Cityscape art and photography feature. Discover the beauty of an urban wonderland.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Flowers Timelapse
Flowers Timelapse compilation (Amaryllis, Lilies, Zygocactus, Rose, Gladiolus, Tulip, Gardenia) by Katka Pruskova.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Russian Orthodox Christmas
Via ruslovo.blogspot.com
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| 17th century Christmas card |
During the Soviet era, religious celebrations were discouraged by the officially atheist state. As a result,Christmas celebrations in Russia were not common as in Western countries. Instead, emphasis was shifted to the secular New Year celebration. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Christmas is celebrated on the January 7 (or strictly speaking, December 25 on the Julian Calendar, which is now 13 days behind the internationally used Gregorian Calendar). The tradition of celebrating Christmas has been revived since 1992, after decades of suppression by the Communist government. It is now a national holiday and increasingly important, but many Russians continue to focus on the New Year's celebration.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Last Year's Snow Was Falling
Last Year's Snow Was Falling (Russian: Падал прошлогодний снег; translit. Padal proshlogodniy sneg) is a 1983 Soviet clay-animated film directed by Aleksandr Tatarskiy (T/O Ekran studio).
The film reached a cult status after its first appearance on Central TV. The aphoristic remarks of the characters, full of absurd humor, turned into colloquial proverbs.
For this work Tatarskiy received the Silver Cooker award at the 1983 Varna International Film Festival.
Loosely based on some folk fairy tales.