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Sometimes I like to open women's forums, not to spy on any secrets or assert myself, but simply because life is pulsating there. There is no diplomacy there. They immediately sound the alarm there, and at the same time they…

One sultan had four wives. He loved his fourth wife the most, the youngest and most affectionate. The sultan gave her luxurious clothes and jewelry, took care of her, and cherished her. And she was cheerful and pleased him, informs…

You know, somewhere between endless proofreading of texts and attempts to wash my hands of ink after accidentally crushing a pen, I sometimes open women's forums. This is my personal way to reboot my brain. And today's find just made…

Not for a birthday, not for March 8, not just because today is Wednesday and the sun is shining, Ukr.Media reports. His argument is concrete: a good bouquet is expensive, a bad one is an insult to dignity, and in…

Our people have long said: “A small deed is better than a great deal of idleness.” This principle was strictly adhered to in upbringing. By the age of ten, both boys and girls in peasant families became independent “economic units”…

A man and his dog were walking along a long, wild, and exhausting path. He walked and walked, and he himself became tired, and his dog also lost his strength. Suddenly, in front of him was an oasis! A luxurious…

It is worth noting right away that the very concept of “dembel”, that is, demobilized, did not exist in Ancient Rome, Ukr.Media reports. In the early period, absolutely the entire male population could be involved in hostilities. If the enemy…

The other day I came across an essay by Turkish psychologist Sebnem Ture. She wrote about “historical consciousness.” It sounds like a topic for a boring dissertation, but in reality it's about how we're all trying not to go crazy…

Yesterday, while leafing through an old book, I came across a fable that surprisingly fits our reality well, Ukr.Media reports. Somewhere out there, in some abstract ancient kingdom (God, how I hate these cardboard historical decorations, but bear with me),…

Recently, I had the imprudence to throw a question into the Internet. I asked divorced women why their marriages actually broke up. The answers were so numerous that it would be enough for several dissertations, Ukr.Media reports. I was sitting,…