In our lives as in the seasons there are many changes and events which come to us sometimes expectantly, sometimes unexpectedly. There are times of joy, hope, frustrations and sadness. As with the seasons that surround us over which we do not have control there are moments in our lives that we too have no [...]

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Welcome to the World of Folk Crafts which I adore so much. Among them are wooden dolls of matrjoshka type, traditional dolls dressed in various ethnic and regional national costumes, for example, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak and others. How would  I  come up with these ideas? Going through Internet researches and browsing in the different [...]

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My verses in “Sinning Genie” are my prayers to God.Who is the Beauty, and Beauty will conquer the world, as was written by one of the greatest Russian writers Dostoevsky, the Mantle of the Prophet.Adoring his crazy creations I have composed my own World of Beauty which I am sharing with you, my dearest cherished [...]

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I consider it is a special gift people are having to socialize and interact with each other easily and friendly. Janko is one of them, a very sociable person. Hyper by temperament he realizes his skills in meeting get-togethers in churches, social gatherings, home meetings or wherever he goes. He likes people and people like [...]

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Many of us like traveling, enjoying the wonders of the world. As the English people say about travelers who “have the itchy feet”. What is around the corner, why do I want to go there, is it curiosity or what? A sense of exploration, adventure, understanding of the unknown. We cannot compete with the National [...]

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Dear Raisa Ivanovna!
Everybody knows that you are a good Russian teacher. Your Methods of teaching the Russian language to be well known are excellent and efficient. We are talking today about the Russian literature.
- What is your attitude to Dostoevsky?-
- Frankly speaking, I respect him as a writer but do not enjoy him very much.
- How come?
- His style of writing is so complicated and full of religious connotations and influences from the other worldly realms which some times it is difficult to understand.
- Yes. Certainly. But in his so called difficulties lies his genius which professes the future turmoil happened to Russia.
- And Dostoevsky’s connectedness to the young generation was enormous. Do you remember his public readings in company with Turgenev in Saint Petersburg when he, always being of poor health, was transformed into the brilliant figure making a speech? The progressive youth of his time adored him tremendously, came under his influence and many were carried away by his charismatic personality. His reading audiences were spellbound as if by a magician who puts thought and motion into a human heart. A magician by whose presence Russia was to be awakened.

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