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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Scarlet Sails

This Sunday night the "Scarlet Sails" were take place. This is one of the greatests holidays for children who graduated school. It was named by book "Scarlet Sails" written by Alexander Grin. And these sails symbolize the future possibilities of young people. The holiday was organized in 1987. And still "Scarlet Sales" is one of the biggest and, to tell you the truth, coolest prom-events of the whole Russia! And many people from all over the world come here to see both White Nights and "Scarlet Sails"! Citizens of Saint-Petersburg are extremely proud to have such a long and impressive tradition! The main events take place on the Palace square and Angliyskaya embankment (English embankment). There are concert of pop-stars, fireworks and water-show which is made with Scarlet Sails! Just look at it!
There are many interesting facts about "Scarlet Sails"! For example, the music on it is only Russian and Soviet. Personally for me it was cool to find out that this holiday is recommended for visiting in 20 countries of European Union! Isn't it the reason for visiting our outstanding city?)

Sunday, June 23, 2013

400 years of Imperial Romanoff house

This year there are celebrations of  400 years of  Imperial Romanoff house. Do you remember, a week ago I wrote about landscape design exibition in Saint-Petersburg? There I mentioned several installations dedicated to Royal Romanoff family. 


For example, this one. The four arches made of bushes mean 4 centuries of Royeal family, and that semi-circle means how time runs. Some of the plants there represent blood and suffering, and some - glory and faith. All that depict personalities and destiny of Romanoff family. It's very symbolical! 


This installation is named "Empress' Fans". Three fans symbolizes three epoques of three great women- Catherine I, Elizaveta Petrovna and Catherine II. 


Also I saw installation on Furshtadskaya street which is also dedicated to Romanoff family. This mini-exibition impress me more than other ones! The cubes are not something valuable, but the text on them is! 


This exibition is named "The Triumph of Romanoffs' Empire". And it invite us to the website dedicated to the Royal family. And we offered to write there our thoughts and opinion about Romanoffs.


For stimulating people in answering there are several views of some famous Russians. But the most impressive part are stands with information and interesting facts about life during Romanoff' reign.


For example, in 1914 there were 105 academies, and there were studing 127 000 students, and it was bigger than in any other European country!
There are  many facts about how powerful and intelligent  our country were during Romanoff reign, and, to tell you the truth, it is very impressive! 

I think that such an exibitions teach us how to be patriotic, isn't it?






Friday, June 21, 2013

Fashionable St.Petersburg

I was on exibition named "Fashionable Petersburg. Game field of culture". I wanted to go there so much because there was shown all parts of social life in Saint-Petersburg in 18 and 19 centuries. Items on the exibition are the part of  national Pushkin museum, and all costumes are the reconstructions made by famous costumier Anna Nekrasova. 


It was really impressing to find out that social culture in Saint-Petersburg had many traditions and nuances! I'm sure that's why our city is still named as "culture capital of Russia"! Because for several centuries citizens there were (and, proudly saying, are ) super-attentive for everything!


 At this exibition were shown the masquarades' etiquette, the boudoir and study room routine, the culture of mutual visits and first balls.


It was interesting to know about little nothings of life, which formed the life in 18 and 19 centuries. For example, even young girls sniffed tabacco! And ink were made from blueberry juice and burrs. Some of traditions are still alive-  the beau monde still goes to the Ekaterinhoff on  the 1st of May! 


The exibition took place at Derzhavin museum, which still have the atmosphere of the past - refined and noble, as if it is still life in 18th or 19th century!




Sunday, June 16, 2013

Every year a landscape design exibition in the Mihailovsky garden take place. So, this june was 6th international festival "Emperor Gardens of Russia". This time it was as impressive as in other years!

Some of the showpieces was in a classical garden styles.


And some of the installations was abstract and unusual!


There were even statues made of bushes! 


Some of the installations were stunning!


Some of them weren't typical for our  northern climate:


Some of the installations were lovely and nice:


There I understood  that gardeners are really creative people! 


Also there were several "ordinary" statues. For example, this one is "Worshipping sprouts". It's really good idea - they are so tiny, but they are worth admiring them!


Also there everybody could have a tips for their own villages on the countryside. Swans made of  tires were  lovely!


Some of the installations were simply beautiful!


Also all around the city there are celebrations of 400 years of Romanoff Imperial house. This exibition was not an exception:




This exibition was really impressive! There were a lot of creative and patriotic works!  I'm really glad with visiting it, and I'm waiting for the next landscape design exibition so much!



Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Hobby -21st century

The citizens of Saint Petersburg have many hobbies! So "Hobby-21st century" is actually one of the important exibitions of the city. I was on the last such an exibition and I want to show you things which people here are interested in.   


Many people here are fond of history and historical things. Old cars, fashion of our grannies, everything connented with the past is really popular in Saint Petesburg!


Some people collect medals.


And some collect things which our ancestors used.


Also it is really popular to renowate everything! For example, this beautiful suitcases have really long story! Many years ago they were just usual luggage bags with no floral pattern.


After attique and unique things come modern ones. These fans were made specially for Asia-lovers.


The very special theme for Saint-Petersburg is porcelain little figures and statues. Everybody can find something special here!


Also there were clothes made of wool and felt. The weather in Saint Petersburg is usually windy and cold, so  woolen things are recommended for four seasons! If you can't make it by yourself and don't want to buy factory-work, you can buy hand-made clothes here! And the quality is high! Just look at it - how it is done  head-to-toe.


And If you can make something by yourself on this exibition you can buy all you need- from pins to canvas.


Also usually there take place a lot of master-classes!

People of Saint Petersburg have many hobbies! So do I (that's why I'm a regular visitor of such exibitions, as you can understand :)). And what about you?


Friday, June 7, 2013

Felt sculptures by Irina Andreeva

In "The times of dolls" ( I told you about it here) there were an exibiton of felt sculpturer Irina Andreeva. The exibition was named " The string on the finger". It was all about childhood memories about live on the countryside at grandma's.  
The exibiton gave me real feelings, that I'm at my grandma's house- every felt sculpture looked so cosy and warm!


Do you remember a cat's murmuring? When it was lying on a Russian stove and licking her new-born kittens.


Do you try to play with fish? And how your cat accompany you in this game?


Do you remember, how little you were? You even needed a chair to look outside a window!


Who is under the bed?


Helping out to adults:


And these fantastic grandma's homemade dumplings! You even tried to do them by yourself .


"Oh my dear goat! Do you want some bread? It's tasty, take it!"


Is it "Zinger"?) Looks pretty good!


It was such a wonderful, cheery exibition! I enjoyed it very much! And how about you? Did this exibition remind you your own childhood?



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

"The time of dolls" and Craft-market

Last week there were several big hand-made events in Saint-Petersburg. The first one was "The time of dolls". It was the 11th international exibition of dolls and teddy-bears. And the second event was the craft-market. Both of that events took place at the same building, so it was both useful  and intertaining!

You could buy there different garment accessories, if you are a craftsman:

 

Also you could find some inspiration there, and even buy the most part of craftworks! Look! Aren't they lovely?





The marine theme is really special for Saint-Petersburg! So there were a lot of sailor teddy-bears!


Some of the toys were really fantastic and imaginary:


And some of them were super-realistic!


Also there were a lot of non-traditional craftswork. For examle this tiny book includes one of the famous rhymes of Lermontov- "The Sail":


In craft-market you could even find hand-made soap. Some of them were really impressive:  


There were a lot of displays and exibition materials. Two of mini-exibitions were so interesting, that I decided to make other post for them! So stay tuned, I'll show them soon!