Предутренний час драгоценный
спасите, свеча и тетрадь!
В предсмертных потемках за сценой
мне выпадет нынче стоять.
Взмыть голой циркачкой под купол!
Но я лишь однажды не лгу:
бумаге молясь неподкупной
и пристальному потолку.
Насильно я петь не умею,
но буду же наверняка,
мучительно выпростав шею
из узкого воротника.
Какой бы мне жребий ни выпал,
никто мне не сможет помочь.
Я знаю, как Грозен мой выбор,
когда восхожу на помост.
Погибну без вашей любови,
погибну больней и скорей,
коль вслушаюсь в ваши ладони,
сочту их заслугой своей.
О, только б хвалы не восстраждать,
вернуться в родной неуют,
не ведая - дивным иль страшным -
удел мой потом назовут.
November 30, 2010
November 29, 2010
Russians made their own "Prison Break"
yesterday evening I was about to choke on my dinner when I saw it...
The official or non-official fan page http://pobegru.ucoz.ru/
The embarrasing fact is the great actor Uriy Chursin in the key role.
I really came to love him after "Playing the victim" by Kirill Serebryannikov....
Disappointed.
November 28, 2010
Bangladesh PM will make an official visit to Russia in early 2011
Short visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Russia in the network of "Tigers summit" was a dress rehearsal of her official visit next year. Two countries are expected to discuss the upcoming nuclear power plant project.
Vladimir Putin: Distinguished Ms Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to warmly welcome you again.
Ms Prime Minister, you are worthy of continuing what your father began, as he not only fought for the independence of Bangladesh but also took the first steps to establishing friendly cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia. Just such relations have emerged between our countries over recent years but there is still much more to do to bring our trade and economic ties on a firm basis and raise them to the proper level. There are many opportunities to do so. We have already granted tariff preferences for many of your traditional exports but more can be done in the specific areas of practical activities – energy, agriculture, mineral fertiliser trade, and military-technical cooperation. Our two countries are already cooperating in some of these areas.
I am very glad to have the opportunity to discuss our bilateral relations with you today, and I think that we should really take practical steps, especially with your upcoming visit in mind – I mean your official visit to Russia early next year.
Sheikh Hasina (as translated): Mr Prime Minister, first of all, I would like to thank you for the warm reception given to me and my delegation, and for the invitation to participate in the Tiger Forum.
It gave me a fine opportunity to see this historic city. We have heard so much about the magnificent city of St Petersburg, which has played an important part in Russian history, so we treasure this experience.
Traditionally, we have had a great respect for the Russian people since long ago – since the struggle for independence. When my father was rebuilding our country after the war, he always received support from Russia and could count on cooperation with it. In particular, the Russian military helped to clear mines on our land. Many Russian soldiers gave their lives for our country, and we will always be grateful to Russia for that.
Unfortunately, I was not able to visit Russia over the last ten years, but I think that these ten years have made our relations friendlier and stronger.
The transcript of a short meeting between russian PM Vladimir Putin and Sheikh Hasina, PM of Bangladesh in St Petersburg, Russia.
Ms Prime Minister, you are worthy of continuing what your father began, as he not only fought for the independence of Bangladesh but also took the first steps to establishing friendly cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia. Just such relations have emerged between our countries over recent years but there is still much more to do to bring our trade and economic ties on a firm basis and raise them to the proper level. There are many opportunities to do so. We have already granted tariff preferences for many of your traditional exports but more can be done in the specific areas of practical activities – energy, agriculture, mineral fertiliser trade, and military-technical cooperation. Our two countries are already cooperating in some of these areas.
I am very glad to have the opportunity to discuss our bilateral relations with you today, and I think that we should really take practical steps, especially with your upcoming visit in mind – I mean your official visit to Russia early next year.
Sheikh Hasina (as translated): Mr Prime Minister, first of all, I would like to thank you for the warm reception given to me and my delegation, and for the invitation to participate in the Tiger Forum.
It gave me a fine opportunity to see this historic city. We have heard so much about the magnificent city of St Petersburg, which has played an important part in Russian history, so we treasure this experience.
Traditionally, we have had a great respect for the Russian people since long ago – since the struggle for independence. When my father was rebuilding our country after the war, he always received support from Russia and could count on cooperation with it. In particular, the Russian military helped to clear mines on our land. Many Russian soldiers gave their lives for our country, and we will always be grateful to Russia for that.
