1.” Will you Change your Last Name, Sir?” When Rostropovich registered his marriage with Vishnevskaya at the District Registry nearby the bride’s residence, the registrar Officer recognised immediately the soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre Vishnevskaya. The Officer-Lady wondered whom the great singer got married to. Having seen the bridegroom of unappealing appearance she smiled at…
In the valley of mountainous Bow River, in the city of Calgary you were born, John! And your fairy-tale life started with growing up by days, by months and now by years… Every day little John discovered new things for himself: new toys, new majestic children’s shows, new food which Mommy and Daddy prepared deliciously…
Our friends Lyudmila Klacz, her husband Woytek and son Joseph and Janko and me met at Bonavista Lake community square near Esso station to get free Stampede breakfast and participate in activities: listening to the country music, dancing, socialising a little bit. Attracted to cheerful music, we started to dance and won the prize: small…
Our local poetess Lidia Spitsyna visited us not long ago with her new verses impromptu. Here they are in my translation: “Here are the different rules, And different “ego”s there are: No-one wants to see no-ones, To live just for what you are. No-one listens to no-ones, Does not accept even the tears, Estranged themselves…
First. The 20th International Economic Forum has kicked off. Political and business leaders have come to sign new contracts and agree deals. (SPIEF on June 16, 2016, St. Petersburg, Russia) Russian observers expect dialogue and possible progress on the softening of EU sanctions against Russia from the forum, as well as Gazprom and Shell’s joint launch…
They say if a stork swirls up the nest near one’s house, it is a good omen. When a stork brings a baby to one’s house, it’s the omen which doubles the benefit. No sooner than flies the stork, Open the window, dork. Look at the clock, There’s nothing to cork. The long-legged bird: Happiness…
Welcome to Neverland Ranch, where growing up is optional! When Marty (Brent Buchanan) and his best friend Doc (Lew Wetherell) used a time-machine to travel to the future, things appeared to be quite different than they are now in 1985. To fix it again is possible through the gloved hand of the King of Pop…
First. Ice Hockey, Moscow. 2016 IIHF World Championship. Canada Retains World Ice Hockey Title with win over Finland. Congrats to team Canada on their gold medal performance! MSN News, May 22, 2016 Second. Strangers Rally Helps Bride Elise Phillippo who Lost wedding dress in Fort McMurry Wildfire. In the midst of chaos, Phillippo asked her Toronto-based wedding…
“Letter to a Man” (Nijinsky’s Diaries) is a theatrical work performed by a great dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, staged by Robert Wilson. Nijinsky’s mental health had broken down in Switzerland at the close of the First World War. His diaries are an extraordinary document of his struggle not to go mad and to understand what was…
First. The celebrations of the Victory Day on May 8-9, 1945 are over. Everywhere in the world there were marches, parades, meetings, auto-rallies. We met one of the participants of the auto-rally in honour of the Victory over the fascist Germany, Valentin Nomikossov who shared with us his positive emotions about this event and presented to…