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Joanna Modes: Her Early Childhood

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 Hello everyone, I know I said I would write the next part about Joanna Modes right away… and I didn’t. I’m sorry for that. The reason is quite simple. I was offered a position at an editorial office, truly my dream job. And when I say dream job, I really mean it. But it came with an avalanche of writing. Articles, deadlines, constant assignments. Even for someone like me, and I genuinely have a light pen — it was a lot. I run my three blogs purely as a hobby. No one pays me for them, so naturally my editorial work had to take priority. Besides this blog about Joanna (which I had barely even managed to properly start), I also write about the life of a painter Tracey Emin and her traumatic personal journey, as well as about Malala Yousafzai, who, after being targeted by the Taliban in Pakistan at the age of fifteen for advocating girls’ education, survived an assassination attempt and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. I suppose I simply like writing about interesting a...

Joanna Modes: Introduction Story

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  Hello everyone, I'm Salyvana and I've decided to try my hand at blogging because I've always had a knack for writing. For a long time, I wasn't sure what to write about, but recently I came across a book called Disputed Princess of Svaneti by Beridze, which inspired me deeply. The story of Joanna Modes, or rather Joanna Bagration-Mukhraneli — born into a princely aristocratic family and transformed into Joanna Modes — truly captivated me. The book was so fascinating that I found myself reading it with the interest of a gripping crime novel. I highly recommend it; it's available at the National Library, even in the original Georgian. I know the Georgian version contains more spicy details, which, unfortunately, the European — specifically the German — side of Joanna Modes' family tried to block. I'm really impressed by Joanna. She comes across to me as a warrior woman — a genuinely cool lady. I've noticed the media rarely writes about her, so I've d...