Altai Republic. Revival of ancient traditions
May 30, 2008 at 8:00 pm | In Blogroll, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian history, Russian literature, Russian women, relationship, religion, travel to Russia | Leave a CommentTags: Altai Republic, art, culture, history, music, Russian women, Siberia
National Altai holiday El-Oiyn -”national games, national celebration” – sprang up at the end of 1980s in a wave of the revival of national culture as a direct heir of the meetings of ancient Altai tribes. Absorbed the best elements of ancient national traditions the El-Oiyn is a young holiday at the same time, that meets modern conception about a national festival.
Initially the El-Oiyn was intended not only as a peculiar local “Olympic games”, a championship for national sport games, but as a national festival that contributes to revival of cultural-historic traditions.
The first El-Oiyn took its place in 1988 near a village Elo of Omgudai region, and it included such national sport games as “kuresh” (sash wrestling), “shatra” (national Altai checkers), “kodurger tash” (rock lifting), archery, equestrian sport, theatrical show, and performance of national singing and dancing bands.
The Hermitage interiors. Saint Petersburg
May 30, 2008 at 7:52 pm | In Blogroll, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian history, Russian literature, Russian women, religion, travel to Russia | Leave a CommentTags: art, culture, history, music, Russian women, Saint Petersburg
The State Hermitage is one of the world biggest art and culture museum.
Founded in 1764, the Hermitage comprises eight departments: the Primitive Culture, the Culture of Antiquity, the Culture of the East, the History of Russian Culture, the Numismatics, the West European Culture, the Department of Science and Education, and the Restoration Department.
There are over 350 halls in Hermitage. The museum keeps about 3 million monuments of culture and art. Empress Catherine II initiated the collection of the Hermitage. In the end of the 19th century the museum was opened to public.
Paintings of such great masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Raphael, Rembrandt, Poussain, Manet, Renoir are in the ownership of the Hermitage. The Hermitage is famous its collection of Scythian golden articles.
The spirit of revolution
May 30, 2008 at 1:59 am | In Blogroll, Russian art, Russian culture, Russian history, Russian women, relationship, travel to Russia | Leave a CommentTags: art, culture, history, music, Revolution, Russian women, Saint Petersburg
St Petersburg has been the cradle of three revolutions: one in 1905 and two in 1917 (in February and October)
In the Soviet period November was considered to be the month of the Revolution, and 7 November (25 October old style) was a red-letter day in the calendar. Hundreds of thousands of people joined in demonstrations, meetings and parades in honor of the Great October Socialist Revolution…
These days 7 November has been renamed the Day of Harmony and Reconcilation, and causes few palpitations. However the memory of those revolutionary days is preserved.
7 November Parade in 1984
Odessa, Ukraine
May 30, 2008 at 1:50 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: Odessa, Ukraine
Odessa is a beautiful city on the Black Sea, and the chances are good that you have never been here. But beware: the residents of Odessa will not understand it if you’ve never been here.
Odessa Port
Odessa does not boast a long history. The city was founded slightly more than 200 years ago on the place called Khadjibey that was populated mainly by Turkic tribes. After the Russian-Turkish War of 1787-1792 the lands came under Russian rule and in 1794 Odessa was founded as a fortress and a port on the Black Sea. However, the small settlement quickly turned into the Russian Empire’s fourth important city after St. Petersburg, Moscow and Warsaw. Much success was brought by the appointment of Duc de Richelieu, who served as the city’s governor between 1803-1814 and put much into Odessa’s future growth and prosperity. Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septemanie du Plessis, duc de Richelieu was actually grandson of King Louis XV of France’s renowned favorite, duc de Richelieu and marshal of France. Armand came to Russia through Austria after the French Revolution. Catherine the Great then offered the former French statesmen positions in the Russian Army which enabled Armand to make a tremendous career. In 1814 he reluctantly left rich and important Odessa to become French Prime Minister two times.
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