Unfortunately, I was not able to visit Russia over the last ten years, but I think that these ten years have made our relations friendlier and stronger.
source: official web-site of Prime Minister of Russian Federation, http://premier.gov.ru
November 27, 2010
I wanna be a tiger!
If I was a tiger, i would receive (among other 3200 tigers, left on the planet) a piece of $1 million USD donation, promised by sweet Leonardo DiCaprio.
Mr DiCaprio was one the world known celebrities, along with Naomi Campbell, to attend Tigers summit in St-Petersburg, Russia, last week.
“If we don’t take action now, one of the most iconic animals on our planet could be gone in just a few decades. By saving tigers, we can also protect some of our last remaining ancient forests and improve the lives of indigenous communities.", - calls DiCaprio through his website. His Leonardo Dicaprio Fund At California committed $1 million USD to WWF to save tigers.
Actually, only two facts remained in peoples' minds after the summit: the visit of DiCaprio and cruel jams. For 3 days the city was blocked because of diplomatic escorts. First, Mr Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, arrived, then political leaders and experts’ delegations from 13 countries, where tigers still alive: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Russia itself.
(Sourse: WWF)
Geographic puzzle
Why the city of Peter the Great was decided to be the best place for discussing the problem of saving tigers? Nobody knows for sure. St-Petersburg is the most European part of Russia, and no tigers were seen in this area ever.
That's Russian East, mainly Primorye and Khabarovskiy kray (the south of Far East of Russia, which is near China, North Korea and Japan), where tigers can still be found.The way from St Petersburg to Vladivostok (the capital of Primorye) takes 7 days by train...Anyway, that was decided by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to hold the Tigers’ Summit in St-Petersburg, his home place. «And let nobody accuse us that we are talking nonsense, that we gathered all political executives to discuss cats», - said Mr Putin opening the forum, so that nobody dare to ask such questions.
Cats mathematics
The numbers of tigers worldwide have dwindled to 3,200 from about 100,000 a century ago, according to WWF research. Tigers' problem wounded World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, who organized the Global Tiger Initiative in 2008, targeting the summit in 2010 as the time when tiger countries must figure out a plan for solving the problem.
That was actually the idea of todays' summit in Russia - to endorse the 12-year Global Tiger Recovery Program. According to the plan, 13 participating countries are going to double the number of tigers by 2022 by developing conservation programs and cooperating across national boundaries to stop poaching and illegal trade.
To handle the program, each country allocates fund from national budgets, but also more $350 million USD is needed over the next five years to pay for the program of saving tigers. WWF undertook to contribute $50 million USD and decided to increase this figure up to 85 million. The same amount, $50 million USD, was promised by WCS. International organization based in India, Global tigers forum, will send $250 000 USD for saving tigers in Nepal.USA also plans to grant $9,2 million USD for fighting with illegal trade of tigers' parts. Germany plans to allocate $17,2 million USD for saving tigers in Russia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam
World Bank is ready to credit of around $100 million USD for nature conservation programs to Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. And Global Environment Facility(GEF) will allocate $12 million for tiger conservation programs as well as programs decreasing greenhouse effect.
Russia itself will spend around $45 million USD for conservation of Amur tiger (or Siberian tiger) in Russia, according to Yuri Trutnev, Russia's Natural Resources Minister. He also said that Russia and China will create a protected area for tigers alongside their border and pool resources to combat poaching.
«The main thing is to integrate our plans in the plans of economic development of Russia, - Mr Putin said. - The great Humanist Mahatma Gandhi once said that where tiger feels good, a man feels good. If a human can take care of the nature, he can take care of humans also. The country should be developed on the base of such principle as stable and responsible attitude towards nature and its resources».
WWF’s 12 Priority Landscapes for Saving Tigers
Studying all these figures above, one can get confused. And Mr Putin's statement about the importance of the occasion doesn't work actually. To host such summit, with celebrities, business and political elite, diplomats, it costs a pretty penny. Air transfers, best hotels, evening treats in Strelna (President's residence), concerts in Mikhailovkiy theater...
As a journalist of Fontaka.ru counted, the annual expenses for only one tiger in the whole city of St Petersburg, which is leaving in a zoo, do not exceed $15 000 USD (food and medical treatment). That doesn’t cover the expenses even for one foreign delegation at Tigers summit, I suppose.
