Content 18+ After seeing my colleagues write on this topic, I felt compelled to respond as well, though I too hold a different opinion. From my point of view, although far from being ideal, Europe emerges not merely as a continent, but as a venerable survivor, her roots entwining through millennia, unlike any other. The United States, in contrast, presents itself as a vibrant yet tumultuous teenager—eager, energetic, yet … Read the rest
Tag: Culture
Why Multiculturalism actually Matters. Borderless.
Content advisory 12+ We were driving in our Japanese car down the road, xenon headlights breaking the darkness. Suspension, invented by a Scotland-origin man was preventing us from jumping on the bumps. We were driving through the forest to the border through the protected zone.
Back then, in the age of tribes, being banned from your settlement was sometimes worse than a death sentence. Wild beasts, hungry hunters, weather, lack … Read the rest
Demoralizator, or Hello, monkey!
Content advisory 18+ I decided to start writing my posts in English as well as in Russian. Why so? Well, I’m here for the future, and English is an international language. I honestly think that limiting yourself just to one language is a demonstration of laziness…or stagnation, or stubbornness.
Many nations consider themselves as indisputably ‘great’, forgetting the darker sides of their history, ignoring the fact, amid the shifting geography … Read the rest
Putting Stalin To Rest
Контент 18+ No doubt social media have discussed and dissected all aspects of the latest government act of censorship, in this case, the satirical film “The Death of Stalin.” So there is no sense in my following redundancy with more redundancy. I will limit myself therefore to what I hope will be a few more or less original thoughts.
First, I guess it is good that in Russia people still … Read the rest
Hair (The 1960’s – 3rd part)
Third part. The second part is here. First part is here.
In the spring of 1968, a 'counter-culture' rock musical hit the Broadway stage. It was called "Hair" and was a celebration of the bohemian live-style and anti-war idealism of a generation of young Americans known as "Hippies." Along with the famous gathering on a spread of farmland in New York state which has come down to us as 'Woodstock', … Read the rest
