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I've neglected this challenge after a burst of enthusiastic posting at the beginning of the month but its been a busy few weeks. So in no particular order I've gone thru my back list to reference Catherine The Great, Alan Turing (murmur is nearly slience), a ghost story in the himalayas, and a 60s folk rock group. Hopefully I'll finish June with a burst of posts !!!

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Oleg is an aspiring screenwriter who produces a script abt Catherine The Great, mocked by his g/f for the detail, it finds favour inbthe 80s with the soviet film Committee but he is sacked mid prodn. Skip to the 90s and a new raunchy TV series begins in which he consults. As well as the story of Catherine this story goes into post war + post wall Russia.

Wow. For the first time yesterday I had my first negative Litsy experience. I try to stay positive in everything I do & yet I am beyond overwhelmed with the massive amount of positive support I have had in the last 12 hours. I woke up this afternoon to this & I almost cried. The negative has been washed away by the wave of positivity. This community is amazing & I will be trying to thank every one of you. A huge digital hug to @Mommamanzi 💙

"Das raue Flüstern des Jazzsängers verhieß weiterhin ein gewichtiges Geständnis, ohne das man unmöglich weiterleben könnte." Andreï Makine "Die Frau vom weißen Meer"

Since school is only two hours today, I had to take the day off. So now I have this tiny book oasis in my day #somethingforsept

Sunday mornings before soccer practice starts up again #falliscoming

#currentlyreading The Vegetarian, A Woman Loved, Moby Dick, His Majesty's Dragon, The Girls, Millers Valley.

Celebrates Catherine the Great as Oleg makes a film, trying to capture "the freshness of a winter's morning as Catherine one day lived it." Small details are poignant & the overlay of Oleg's life touching. Also shows modern Russia & how history repeats itself (from tsars to oligarchs); wonderful re mixed feelings about end of Soviet Union. Intelligent, sensitive. Oleg's life more engaging than historical details. Good to read w The Romanovs.

#womancrushwednesday Catherine the Great...

"A mother who signs peace treaties, receives Diderot, corresponds with Voltaire, defeats the Turks (which delights the author of Candide).

Inspired by the lovely Litsy community, I've started a blog for my reading + travel adventures! First post re my accidental Russia binge. More to follow! 😊📝

"the autumn sunlight on the bare forests and the tender look in the eyes of a woman smiling and talking about tea leaves."

A poignant moment...

This came recommended by Sarah of South Seas Books, Pt Elliot, a gem of a bookstore. I've been saving it up since January, excited to start reading! Already hooked by the mischievous tone with dark undercurrent & character of Catherine the Great. 👌👑