There are only 450 tigers left in Russia, considering 50 000$ which you will get for one killed tiger in black market, it comes $22,5 million USD. Russian country leaders are ready to spend almost 2 times more for saving the cats. If I was a tiger…
But I’m a human and I’m a citizen of this country. And my people are dying from cold, diseases, poverty and drugs. It seems that's not a "pussy" topic to discuss, isn't it?
We, people, better prepare for upcoming Rabbit year (according to Chinese calendar). Rabbits are tigers' meal as far as I know, so maybe out political leaders would like to gather again and discuss how to spend little more money to increase the rabbits population?
Photo source: WWF, Official web-site of the Prime minister of RF
Photo source: WWF, Official web-site of the Prime minister of RF
November 18, 2010
Eid ul Azha … Russia VS Bangladesh
Eid Mubarak everyone!
This year Eid al-Adha or "Festival of Sacrifice" was celebrated in Russia 1 day before Bangladesh, on 16th November (which is, I suppose, because of time and probably moon calendar difference. I might be mistaken)
This Eid reminds us the story of Abraham (Ibrahim) who was supposed to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah according to God's command, sent to Abraham in a dream. Abraham shared the dream and its intent with his son and Ismail showed his love and commitment for Allah, as well as his own father and obeyed to sacrifice his own life for the sake of Allah… That was the test by Allah. When the God saw both Abraham and Ismail ready for a cruel demonstration of their faith (Ismail was already lying under his father’s knife), Allah told Abraham to replace his son with a ram.
The tradition of Eif is followed by all Muslims in the world more or less in the same way. Prayer, then gathering together with the whole family, killing an Eid ram, cooking. Meat is divided in three parts, one remains with the family, second goes to the relatives, friends and neighbors, and the last third is given to the poor.
In Russia (as in Turkey and some other Central and East Asian countries) it is called Kurban Bairam. There are around 15 million Muslims in Russia according to official statistics (Rosstat), other sources mention 20-25 millions. The Muslim population increased 40% in last 15 years.
Below you can see a video by 1st TV channel (“Pervij kanal”) from celebration in Moscow (language is Russian, so just see the video)
Photos from Moscow taken by Leonid Varlamov. The full report is here (LiveJournal of Leonid Varlamov) It’s worth seeing!!!
Photos from Dhaka taken by photographer Shuvo Das (from this source http://www.demotix.com/news/510439/eid-ul-adha-celebration-dhaka)
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| Moscow, 16th Nov 2010 |
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| Dhaka, 17th Nov 2010 |
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| Dhaka, Family shares the prayer |
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| In Moscow prayer is shared with police |
And here one can find photos from St-Petersburg.
The photos belong to Valentin Ilushin, photo reporter of Fontanka.ru (online newspaper)
Also some photos from DP.ru http://www.dp.ru/a/2010/11/16/Baranov_dlja_Kurbanbajram
(Unfortunately I can’t find the author of the photos)
The main mosque (very beautiful one, by the way) is situated in the centre of St-Petersburg. Muslim’s gathering caused jams and definitely gave rise to condemning comments from townspeople…
1-day Barbarian
As you can understand, for those people who are not aware about Eid and its traditions, killing of animals becomes a cruel act of “those Muslim barbarians”. However, an honest person will admit that the same had been happening in each and every Russian village for ages and still happening, of course. And at last, meat factories all over the world do not look better at all.
Anyway, here we are in Moscow, witnessing Russian style of sacrifice…It is also worth seeing for those especially who wonders why I eat only vegetable.
Nothing personal :)
And this is how the victims of holy sacrifice were sold just in the open place in the center of Russian capital: http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/ottenki_serogo/726873-echo/
Photos were taken by Sergey Muhhamedov, the source is “Eho Moskvi” FM station webpage.
And here we see the trace of Eid celebration in Kazan, traditionally Muslim place in Russia. Animals’ remains on the backyard of the mosque scare both non-muslim and muslim people, especially kids on their way to school.
As one of the locals tells the author of the article (“Komsomolskya pravda” newspaper), the remains used to appear here every year after Eid and stay until local people would not through them out or bury them
Not only animals’ killing is discussed regarding Eid in Russia. One of the most commented videos in the net was taken at Gorkovskaya Metro station in St-Petersburg (just opposite the mosque).
After praying hundreds of people had taken the metro entrance by storm, jumping over the turnstiles…..
