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SoCultures November 2018
Editorial
Welcome to November!
November is here! That auspicious time of the year, when the weather starts to
cool and fallen leaves look like works of art in mellowed delicate sunshine. There
is a festive glow before the arrival of Christmas, Diwali, and New Year...and it has
begun to brighten up smiles on the faces of children, flowers like Orchids, Pansies,
Roses, Lilies and the surroundings... November is also the time of pale sunlight,
sweaters, coats, snow, warm socks and thick soups.
There are many important days which fall in this month – World Kindness Day
(Nov 13), America Recycles Day (Nov 15), to World Peace Day (Nov 17) and
many more. And SoCultures feels that all days are beautiful and it’s also the time
of the year when we can add more beauty to these quickly passing by times.
SoCultures Magazine November 2018 and its featured stories wish to add more
meaning, creativity and inspirations to the beautiful days.
The Christmas cakes and Diwali savouries waft the familiar earthy, salty, sweet
aromas all around. The intermingling outlandish aromas of cinnamon, freshly
baked apple pie cake or coffee are delicious and full of warmth.
SoCultures has ample “Food for thought” to relish in this November issue.
The stories from Russia, Mexico, America, and France are sure to fill in the
reading hours with smiles, thoughts and insights and we recommend reading with a
hot cuppa of coffee  and our story on Russian breads in “Breads! Slices! Story!”
Russia is a country with rich past and great culture and this month issue has the
Cover Story on Russia. We invite you to take a metro ride and praise the opulent
décor of its metro stations in “Opulent and Palatial”, know more about the
grandeur of Russian heritage in theaters, in a story titled “Russian Theater.”
Experience the real Russia in “Russia Beyond the News”, a detailed interview with
Ajay Kamalakaran, the celebrated, globetrotter author and journalist, who shares
his views and experiences of Russia.
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