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A Miraculous Revival Along the Vyatka
______________________________ In Kirov (formerly Vyatka), artisans are reviving a unique craft-form, the world-famous Dymkovo clay figurines. Made of baked clay with bright ornamental painting, many … more →
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A Miraculous Revival Along the Vyatka
wrote 13 hours ago: ______________________________ In Kirov (formerly Vyatka), artisans are reviving a unique craft-form … more →
27 May 2012. VOR Presents... Buranovskiye Babushki Landed in Moscow After Winning Second Place at the 2012 ESC
wrote 15 hours ago: On 27 May 2012, at waiting crowd at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport greeted the successful Russian conte … more →
27 May 2012. Videos. How ‘Bout Some Songs by the Buranovskiye Babas?
wrote 15 hours ago: ______________________________ ****** ****** The Babas come in at 0:32… this is a gas! ****** … more →
Sweden Won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012... Buranovskiye Babushki Came in Second... Good on the Grannies
wrote 1 day ago: Loreen (Lorine Zineb Noka Talhaoui) (1983- ), the winner of the 20012 ESC, although Loreen was born … more →
26 May 2012. Video. Eurovison Song Contest 2012 in Baku... "Party for Everybody!"
wrote 2 days ago: _____________________________ Here are the Buranovskiye Babushki at the semi-finals of the the Eurov … more →
22 May 2012. Contact Information for Parish Holding Metropolitan Constantine's Funeral
wrote 5 days ago: ______________________________ If you wish further information on the funeral arrangements for Metro … more →
A. Molotkov: What Is, What Could Be, and What Can Never Be
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wrote 5 days ago: DEANNA ELAINE PIOWATY: Anatoly, I just discovered your short film, “Eternal Shore.” Such … more →
21 May 2012. Sergei Yolkin’s World. A “Likes” Milestone.
wrote 6 days ago: A “Likes” Milestone Sergei Yolkin 2012 ______________________________ On Thursday 17 May, the number … more →
20 May 2012. Gleanings From My Mailbag...
wrote 1 week ago: ______________________________ Editor’s Foreword: I’m in plain type; my interlocutors are in italics … more →
The Podvig of Patriarch St Germogen the Martyr... A Legacy to His Descendants
wrote 1 week ago: A Procession of Patriarch St Germogen Ilya Repin 1881 ______________________________ At a meeting of … more →
18 May 2012. A Point to Ponder...
wrote 1 week ago: ______________________________ There’s much smarmy pietism in the Western media over how the s … more →
Video. Chamber Choir of the Republic of Tatarstan. Giulio Caccini (Oleg Yavchenko arr.). Ave Maria
wrote 1 week ago: Something different… a setting by the Italian baroque composer Giulio Caccini arranged in a mo … more →
MP Opens Facebook Page on Patriarch Kirill
wrote 1 week ago: ______________________________ On Tuesday, Deacon Aleksandr Volkov, a patriarchal spokesman, said th … more →
16 May 2012. Sergei Yolkin’s World. Are All Unhappy Couples Lazy and Immature?
wrote 1 week ago: Are All Unhappy Couples Lazy and Immature? Sergei Yolkin 2012 ______________________________ Psychol … more →
"Buranovskie Babushki" Wow Journalists in Baku
wrote 1 week ago: ______________________________ Even before they arrived in Baku, the “Buranovskie Babushki” aroused … more →
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin sez the Lands of Holy Rus Could Change all Mankind in a Decade
wrote 1 week ago: The Baptism of Russia Viktor Vasnetsov 1896 ______________________________ Archpriest Vsevolod Chapl … more →
13 May 2012. A Point to Ponder...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Fr Ioann Krestiankin (1910-2006) with President Vladimir Putin (1952- ) in 2000… the konvertsy … more →
13 May 2012. Video. Some of My Favourite Things… Цирк (Circus) (1936). In Colour
wrote 2 weeks ago: ****** ______________________________ Circus is one of my fave Soviet films. Even if you don’t know … more →
13 May 2012. Video. Some of My Favourite Things... A Little Cossack Music...
wrote 2 weeks ago: ****** ****** ****** ****** ______________________________ Some Uniates attempt to purloin Cossack i … more →
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