I would say, even if these Muslims are “newcomers” in our city, the intellectual capital of Russia, even if they are less educated or not educated at all (as many of “Slovenian” Russians coming from other parts of Russia by the way!), NORMALLY they would not do like this. They would by a ticket and go as all other people do...Who doubts?
At the end of the day, why shall not we recall those huge events taking place in the city fro tie to time, like New Year or 9 May (Victory Day in Russia) or Paratrooper’s day or ZENITH (St-Petersburg’s football team) games, for example.
I bet, same video with very white Slovenian faces, doing same bloody things one could have taken on these days, couldn’t he?
The use of tolerance
This Eid celebration got me back to one of the most complicated topics in my journalistic practice. It’s tolerance and how it works, or I must say, doesn’t work in Russia. (Does it work anywhere in general?)
This time our society divided into several groups. The majority is definitely condemns the open celebration of Eid. The minority suggests authorities to arrange celebrations such a way that nobody would feel insulted, neither muslim society, nor non-muslim citizens.
What do I mean by “open” celebration? Open means thousands muslims’ crowd in the center of largest cities, open means selling animals and killings just in the middle of the street (last year the killing was seen in Apraskin Dvor, the biggest center city market in St-Petersburg, this time they did it somewhere out of the city). All this frightens people and pours oil on the flames of the popular in Russia and most of all other “white” countries idea that a Muslim is a terrorist. Unfortunately, I would repeat, unfortunately, it happens.
Though, I would say, while reading forums and blogs, I picked up a lot of reasonable comments from those who follows the idea of humanity and respect for a human being (which comes before respect to any religion). However, these people are in minority and would stay a minority. In my opinion.
Here in Russia we’d been speaking about tolerance for last 10-15 years, right after the ruin of Soviet Union. Naturally, Russia in times of Soviet Union or earlier, in times of Russian Empire, was always a multinational country (due to its size of course). Then, after the collapse, when all the former soviet republics, donated from the center, became independent and poor, the huge wave of migration started… It sees like since then Russians forgot about recent fraternity.
So what do we have today? Injuring and killings of both classes – migrants or just “persons of Caucasian origin” (this is how all people with dark skin and slanting eyes are called in Russia) and, on the other hand, those Russians who fights for human rights and against fascism.
We still have those celebrated cases in our memories…9-years old girl from Tajikistan family, cruelly killed by a group of 11 youngsters in St-Petersburg (later they were sentenced under “hooliganism” article…). On 13th November 5 years ago a 20-years old student of Faculty of Philosophy, State University, an anti-fascist activist and “Food not Bombs” movement member Timur Kacharava was killed in the central street of the city – Nevsky prospect. He was Georgian by origin. Then lawyer Stanislav Markelov and a journalist Anastasia Baburova, killed in Moscow in connection of the “antifascist” views and activities…
But this is a new story which I will definitely tell you in future.
And for know, I wish happy Eid vacation for those who celebrate it.
Especially for those who is doing it in St-Martins’ :P
Я плачу...SkyExpress жжет
15.11.2010
Оргазм на высоте!
С 2006 года в день зимнего солнцестояния 22 декабря отмечают День всемирного оргазма, когда все люди на Земле испытывают оргазм. Скай Экспресс призывает присоединиться к глобальной акции, поделившись друг с другом любовью, и дарит специальную скидку ……..
November 11, 2010
Expences of changing food habits
Today at supermarket (the good one in terms of assortment ) I have found some "delicacy"...
I want back my Banani Bazar!!!!
1 Gyava (very small and bad looking) = 194 taka
tamarind, 500 gr = 518 taka
mango 1 (left) = 635 taka for 1 piece
mango 2 (middle) = 763 taka for 1 piece
DAL
mash dal (left) = 206 taka (for 350 g)
whole green mung dal (middle) = 197 taka (for 350 g)
gram dal = 229 taka for 350 gr
I want back my Banani Bazar!!!!
1 Gyava (very small and bad looking) = 194 taka
mango 2 (middle) = 763 taka for 1 piece
mash dal (left) = 206 taka (for 350 g)
whole green mung dal (middle) = 197 taka (for 350 g)
little joys of Veggie life
yes! Shwarma (in russia we all it SHAVERMA) can be veg! And bellieve me taste and outlook even better!
I bet!
Actually shwarma for russian drunkers is something...magical..
This sharma was eaten in between of two bars, approx at 2am..
Hm, the ending of the evening with a bottle of champagne was too much, no?
I bet!
Actually shwarma for russian drunkers is something...magical..
