You should all be getting an email soon including some mp3s you can download; however, there is one song that I used to have on my ipod, but don't have anymore, but it's one of my favorites so I wanted to post it here for you.
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Шла Саша по шоссе
Шла
Саша по
шоссе С Иванова в Оскол,
По серой полосе
Вдоль городов и сёл,
С Урала в Туапсе
Во всей своей красе,
В кроссовках и джинсе
Шла
Саша по
шоссе.
Шла
Саша по
шоссе,
Да по таким местам,
Где впору окосеть,
Взглянув по сторонам:
Заброшены дома,
Разбиты трактора,
Как будто здесь война
Была ещё вчера.
Шла
Саша по
шоссе Из Углича в Саров,
Меж воинских частей,
Да заводских цехов,
Где трудятся в дыму
И производят дым,
Не нужный никому,
Ни мёртвым, ни живым.
Шла
Саша по
шоссе
С Донбасса на Кузбасс,
Чрез угольный бассейн,
Где в каменную пасть
Людей уносит клеть
К забоям и кайлам,
Где добывают смерть
С углём напополам.
Шла
Саша по
шоссе Сквозь дикие края,
Где разве что "Газель"
Проедет раз в три дня,
На остановку ждать
Выходят стар и мал,
Ой, надо бы бежать,
Да транспорта нема.
Шла
Саша по
шоссе С наказом от родных,
С печалями за всех,
Пока ещё живых,
Шла к батюшке царю,
К боярам в Белый Дом,
Уставясь на зарю,
Уже почти бегом.
Я сам её видал
Меж Нижним и Торжком
И даже денег дал
На пиво с пирожком,
Не плачь, моя страна,
Надейся, мой народ,
Я верю, что она
Когда-нибудь дойдёт.
И всполошится царь,
И поперхнётся власть,
И людям просто в дар
Земли и денег даст,
Зайдёт любви заря,
И засмеются все,
Нельзя же, чтобы зря
Шла
Саша по
шоссе.
Translation:
Sasha walked on the highway
From Ivanovo to Oskol,
From the Urals to Tuapse,
In all her glory,
In sneakers and jeans
Sasha was on the highway.
Sasha walked on the highway,
But in such places
Where its possible to drive insane
Looking around:
Abandoned houses
Broken tractors
It's like a war here
was only yesterday.
Sasha walked on the highway
From Uglich to Sarov,
Between units
And the factories,
Where people work in smoke
And produce smoke,
which is not necessary for anyone
Neither dead nor alive.
Sasha was on the highway
From Donbass to Kuzbass,
Through the coal basin,
Where mined death
With coal in half.
Sasha walked on the highway
Through the wild region,
Where "Gazelle"(something like combination of car and bus, produced in Russia)
Appears once in three days
To bus stop waiting for it
Go old people and children .
Yes,there is no transport .
Sasha walked on the highway
With instructions from home,
With sadness for all,
who is still alive
Went to our father -tzar,
By the boyars in the White House ( its our government's house in moscow)
Gazing at the sunset,
Almost running.
I myself have seen it
Between Nizhniy and Torzhok
And even gave her money
On the beer with a pie,
Do not cry, my country,
Hope, my people,
I believe that once upon a time
She will come to the finish point.
And tzar will start to panic,
And government will gag
and simply give to all people money and land,
Everyone will laugh and love everybody...
Because its impossible that Sasha walked on highway for nothing.
A description about the song from my dear friend, Lera Privolneva:
(Sasha
is personification of revolution, of the youth' hopes for good future -
certainly youth can make revolution. But sure such hopes almost
fantastic - not only because its impossible to change things quickly.
Russian mentality is the main cause - endless patience of our people is
actually the main problem, which preserved things as they are.)
Now, lets look at some movies we can choose from for a movie night!
Here are the movies to choose from, let me know your favorite!
Some have trailers, so you can follow the link to watch them (some of
the trailers are only in Russian, but the movies I have are all Russian
language with English Subtitles.
Russian Ark
Watch trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--TDEHizVA
Synopsis:
An
unseen man regains consciousness, not knowing who or where he is. No
one seems to be able to see him, except the mysterious man dressed in
black. He eventually learns through their discussions that this man is a
19th century French aristocrat, who he coins the "European". This turn
of events is unusual as the unseen man has a knowledge of the present
day. The two quickly learn that they are in the Winter Palace of the
Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the European who has a comprehensive
knowledge of Russian history to his time. As the two travel through the
palace and its grounds, they interact with people from various eras of
Russian history, either through events that have happened at the palace
or through the viewing of artifacts housed in the museum. Ultimately,
the unseen man's desired journey is to move forward, with or without his
European companion. Shot in one take, in one continuous shot. No rating
info. About an hour and a half long.
Turkish Gambit
Watch the preview here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGu-_7PnBgA
Synopsis: One of the Erast Fandorin adventures (Sort of like Sherlock Holmes)
,
The
film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast
Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris
Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war.
Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get
on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information
about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara
Suvorova, a young lady who is going to see her fiancée - a soldier of
the Russian army. Erast also knows that there is a spy somewhere in the
Russian army, everyone is under suspicion...
No rating information. 108 mins long.
This song is part of the soundtrack: By Nogu Svelo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVa5riFPlE8 You can see more shots from the movie in this video as well.
The State Counselor
Watch the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzI0pYKko4E
Another Erast Fandorin adventure adapted from the book of the same name.
Begins
with a murder on a train, A revolutionary organization is planning to
assassinate the Governor of Moscow as the first step to overthrowing the
Tsarist state. Detective Erast Fandorin attempts to counter them, but
his efforts are hindered by suspicion that he himself is the murderer
and his dealings with Prince Pozharsky. No rating information, but you
can see from the trailer, there is some slight nudity at least. (We're
all adults though, right? :D) 134 mins.
Everything Will be Alright
I'm sorry, I don't have a preview for this, but the entire movie can be found online on youtube.
Synopsis:
Kolya
(Anatoli Guravlev) and Olga (Olga Ponezova) are stepsiblings who grew
up together and loved each other ever since they were children. As
expected, upon his return from military service, Kolya proposes and
preparation for a wedding is under way. But the penniless couple doesn't
win their parents approval–Kolya's mother is particularly discouraging,
as all her life she has dreamed for her son to marry a rich girl with
good background–and an apartment.
Into the chaotic town
arrives Smirnov (Alexander Zbruev), old flame of Kolya's mother who's
now a successful businessman, and his son Petya (Mark Garanok), a
20-year-old prodigy and Nobel Prize laureate. As soon as the dashing,
educated youngster lays his yes on Olga, it's clear that a fateful
night–and all kinds of complications–will ensue on the way to church
altar.
It's to the credit of scripter Romanenko and
director Astrakhan that, though they employ the basic structure of a
fairy tale, there's still genuine suspense. To the last minute, it's
unclear who'll be the lucky fellow to wed the charming, if also totally
confused and unpredictable Olga.
No rating information. 110 mins long.
Rusalka
Watch the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ToV9bNQV7s
Her
name was Alice, she lived on the sea. Her life was no different from
others. She dreamed of ballet, sang in a children's choir and went to
school. In six years, she stopped talking. At 17 she moved to Moscow.
Exactly 18, she met him ... and disappeared ... as often happens in the
city.
A bit bitter, a bit funny, magical and philosophical.
Gusarskaya ballada
Sorry, no trailer.
The
Summer of 1812. A young girl decides to join a Husar squadron and fight
against Napoleon. Dressed as a man she has a bit of a time adjusting
to the rude Husar life styles. Musical Comedy. About an hour and a
half.
Chelovek s kinoapparatom (A Man with movie-camera) Silent film from 1929
No trailer, but the full film can be found online on youtube.
Dziga
Vertov's experimental film grew out of his belief, shared by his
editor, Elizaveta Svilova (who was also his wife), and his
cinematographer, Mikhail Kaufman (also his brother), that the true goal
of cinema should be to present life as it is lived. To that end, the
filmmakers offer a day-in-the-life portrait of a city from dawn until
dusk, though they actually shot their footage in several cities,
including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa. After an opening statement, there are
no words in the film (neither voice-over nor titles), just dazzling
imagery, kinetically edited - as a celebration of the modern city with a
marked emphasis on its buildings and machinery.
New
composition performed by the Alloy Orchestra (1995), based on notes
left by Vertov. It incorporates sound effects such as sirens, babies
crying, crowd noise, etc.
White Nights
watch the trailor here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqUzTqdChNs
This one is an American made movie, but with a Russia-America plot, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.
Nikolai
Rochenko, a Russian ballet dancer who 8 years ago defected to the
West. He is in a plane flying over Russia when all of a sudden, a
malfunction forces the plane to land in Russia. The KGB tells everyone
that his injuries are so severe that he has to remain confide for a
while. But in reality they want him to return to them, so they bring him
to his old apartment and an American, Raymond Greenwood, who himself
defected to Russia several years ago, is placed there to keep an eye on
him. However, Rochenko is not about to give in and is determined to
escape. So with help from his former lover, he gets word to the
Americans. And even Raymond is started to be disillusioned with Russia,
and he has to decide if he is going to do what he was sent to do or
help Rochenko.
Stilyagi
Watch the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOwK0kr1gZI
This
is the story of Moscow in the early fifties, in which young people
have to fight for the right to not be like everyone else, but listen to
different music, wear different clothes and of course, love.
While
the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth in 1955
Moscow wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning
brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and
reveling in forbidden jazz. Straight-laced 20-year-old Communist Mels
finds these brazen 'Stilyagi' shocking until he falls under the spell
of one, namely Polly, and joins the new revolution. Soon he's a
peacock, cavorting in the latest flashy fashions, sporting an enormous
pompadour and wailing on the saxophone.
Ok, guys~ vote on the movie you want to see here in comments! We can discusss when to do it :)
