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Typical Karlovy Vary Sight  
   

Typical Karlovy Vary Sight

Russian woman in a phone box; dressed in fur, smoking a long cigarette, unimpressed I was photographing her.
The Winter of '84

March 6th 2010
In 1984 I started Kindergarten, the Soviets boycotted the Olympics and Big Brother was watching (but not in the Diary Room or the communal showers). It was also the last time central Europe had such a cold winter. The snow started mid December, conveniently disappeared for Our Scottish Christmas in France ... read more
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Czech Flag Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more
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