Today we are watching one of the craziest videos in Internet, one of the most popular videos on YouTube about Russia: Video about Parkour – Russian Style or how they named it russian street climbing. We were amazed what these guys can do! So let’s watch together:
Today “Russian Video from Russia” will show you a bit of Soviet Life with very impressive music so light and lively! But it’s better one time to hear and to see than 100 times to read about. So let’s watch:
For our readers who wants to know more:
We just watched a first scene of Soviet Movie “Усатый Нянь” (“The Moustached Nurse”,”The Whiskered Nanny”) 1977 made by director Vladimir Grammatikov:
A young lazy Kesha undergoing pre-draft military training can’t stay at any work place. He doesn’t want to turn into an adult! And now he becomes an object of courageous experiment: he is hired to work at a kindergarten. Only children will help him give up his childhood…
[You can watch full version of this movie here. Sorry, it does not have English subtitles].
The beautiful music was composed by famous Russian composer Alexei Rybnikov.
Best wishes and we hope this video made you smile, 🙂
Russians are paying their final respects to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who died of heart failure on Sunday…
Last night I found a good quotation:
– А уже не раз замечаю, что длительность жизни человека сильно зависит от сохранённости его жизненной задачи: если человек очень нужен в своей задаче, то и живёт. И пословица так: умирает не старый, а поспелый…
[More than once observed that the duration of human life heavily dependents on the preservation of his vital tasks: if a person is needed in their task then he lives. And there is a saying: not old man dies, but seasoned man …] (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn died last night… He was incredible man… brave, strong, honest and wise. He was The Conscience of Russia. This movie what we found in Internet is our tribute to this Man! (It’s in Japanese — read translation below):
Sasha Solzhenitsyn was born 11th of December 1918. The Winter is a heavy season.
Just few years ago Sasha was going to church with his Mom and kissed icons… But now the churches have been destroyed. He is in Comsomol, (Organization of Youth Communists in USSR) and he lives with his Mom in Rostov. He is a trustee in his class, he likes football and plays in school theater. He is rich in friends in his youth. But later most of them will be convinced to betray him… but that is in the future.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is inspired by Soviet life. Marxism and Leninism seems to him obvious choice for people. He realize his ability as a writer during his early school years and found he was different from others. In 1941 he graduated from the Department of Physics and Mathematics at Rostov University and then went to the War. He has trusting face, Russian, really even villager’s type. There are thousands such faces… but not millions anymore. In 1942 when he was on the front he wrote his first stories. He is a member of artillery, he is not cowered for he could be killed multiple times. He keeps his mind to the Military and followed strict regulations. He received several honours and medals by the end of the War. He is 27 years old and his soul is absolutely awaken!
In 1945 he is arrested right in command center, intelligence agents got tired of reading his unrestricted letters to his classmate… So since 1945 to the age of 50 years this man will never have an hour of calm life: foolishness of regent, terminal illness, silence of millions of witnesses, envy of writers’ guild, expatriation and diligence…
In this picture he is in his prison suit. In 1953 he was sent to live in faraway Kazakh village forever. Just think about this, sent for eternal exile.
In this house at the many age of wisdom, he is living and working as teacher. He is ill but continues writing, he is so brave and has an open mind. He has been in cancer hospital and is studying oncology. He writes, writes and writes allot, everyday…
It seems God watched him these months and God loved him and obliged him to carry his heavy burden by saving him.
Solzhenitsyn will tell later that he is alive while he is writing…
For people who want to know more:
We just watched a small part of movie “The knot” by Alexander Sokurov (“Узел” Алексадра Сокурова). The movie was made in 1998, by 80th anniversary of Solzhenitsyn (International name of this movie:”The Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn”).
Aleksandr Sokurov has made a great documentary about the aging author Solzhenitsyn. The part when they walk in the forest outside Solzhenitsyns home is absolutely wonderful. Two very wise men talk about the essentialitys of life, here in the shape of a tree. “The tree is the only perfect lifeform”, says Sokurov and neither Solzhenitsyn nor the viewer can say anything different after having seen The Knot.
