There is the Park named after Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875), situated in the centre of the city of Bryansk, Middle Russia. At the end of this article one can see the photo gallery of the wooden statues from it. Above all, the wooden image of Russian humor-satire Kozma Prutkov, a biting satire on arrogant and…
The friends of class (1947-1954) are now in their seventies. But look at them at the photos of 2013 (above and below) how they look beautiful, full of vigor, energy, creative and zest for life. This group of close friends since childhood has often got together and celebrates the milestones in their lives: birthdays, anniversaries etc….
Till we remember our loved ones they’re still with us. Listen to the song: Anna German, “A Letter to Chopin” …
The full passage from the Notes to this book reads: (P.P.405-406) “14. Book 3, Chapter 3, “Confession of a Passionate Heart –in Verse”, V.V. Timofeyeva writes of that reading: For many, including myself, it was something like a revelation of all destinies… Listening to this reading, I seemed to discern two phrases which explained to…
Kropotkin’s autobiography (1842-1921), like that of Alexander Herzen, owes its remarkable quality to the brilliant presentation of an unusual story by an original and gifted personality. When we start reading from page 1 we see in front of us “Moscow is a city of slow historical growth, and down to the present time its different…
One. Ralph Klein served as the 12th premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006 died on Friday in a palliative-care centre in his sleep, surrounded by loved ones. He was born on November 1, 1942 and died at age of 70. “His forte was sing-along songs”, said Chuck Davis, the owner of San Francisco Watering…
Here he is, Andrey Mironov who sings for us: “My Friends of Yesterday” The favorite artist of our young days performs brilliantly in the movie “The Straw Hat”. He’s light, sparkling with talent, unrepeatable Mironov. “Do you remember Andrey Mironov?”, I asked Lusya Kuznetsova, one of my classmates of yesterday, who was known for her…
Each and every historian has his/her own opinion, and Mr. Anton Spiesz is not and exclusion of this rule, his honest historical truth as he sees it portraying what past times have witnessed, while many aspects were hidden from the general public. Who are the Slovaks? What is their contribution to the Western culture? Located…
One. Calgary couple Sid and Bronia Cyngiser are nominated for Immigrant of Distinction award for telling stories about their experience to survive Holocaust. Now they are 80 and 88 years old, have spoken a few hundred times at schools, churches, conferences from Grand Prairie and Suffield to Yellowknife. Bronia admits that it can be difficult…
Czech journalist Milena Jesenska (1896-1944) wrote in her article for the “Pritomnost” about “The Art of Standing Still”: “So when I was a young girl, I lived on the corner of the 28th of October Street and Na perikope Street, and Wenceslav Square lay right under our windows. The tension between the Czechs and the…