G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 1097
May 19, 2013
Samurai with Sword, 1860
Samurai with Sword, 1860
May 18, 2013
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
Art from my novel The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster’s...
Art from my novel The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story
“How far would you go to avenge the one you love? Would you go beyond death? Born into the stifling confines of French upper society, Babette Varanus never thought that she would have to answer that question. Surrounded by wealth yet ostracized by her peers, Babette had little interest in love until she met Korbinian, a scandalous German baron with the audacity to regard her as his equal. But when the intrigues of her grandfather’s enemies conspire to tear them apart, Varanus will embark upon a journey of vengeance, love, and redemption that will take her beyond the limitations of mortality and reveal to her the dark forces that command humanity from the shadows. Faced with madness, murder, hidden cults, and erudite vampires, does she have the strength to withstand the storm that rises against her?”
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story is available for sale in print and ebook at Wildside ,Amazon , Barnes & Nobel and Kobo as well as where ever else books are sold.
You can also pick up the soundtrack to “The Ouroboros Cycle Book One: A Monster’s Coming-Of-Age Story“ by Spiky on CD Baby and Amazon
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The book has 30 Illustrations by the talented Lawrence Gullo and Fyodor Pavlov
Monument to the Children of Nicholas II Near Ekaterinburg
A...
Monument to the Children of Nicholas II Near Ekaterinburg
A mounment to the children of Tsar Nicholas II was unveiled in 2011 on the grounds of the Ganina Yama monastery complex, where the remains of the last Russian Imperial family were found murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918. The consecration of the monument falls on the birthday of the Grand Duchess Olga Nicholayevna, who was born in 1895 [3 November Old Style).
The monument was consecrated by the Metropolitan Vincent of Tashkent and the Uzbek, who previously served as the Metropolitan of Ekaterinburg. He noted that the idea of creating a memorial to the children of Nicholas II came to him just weeks before he was transferred to a new place of ministry. The statue created by sculptor, Igor Akimov, said that his work was created based on photographs and portraits of the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and the Tsarevich Alexei.
The height of the monument, “Royal Children” - stands nearly 3 meters, its weight - 2 tons. According to the sculptor of the monument, the children of Nicholas II descend from heaven on the inclined stone plinth, with crosses in their hands. They are huddled together and looking cautiously around. The expression on their innocent faces relates the fear they must have endured at the hands of their murderers.
This could make you cry.
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This could make you cry.
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May 17, 2013
Kolomenskoye photoset part 2. Alexey Mikhailovich’s...
Kolomenskoye photoset part 2. Alexey Mikhailovich’s Castle.
Сostume inspired by the oprichnina times.
photo by snowmice, makeup by Эля Саярова (Elya Sayarova)
