Christmas Greetings 2019 and Festivities

We started our festivities, decorations with outdoors lights, front door wreath and inside small Christmas trees early in December. Some of my friends from Russia were asking “Why so early?” I explained that it is not early, it is right on time as we tried to be in a Christmas spirit, do loving and beautiful,…

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Reading Karamzin (N.M. Karamzin “History of the Russian State” 250 unique illustrations, Moscow, EKSMO, 2003, 1024 pages)

“Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin is our the first historian and the last chronicler”-such a definition gave A.S.Pushkin to the great educator, writer and historian N.M.Karamzin (1766-1826). The famous “History of the Russian State”, all 12 volumes of which were included into this book, became a big social event in the country, epoch in studying of our…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 8) Conclusion

August 08, 2005. Bassano (67 km), Brooks (14 km) Pleasant Hatchery. Bantry Canal. Calgary (184 km) Hanna. Strathmore. Nicely paved roadway’s surrounding with widely open landscapes of flat prairies of Alberta, and the skyline of the horizon dividing the two spheres into parts, and speed rejoicing a traveller’s heart; but the most important thing is…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 7)

    August 07, 20005. Back on the Road Grand Valley. What a view with the wheat fields downhill! Souris. Alexander. Virden. Regina (350 km). We stopped in Regina, and I bought 3 diamond rings (souvenirs from our Trans Canada Trip). We’re on the Ring Road around, laying out way to Moose Jaw, Swift Current,…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 6)

August 05, 2005. Now we are on High Way 11, Iroquois Falls. The road is straighter, no ups and downs, we are not passing major cities, gaining time, not losing it.. Horizon is wide open, open field and columinous clouds are surrounding you as if you’re in the middle of Galaxy of Beauty. Hardly anybody…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 5)

August 3, 2005. Route 40 East . To Quebec-city, the capital of the province Quebec. The country-side is different: more open fields, St. Lawrence river, and many other small rivers: Riviere on Prairies, Yamachawa petite, small towns passing by: Three Rivers, Ashawawa. Quebec city is a very ancient city with its interesting history and folk…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 4)

August 1, 2005. East Way from Toronto to Montreal. Kinston, Oshawa (Ford Manufacturing Company), Pickering (Ontatio Nuclear Atomic Energy Plant), Cornwal and many others are passing by. The names of the streets are repeating the Toronto’s streets: Bloor, Prince Edward, Anne, Jane, John, James and so on.  August 1, 2005 at 7-30 p.m. Arrived in…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 3)

July 27, 2005. Drove the whole day and part of the night: 16 hours Janko was behind the wheel, exhausted but satisfied.Real hero of driving.  Stopped overnight at “Canadian Inn”, Sudburry. (61 dollars per night) July 28, 2005. Browsing around Sudburry, a good-size industrial mining town full of grocery stores and other necessary things for…

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Our Across Canada Journey (Part 2)

July 22, 2005. Brandon. Stayed overnight, 65 dollars per night. July 23, 2005. Browsing around Brandon was not impressive. Everywhere the same Wall-Marts, Canadian Tire, Zellers stores. It seemed that we did not leave our native Sunridge Mall Calgary. Heading for Winnipeg, the capital city of Mannitoba where Janko’s brother Karl lived. Arranged to meet…

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