic (Allium sativum) has been present in many cultures around the world. The home of this amazing plant and super-food of centuries, is central Asia in so-called 'Garlic Crescent' which stretches from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan and Iran where wild garlic have been present from ancient times.
FLOW OF LIFE OF THE ‘GERMAN SWABIANS’ ALONG BANKS OF MIGHTY DANUBE
FLOW OF LIFE OF THE ‘GERMAN SWABIANS’ ALONG BANKS OF MIGHTY DANUBE By Nikolin Svetlana People who live near the amazing, mighty river Danube are known as its big admirers. Here along its banks, during the history, many different national and ethnic groups have made their homes.
A LIFE OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN MULTI-ETHNIC DOBRUJA
A LIFE OF PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN MULTI-ETHNIC DOBRUJA By Nikolin Svetlana The Balkan peninsula (southeast Europe) is blessed by diverse and unique regions each of them with long history stretching back more than 6,500 years. One such part is Dobruja, a historical region of the Balkans that has been divided since the 19th century between Bulgaria and Romania. It’s north part belongs to Romania and south to Bulgaria.
CHESS – An Unique Mind Game Invented by Ancient Indians that can Make you a good Strategist in any Battle in Life
CHESS - An Unique Mind Game Invented by Ancient Indians that can Make you a good Strategist in any Battle in Life By Nikolin Svetlana Recently I was watching Satyajit Ray’s brilliant anthological film 'The Chess Players' with great Saeed Jaffrey, Amjad Khan and Richard Attenborough which gave me some more glimpses into the present day board game of chess and its beginnings.
ALTculture 1/2021 – 2020 Christmas Unlike all Others
ALTculture 1/2021 - 2020 Christmas Unlike all Others By Nikolin Svetlana This festive Christmas days in the Balkans, southeast Europe, will be so different than in previous years. Corona pandemic has changed our lives and stuck us all at homes and compelled us to take all safety measures and precautions.
ALTculture 12/2020 – Alice in South-East Europe’s Fairy Wonderland of Maramuresh
ALTculture 12/2020 - Alice in South-East Europe's Fairy Wonderland of Maramuresh By Nikolin Svetlana Maramuresh region in north-western part of Romania is a real living museum of this south-east European country. Surrounded by tall mountains and heavy forests Maramuresh is the home of picturesque villages which have preserved their traditional way of life and rural culture to at fascinating extent almost impossible to be seen nowadays in Europe.