This sharma was eaten in between of two bars, approx at 2am..
Hm, the ending of the evening with a bottle of champagne was too much, no?
November 10, 2010
Accepting the difference
My family's trying to adopt all those things I brought from BD in my suitcase and mind also
Couple of days back Grandma offered to lit a candle for Ganesh..
Today she penetrated into my wordrobe and found salwar kameez.....
LOLzz
Couple of days back Grandma offered to lit a candle for Ganesh..
Today she penetrated into my wordrobe and found salwar kameez.....
LOLzz
My city by proper eyes
CLICK HERE!!!!
Good girl and good lomo photographer
It's a pity I donnow her
THank you Masha for good-looking piter...
Good girl and good lomo photographer
It's a pity I donnow her
THank you Masha for good-looking piter...
November 7, 2010
BACK HOME
Sudden coming back home to Russia
was marked with several everlasting attributes...
FLowers
Woollen socks!
First snow!
Silent streets..
Nacked trees..
And an old buddy dog who's ready to play 24 hours a day)
was marked with several everlasting attributes...
November 3, 2010
1ST TIME IN MY LIFE
To give a quick resume of last 1 year far away from home, I'm making a list of things which I did 1st time in my life witgin this 1 year:
1. tried fuzka
2. lived with a lizard and made friend with her
3. saw a kingfisher (bird not beer)
4. wore saree
5. danced salsa
6. drove a car in Dhaka
7. bought and destroyed Canon 7D
8. Visited 17 cities in India, 3 in China and 7 in Bangladesh
9. lost my passport and got new one
10. made cottage chease\courd myself
11. tried all types of coconut
12. eat real mango and lichi
13. became a vegetarian
14. learned to understand 47,929609709728098270% bangla
15. Collected money bought and distributed warm clothes and blankets in Dhaka and surroundings
16. Swam in 6 different seas
17. Opened and closed a bar in Russia
18. LEARNED TO RIDE A BYCYCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20. Started and broke 3 love affairs…….
21. Used mosquito net
22. Swam in hill river
23. Had a birthday party in a train
24. Didn’t see snow within 1 year
25. Learned to write 12 bangla alphabets)
26. Learned to eat chilly
28. Learned to cook russian pancakes
29. tried to give up smoking after 11 years of following this cruel habit
30. Fed up with enumerating
1. tried fuzka
2. lived with a lizard and made friend with her
3. saw a kingfisher (bird not beer)
4. wore saree
5. danced salsa
6. drove a car in Dhaka
7. bought and destroyed Canon 7D
8. Visited 17 cities in India, 3 in China and 7 in Bangladesh
9. lost my passport and got new one
10. made cottage chease\courd myself
11. tried all types of coconut
12. eat real mango and lichi
13. became a vegetarian
14. learned to understand 47,929609709728098270% bangla
15. Collected money bought and distributed warm clothes and blankets in Dhaka and surroundings
16. Swam in 6 different seas
17. Opened and closed a bar in Russia
18. LEARNED TO RIDE A BYCYCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20. Started and broke 3 love affairs…….
21. Used mosquito net
22. Swam in hill river
23. Had a birthday party in a train
24. Didn’t see snow within 1 year
25. Learned to write 12 bangla alphabets)
26. Learned to eat chilly
28. Learned to cook russian pancakes
29. tried to give up smoking after 11 years of following this cruel habit
30. Fed up with enumerating
1 Year Anniversary
This is one of the strangest anniversaries which I’ve ever heard about
It’s “1 year staying in Bangladesh”.
Sounds funny? Sounds convincing at least
Let this anniversary be a start of a this blog, though its idea was hovering over my head for last one year.
There is a sad side of the coin also. This is my last day in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, before returning back home in Russia for unknown period of time.
Remembering all those things, happened with me last one year, I’m realizing what a wonderful and colorful year I’ve left behind.
Contrary to all rules, I’ll start my story, flavored with Asia, from its latest page.
Latest, but not last.
It’s “1 year staying in Bangladesh”.
Sounds funny? Sounds convincing at least
Let this anniversary be a start of a this blog, though its idea was hovering over my head for last one year.
There is a sad side of the coin also. This is my last day in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, before returning back home in Russia for unknown period of time.
Remembering all those things, happened with me last one year, I’m realizing what a wonderful and colorful year I’ve left behind.
Contrary to all rules, I’ll start my story, flavored with Asia, from its latest page.
Latest, but not last.
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