The first order of business at Harbin was to lay flowers at the monument to Soviet soldiers who fought and died to liberate Northeast China from the Japanese during WW2.
thanks karl.. it was very nice what he said about music in the middle... i wonder what russia is doing in this regard? are their higher learning institutions for music?? russia has a great history around classical music with many outstanding composers and etc. etc.. i am not familiar with what is happening on this front in russia at present though... would be interesting to know...
his comment on reading russian literature - dostoevsky in particular, was very interesting.. it was only on julianias prompting that i became motivated to read him and i was very glad i did... i have read 3 of his better known books in the past 4 years - demons, the idiot and brothers karamazov - all great, and i would like to read more of him!! i read tolstoys anna kaarina a long time ago and would probably enjoy his other famous book war and peace... will have to get to that, but first some other books!!
i don't know this author... i am sure the arts are big, i just know very little to nothing about it in the present form and day... that is what i am curious about...
thanks.. i know smoothies musical tastes... they are a bit too focused on rock for my likes, lol... i know there are a lot of rock bands in russia... i am looking for something more exotic, lol!
The possibility of a merger between Russia and China in the Far East IMO is possible but the foundational work must be done first. Maybe by 2040 or so we'll see genuine Chinese migration, but also possible is North Korean migration. The great population loss during the 20th Century that deprived Russia of almost 200 million people is a heavy burden currently that Putin's demographic campaign will never be able to atone for.
thanks karl.. it was very nice what he said about music in the middle... i wonder what russia is doing in this regard? are their higher learning institutions for music?? russia has a great history around classical music with many outstanding composers and etc. etc.. i am not familiar with what is happening on this front in russia at present though... would be interesting to know...
his comment on reading russian literature - dostoevsky in particular, was very interesting.. it was only on julianias prompting that i became motivated to read him and i was very glad i did... i have read 3 of his better known books in the past 4 years - demons, the idiot and brothers karamazov - all great, and i would like to read more of him!! i read tolstoys anna kaarina a long time ago and would probably enjoy his other famous book war and peace... will have to get to that, but first some other books!!
The Arts are BIG in Russia. I highly suggest this writer, Mikhail Sholokhov and his stories about life near the Don. Here's his Wiki, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Sholokhov
i don't know this author... i am sure the arts are big, i just know very little to nothing about it in the present form and day... that is what i am curious about...
Martyanov is always promoting some Russian musician, often rock. Do a Yandex search for Russian music and you'll be kept bust for many hours.
thanks.. i know smoothies musical tastes... they are a bit too focused on rock for my likes, lol... i know there are a lot of rock bands in russia... i am looking for something more exotic, lol!
The possibility of a merger between Russia and China in the Far East IMO is possible but the foundational work must be done first. Maybe by 2040 or so we'll see genuine Chinese migration, but also possible is North Korean migration. The great population loss during the 20th Century that deprived Russia of almost 200 million people is a heavy burden currently that Putin's demographic campaign will never be able to atone for.