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The View from on High - Dominant features of St. Petersburg
In the 19th century, among the common folk, there was a legend that Petersburg wasn't built, it was lowered down to Earth from the Heavens – such was the tsarist awe the city inspired. Now it almost seems as if the city was entirely planned out from the very beginning. But did Peter the Great have a detailed plan for the construction? From a bird's eye view, the magnificent harmony of the buildings, squares, prospects and canals is particularly evident. This wasn't easy to achieve. The most famous palaces, churches and cathedrals were reconstructed on several occasions in order to fit in with new ears and in order that they occupy their dominant positions. Each dominant feature bears a sacral meaning. More often than not, they are signs of triumph. For example, the Alexander Column on Palace Square was put up in honor of victory in the War of 1812. Learn how the main architectural feat...
The Grand Beryozov misucal festival in memory of Alexander Menshikov
Despite being hidden away in the depths of the Siberian forests, little Berezovo is now famed even beyond Russia's borders. In the 18th century, it was the last residence of the friend and comrade of Peter the Great, Alexander Menshikov. The first governor of St. Petersburg, a leading military and state figure, following the monarch's death he was the victim of court intrigue, and together with his family he was exiled to a distant Siberian stockade. In memory of this favorite of Peter the Great, in 2015 it was decided that a musical festival be held at this historic site. Musicians came from the Marinsky Theater, an ensemble of the Russian Shostakovich Philharmonic and even a grand piano were sent to Berezovo. You can learn about the music festival, and the route that this giant instrument traveled to reach it, just like the exiled Menshikov before it, in a new film on Russian Travel Gu...
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The Grand Beryozov misucal festival in memory of Alexander Menshikov
Schichepschin. Ancient Violin of Adygea
Some hair of a purebred fast horse, trunk of a dried tree and magical hands of a master, here's a recipe of creation of schichepschin, an ancient violin of Adygea. The sound of this instrument is endowed with magical mystical features, it's believed to alleviate pain, console soul and impedes slyness and boasting. Not without reason that schichepschin was taken away from home only rolled in a special fabric, for they feared that evil spirits will deprive the instrument of its magic sound. In ancient time they marched into battle and danced to the sound of the schichepschin. Today this instrument experiences second birth. Traditional national music and it's contemporary arrangements in film «Schichepschin. Ancient Violin of Adygea».
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