This is Orthodox Christmas Bell Ringing. Listen, please: Bells Do you remember Gogol’s “Night before Christmas”? When Salopa was in the centre of attention of all the village men? And all the other adventures to be happening on the Orthodox Christmas eve, i. e. overnight January the 6th. It is the right time for us…
Come in, come in, all my dear guests! Ivan Maximovich, do not be shy, enter my beauty Mucha Salon, Tanya, and children, grand children, make yourselves comfortable at the big round table laid for festivities. Everything is ready to meet a Happy New 2010 year. I ask all of you to immerse in the realm…
Father is 62, and son is 26. Do you see a coincidence in reverse numbers? That happens only once a life time. There is a saying: like father like son. In many ways: yes – both are hard workers, both like history, both are thinkers. In many ways: no. Computer generation is more informative, open…
Beautiful White Christmas in Calgary, snow is everywhere, Canadian geese lines are streaming south in the right wedge formations. “Bye-bye, geese. I know that you are heading for a big Christmas party, to meet your friends and families. Good luck to you!”. Let us sing along the wonderful Christmas songs together with David Phelps. “Oh…
To attune to a Christmas mood and put you on humorous line watch “Mr. Bean – Art Class”and “Mr.Bean- Christmas”videos. Mr.Bean – Art Class Mr.Bean- Christmas A few sketches from loved ones who are now far away from me, in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. One December week end afternoon before Christmas. Two friends,…
You are invited today to our Hospice Chapel. We are sitting in a room lit up with candles and leafing through the album of memories of Vitaliy Yasov’s family who passed away one year ago, on December 28, 2008. According to the Russian Orthodox tradition the commemoration is held on the 8-th day, on the…
Really, what can be better to put oneself in a Christmas mood than listening to the beautiful music of Handel’s Messiah? Ivars Taurins, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal baroque conductor, knows how to get into character. This month, Taurins will slip into a fat suit and a powered wig to transform into fiery 18th century…
To attune your ear to the topic, listen to the Gazmanov’s song : I was born in the USSR Gleb’s Great Uncle Gennadiy whom he calls just “Grandpa”, has been working at the Big Concert Hall “Oktjabrsky” already for five years as a cabinet maker, fixing the furniture up and taking care of spectators’ chairs…
How many theatres are all in all there in St. Petersburg, Russia? We did not count. More than 30, we believe. 1. What is your favourite one? 2.The Academic Theatre named after Lensovet that is situated on Vladimirsky Prospect not far from our home. 1.What did you see last time at the theatre? 2.“An Inspector”…
It’s coming up to Halloween, Feast on this bloody mess – and have fun doing it! Led by the Feast trilogy, Alliance Films Home Entertainment gives horror-loving Canadians something to terrify, gross-out or otherwise amuse us as we approach the night of haunting. When the house is festooned for Halloween and pagan impulses take over,…