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Gelati monastery
Gelati monastery
A gate to the greenery
Narikala Fortress
Uplistsikhe panorama
myself 23, somewhere in Georgia
Unusual Soviet Monument
The Theatre
Countryside seen from Uplistsikhe
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The very top
A church
Uplistsikhe
A Cult
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
Uplistsikhe
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Borjomi town
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In the middle of nowhere
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Under a banana tree
Batumi Botanical Garden
Murderer's museum
Batumi Mosque
Batumi port
Cars of Kutaisi
The weariness of a low-cost travel
Wonderful green mountains of Ossetian part of Cauc…
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Something about the God
Inside the church darkness
Bagrati cathedral in BW
Glory to the people
Somewhere along the road in Georgia
Orthodox Church Mystery
Hotel / Zugdidi
Hotel / Zugdidi
Sphinx or a mother
Somewhere in South Ossetia
Black sand beach
Batumi - hotel 1 May
Socialist realism of Tbilisi
From Hell
Sculpture of Ietim Gurji
Zion Cathedral of Tbilisi
Batumi Holy Mother Virgin Nativity Cathedral
Daba - monastery
Somewhere around Borjomi?
Somewhere around Borjomi
Another view (Daba, Borjomi)
A view (Daba Borjomi)
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The 1960s brought winds of cultural and social change around the world, which also reached communist Czechoslovakia. While restrictions were loosening during the Prague Spring of 1968, shorter skirts and fashions from the West challenged traditional norms.
Younger Czechs and Slovaks enthusiastically embraced youthful styles like mini skirts paired with boots, viewing them as freedoms long denied under communist rule. However, shorter skirts tended to be worn only privately or when socializing, remaining largely unacceptable in schools, workplaces or formal settings. State authorities and older generations saw them as symbols of Western decadence and individualism, clashing with the regime’s values of modesty and conformity.
So while avantgarde designers like Mary Quant inspired Czech/Slovak fashion followers, uptake of radically short skirts was generally more underground. Most women navigated a delicate balance, cautiously adopting modern fashion elements from the West while paying lip service to communist dress codes and sensibilities in public life. Shorter skirts may have represented liberty for youth cultures, but came with an implicit risk of censure for being perceived as anti-socialist, dissident behaviors.
The complex politics around fashion leave the popularity of 1960s mini skirts in Czechoslovakia is difficult to fully assess from a modern-day vantage point.
Younger Czechs and Slovaks enthusiastically embraced youthful styles like mini skirts paired with boots, viewing them as freedoms long denied under communist rule. However, shorter skirts tended to be worn only privately or when socializing, remaining largely unacceptable in schools, workplaces or formal settings. State authorities and older generations saw them as symbols of Western decadence and individualism, clashing with the regime’s values of modesty and conformity.
So while avantgarde designers like Mary Quant inspired Czech/Slovak fashion followers, uptake of radically short skirts was generally more underground. Most women navigated a delicate balance, cautiously adopting modern fashion elements from the West while paying lip service to communist dress codes and sensibilities in public life. Shorter skirts may have represented liberty for youth cultures, but came with an implicit risk of censure for being perceived as anti-socialist, dissident behaviors.
The complex politics around fashion leave the popularity of 1960s mini skirts in Czechoslovakia is difficult to fully assess from a modern-day vantage point.
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Mein fröhlicher Freund...ich wünsch Dir alles Gute für das kommende Jahr....bleib gesund und so besonders wie Du bist....und ich hab leider nie Miniröcke getragen....war schon immer zu rund :)))
Happy 2024 Dir!
Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
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