Best wishes, Svet and Kyle PS We’ll put English subtitles to this video in a little bit and it will be our job in memory of the Great Man (with capital “M”).
That was just a beautiful video about beautiful life!
For our readers who wants to know more:
Every month they have a Guest Day in the Eco-village “Kovcheg” (“The Ark”). And if you want to see their life in person just let us know and we’ll go there together! :)))
Today we want to show you a small documentary movie about Life in Russian Eco-village near Moscow:
For people who wants to know more:
Books of Vladimir Megre about Anastasia and his thought about “proper life on the ground” what he provides in his books inspirited a lot of Russians to dream of escaping busy unhealthy city life to trade it to Life closer to nature and our routs. For some people Anastasia became even a new religion symbol.
Here you can read some readers reviews on Vladimir’s Megre first book.
If you are not sure about life in Eco-villages wait for our next article “Russian Video: Eco-village in Russia (2)” where we’ll watch a real video from Russian Eco-village made by the villagers. That will be great! :)))
Best wishes and please remember to find some time just to walk and watch nature,
How our readers know yesterday millions of Russians could watch Total Eclipse of Sun! And tonight we are happy to share with you some videos about it. You can choose what is more interesting to watch for you Official Science Video, Personal Video of Full Solar Eclipse or Video showing people watching the Total Solar Eclips.
Video from Russia Today:
Homemade video of Full Solar Eclipse: This is 01 august 2008 total solar eclipse filmed with camcorder through 3 1/2 diskette. Place – Novosibirsk, Russia.
Homemade video of Full Solar Eclipse: People on Lenin Square in Novosibirsk!
For people who wants to know more: using 3 1/2 diskette for watching Solar Eclipse is well known way in Russia. I used two 3 1/2 diskettes to watch partial Solar Eclipse in 2006 :).
Best wishes and remember yesterday we survived the Total Solar Eclipse (by the way the last in this half of the century) so now we can survived any other things in life,
Today we are watching an old Russian Video from Soviet time: Vahtang Kikabidze(Вахтанг Кикабидзе) sings a very wise and touching song “My years are my wealth!”, 1980:
For our readers who wants to know more:
Music by Georgy Movsesyan (Георгий Мовсесян), lyrics by Robert Rozhdestvensky(Роберт Рождественский). We tried to translate (please offer us a better version!):
Пусть голова моя седа, Зимы мне нечего пугаться. Не только груз мои года, Мои года — мое богатство. Пусть голова моя седа, Не только груз мои года, Мои года — мое богатство.
Я часто время торопил, Привык во все дела впрягаться. Пускай я денег не скопил, Мои года — мое богатство. Я часто время торопил, Пускай я денег не скопил, Мои года — мое богатство.
Шепчу «спасибо» я годам И пью их горькое лекарство. И никому их не отдам, Мои года — мое богатство. Шепчу «спасибо» я годам И никому их не отдам, Мои года — мое богатство.
А если скажут мне века: «Твоя звезда, увы, погасла…» Подымет детская рука Мои года — мое богатство. Когда-нибудь наверняка Подымет детская рука Мои года — мое богатство.
Even though my hair is grey, I am not afraid of Winter. My years are not just my carrige, My years are my wealth. Even though my hair is grey.. My years are not just my carrige, My years are my wealth.
I was often rushing time, Used to do all jobs. Even though I did not save a lot of money, My years are my wealth. I was often rushing time.. Even though I did not save a lot of money, My years are my wealth.
I whisper “Thanks” to my years And drink their bitter medicine. And I trade them to nobody My years are my wealth. I whisper “Thanks” to my years.. And I trade them to nobody My years are my wealth.
And if Centuries tells me: “Your Star, alas, extinguished…” Children’s hand will raise My years – my wealth. One day, certainly Children’s hand will raise My years – my wealth.
Best wishes and we think that thought that “Our years are our wealth” is very wise, Svet and Kyle
What do you think about healthy style of life? We really think that it’s very important! And yoga could be one of the ways leading to healthier life. A lot of people in Moscow share our opinion! And what do you think? 😉
Best wishes, That is not a necessary to do some Yoga but please remember to do something for getting healthier life,