One.The National Ballet of Canada announced Monday that Alexei Ratmansky, the former artistic director of Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet, will choreograph its 2011-12 season production of Romeo and Juliet. Two. Canada’s most important science fiction author spent years writing about the future. William Gibson, who coined the term cyberspace and wrote one of the most critically… Continue reading BADEK NEWS 42
Month: February 2011
“The Charlotte Tart a la Russ” from Tsar Alexander III’s Cuisine
“What an interesting recipe of “Charlotte” a la Russ for Tsar Alexander III, isn’t it? And it is without a single apple, isn’t it?”, I address my questions to the creator of this tart, a professional cook from New Zealand, Carey Taylor-Forbes. … Continue reading “The Charlotte Tart a la Russ” from Tsar Alexander III’s Cuisine
Happy 50th Birthday, Rudy! Many Happy Returns on That Day!
On that splendid winter February day of the fourth Rudy boy was born 50 years ago. On the photo to the left one can see a cheerful face of Rudy baby. To the right is a portrait of Rudy Lutz in the Russian Cossak Rudai costume in modern days.Listen to the Cossak song: “oisja- ty-… Continue reading Happy 50th Birthday, Rudy! Many Happy Returns on That Day!
A “Cultural Shock” With Signs Plus and Minus by One Siberian Travelling Lady
“They say, Tatiana, you were born in Urals, lived there most of your life. Is it the truth?, so I addressed my inquisitive questions to Tatiana Kotenko, a Russian lady who recently traveled from Canada to Russia. Tatiana: Yes, Russia is my native land, Urals is my love. I visited city of Chelyabinsk, my mother’s… Continue reading A “Cultural Shock” With Signs Plus and Minus by One Siberian Travelling Lady