29.03.2018 R. Shakirov: Laureate's Concert of Russian Season in Yekaterinburg
29.03.2018 Concert of I-st & 2-nd age categories Laureates of V-th International Piano Competition Russian Season in Yekaterinburg, Makletskogo Concert Hall, Sverdlovsk Music College n.a. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Yekaterinburg
- S. Bortkiewicz 2 pieces: Erste Liebe (First Love) & Wenn ich erst groß bin (When I am a Man) from Aus meiner Kindheit, op.14
Performer: Rodion Shakirov
29.03.2018 Концерт лауреатов 1-ой & 2-ой возрастных категорий V-го Международного конкурса пианистов Русский сезон в Екатеринбурге, Концертный зал Маклецкого, Свердловское музыкальное училище им. П.И.Чайковского, Екатеринбург
- С. Борткевич 2 пьесы: Первая любовь & Когда стану я большим из Сюиты для фортепиано «Из моего детства» (Aus meiner Kindheit), соч.14
Исполнитель: Родион Шакиров
Suzdal, Russia on $100. Cathedrals, Stallions and Mead (Eng/Rus sub)
In this episode of our ongoing series, Tim goes back in time to enjoy Russia’s most famous time capsule city - Suzdal. This small city only 3 km wide attracts countless thousands of tourists per year with its churches, atrractions and amazing Russian cuisine. But can you enjoy a weekend there on $100?
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People rip fence apart in protest against building of church in a park in Ekaterinburg, Russia
Hundreds of people protested against an Orthodox Church being built in a park in Yekaterinburg, on Tuesday. Four people were reportedly detained as they tried to sneak through the fence around the construction site.
Demonstrators are demanding the preservation of the park and green spaces in the central Russian city. Tuesday was the second days of protests in a long-running dispute over the planned church.
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Russia: Protesters rally against construction of church in Yekaterinburg
Hundreds of people protested against an Orthodox Church being built in a park in Yekaterinburg, on Tuesday.
Four people were reportedly detained as they tried to sneak through the fence around the construction site. Earlier, protesters tried to break the barrier and threw part of it into the river.
Demonstrators are demanding the preservation of the park and green spaces in the central Russian city. Tuesday was the second days of protests in a long-running dispute over the planned church.
St Catherine's Cathedral is due to be completed by 2023 in time for the 300th anniversary of the founding of Yekaterinburg.
Yevgeny Kuivashev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk Oblast, responded to the recent protests on his Instagram account.
In this situation, one can understand believers, for whom the restoration of St. Catherine's Cathedral in the city is a question that rises from year to year and that still needs to be resolved. One can also understand protesters, for whom it is important to preserve every green tree in the centre of Yekaterinburg.
He called for dialogue between the church and protesters and invited them for talks.
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Russia: Putin proposes survey to solve Ekaterinburg church dispute
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Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested conducting a survey in Ekaterinburg to solve the dispute surrounding the planned construction of an Orthodox Church one of the city’s parks. He was speaking at the Regional and Local Media Forum in Sochi on Thursday.
“The minority should fall into line with the majority. This is the basis of democracy. Anyway the opinion and the interests of this minority should be taken into account too,” he said.
Protestors have taken to the streets of Ekaterinburg for a number of days, demanding the preservation of the park and green spaces in the central Russian city.
St Catherine's Cathedral is due to be completed by 2023 in time for the 300th anniversary of the founding of Yekaterinburg.
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Tensions between Hare Krishna and Russian Orthodox faiths
Moscow, March 28, 2004
1. Wide shot site of present Hare Krishna Temple
2. Wide shot woman arranging garland outside Hare Krishna building
3. Wide shot people entering Hare Krishna building
Moscow, March 26, 2004
4. Interior temple, closeup tilt statue of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement
5. Mid shot Maxim Osipov, Hare Krishna Communications Representative for Russia, in pink robe seated on floor
6. Mid shot a girl with a bowl with burning fire
7. Closeup hand with bowl
8. Mid shot musicians
9. Wide shot people dancing and listening to music
10. Establishing shot of Maxim Osipov, Hare Krishna Communications Representative for Russia
11. Closeup shot photographs showing the future temple
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maxim Osipov, Hare Krishna Communications Representative for Russia
They are trying to slander and smudge our public image - and this is going on right now. So we are very much afraid, we have apprehension that if this campaign of blasphemy and bias towards religious minorities continues at this pace, it will inevitably lead to instances of hatred and physical violence against the religious minorities of Russia.
13. Wide shot pan empty space where a new Hare Krishna temple is to be built
14. Closeup shot candles in the Transfiguration Church in St. Daniil''s Monastery (Russian Orthodox)
15. Mid shot a woman putting a burning candle in front of the Crucifixion and icons
16. Wide shot church interior
17. Wide establishing shot for Father Mikhail Dudko, Communications Director of the Russian Orthodox Church
18. Cutaway shot three icons
19. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Mikhail Dudko, Communications Director, Russian Orthodox Church
The Krishna sect is a totalitarian one, which determines our position. Our position is as follows: they should stay where they are and should not be allowed under any circumstances to spread their influence over the masses of Muscovites. This is our position of principle.
20. Wide shot a woman crossing herself
21. Wide shot territory of St. Daniil''s Monastery
22. Wide shot zoom out St. Daniil''s Monastery
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Plans by the tiny community of Krishna followers in Moscow to build a temple are facing strong opposition from the majority religion, Russian Orthodoxy, whose opinion is that the totalitarian sect should stay where it belongs.
At present, the Hare Krishna community has a temporary place for worship and other religious activities inside a residential apartment block, which is so old it has been earmarked for demolition.
The Moscow city government has allocated a piece of land for the construction of a proper temple, but religious groups say the Indian faith has no place in Russia.
The Russian Orthodox Church has gained strength in the wake of the Soviet demise, but it is finding it increasingly difficult to increase its flock in a country that has remained largely atheist for decades.
New arrivals, like protestant groups or Hare Krishna, and even the older denominations like the Roman Catholic Church, are considered competitors, and the church leadership strongly opposes their attempts to recruit more members from among the population they consider Russian Orthodox by birth.
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DAY 1 - VLADIMIR
Vladimir and Suzdal Intro = 0:48
Assumption Cathedral = 1:22 ⛪
Vladimir the Great Monument = 2:27
Golden Gate = 3:34 ????
Vladimir Planetarium = 4:06 ????
DAY 2 - SUZDAL
Suzdal Intro = 5:12
Suzdal Kremlin (Cathedral of the Nativity) = 6:04
Monastery of St. Euthymius (Transfiguration Cathedral) = 8:15
Market Square = 10:16 ????
Night Walk = 10:56
Conclusion = 13:05
Next Episode = 13:45
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EUROPE
Ep1 ???????? ???????? Brussels, Ghent, and Bruges:
Ep2 ???? ???????? Amsterdam:
Ep3 ☠️ ???????? Berlin:
Ep4 ???? ???????? Hamburg:
Ep5 ???? ???????? Aarhus:
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RUSSIA
Ep9 ????️ ???????? Saint Petersburg:
Ep10 ???? ???????? Moscow:
Ep11 ???? ???????? