Monthly Archives: January 2010

Russian Video: Kashtanka (Movie, 1975).

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Anton Chekhov recently turned 150! And today I want to show you a very interesting Russian movie made by a story of Anton Chekhov “Kashtanka”.

The movie “Kashtanka” was made by movie director Roman Balayan in 1975.

Kashtanka a little dog half dachshund half mutt lived with a carpenter. Once she got lost and a circus artist found her and took to his home….

The movie is slow, you can learn a lot of details of Russian life more than hundred yeas ago, look at the life by little doggy eyes.

I think this movie deserves to be watched even without English subtitles, but I recommend you also to read the whole Anton Chekhov story Kashtanka in English first.

In this movie you also watch very good Russian actors: Lev Durov, Oleg Tabakov, Zoya Nedbay, Slava Borisov.

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Svet and Kyle

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Vitas: Ptitsa Schastya (Bird of Happiness)!

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“Bird of Happiness” from Vitas!


We also like Vitas for bringing our old songs to live!

For our readers who wants to know more:

English translation of “Bird of happiness” and original version of this song you can see here: Russian Video: Bird of Happiness!

Thank you Tatianna for reminding us this great song!

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Svet and Kyle

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In Russia They Have Vitas – The Star!

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Hello,

I very rarely find a young performer that I care to listen to. They all seem to “grate on my nerves” so to speak. This young man known as Vitas and he caught my attention. The first video is a song that I enjoyed and the second video shows an incredible high note for anyone, much less a guy…
So lets watch:

Vitas – The Star!
Витас – Зведа

Latvian-born Russian pop singer Vitas:
Vitaliy “Vitalik” Vladasovich Grachyov (Russian: Виталий Владасович Грачёв, Vitalij Vladasovič Gračëv; born 19 February 1979, Daugavpils, Latvian SSR), better known by his stage name Vitas (pronounced /ˈviːˌtɑːs/; Russian: Витас), is a Russian pop singer, composer, actor, and fashion designer. Because of his fame on the Internet, he is sometimes known as Bumac, Bumac Vitas or Vitas Varnas in English (his name in Cyrillic cursive, Витас, “Витас”, appears identical to English Bumac, “Bumac”). (Link)


He has a huge following and his fans adore him. I watched several of his videos on YouTube and he is really good…

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Svet and Kyle

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Russian Video: Nostalgia about Soviet Union (Childhood)!

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Today, I found this very good and touchy video. Russian bard Oleg Mityaev sings his song “Life of Outstanding People” (The song is called after “Life of Outstanding People” world-famous biographical series what is still publishing by Publishing House “Molodaya Gvardiya” since 1938). But when you watch this video and listen to the song you feel nostalgia (maybe not about of USSR but about our Soviet childhood) and you realize that’s these Outstanding People are all of us (you and me, he and she).

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Svet and Kyle

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In Russia: The Epiphany, or the Baptism of Christ!

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Hello,


Orthodox Christians are celebrating one of the main religious holidays of the year – the Epiphany, or the baptism of Christ. It is believed that on this day water becomes holy and is able to wash away sins and diseases.

This video is really very good. It shows a monastery that Svetlana and I have been to before. In fact it is the same Monastery that our friends from America got to explore and were fascinated by the complexity of the Orthodox Religion!

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Svet and Kyle

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Russian Video: KAMAZ Team Claim Dakar 2010 Victory!

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The KAMAZ-Master truck team from Naberezhniye Chelny, and lead by Vladimir Chagin, won the Dakar rally that ended Saturday.

Saturday’s victory makes Kamaz-Master a nine-time winner of Dakar rallies, with Chagin claiming a record five titles.

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Svet and Kyle

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Russia Remember: Galina Ulanova – 100 Years!

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Galina UlanovaRussia’s major theaters are celebrating the 100th anniversary of legendary Soviet ballerina Galina Ulanova (January 8, 1910 – March 21, 1998). Tribute concerts will be held in St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theater and Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater.

Galina Sergeevna Ulanova was an iconic figure in Soviet ballet. Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev called her “the genius of Russian ballet, its elusive soul and its inspired poetry” while another legendary dancer of the 20th century, Rudoilf Nureev, was convinced she was “the world’s Number One ballerina.”

Read more about Galina Ulanova in Russiapedia (Galina Ullanova).

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Svet and Kyle

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