“I did not Portray People. I did not Tell Stories, They’re Just Images, Only Images.” Janouch’s report of Kafka’s Comment on His Prose-Piece “The Stoker”, (“Franz Kafka and Praque”, 2005, Slovart Publishing Ltd.)

Idea, selection of quotations and photo graphics for the book: Karol Kallay, Forward: Eduard Goldstucker. In front of us is the book “Franz Kafka and Prague”, a piece of art introducing Kafka’s words: “I write differently to how I speak and I speak differently to how I think, and so it continues, right to the deepest darkness.”…

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Magic of Candlelight

Light of memory. A candle is a living thing as are the memories which are evoked by its gentle light. Watch photo gallery “Magic of Candlelight”: The shimmering of its glow gives us a sense of peace which enables us to reflect on the life of Gennadiy who has passed from us. By these moments…

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BADEK NEWS 49

One. Russia said Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica’s frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets. Sealed deep under the ice sheet, Lake Vostok is one of the world’s last…

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Prayer of a Sister

For Gennadiy Who was There Recently.    Listen to:Bulat Okujava, Prayer Lord of all Things, whose wondrous gifts for man Include the shining symbols known as words, Grant that I may use their mighty power Only for good. Help me to pass on Small fragments of Your Wisdom, truth and love, Teach me to touch…

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I Remember Hands of Yours, Gentle and Always Busy with Work, Never Tiring, Hands of a Jack of All Trades, My Beloved Brother.

“Gennadiy Nikolaevich, can you help me to fix this piece of furniture?” used to address him his colleagues. “Sure. No problem.” he answered back and hurried up to help. Graduated from the Bryansk Technological University with Master of Engineering Degrees in 1966, all life he worked hard: first, as a chief engineer, then as a mechanic…

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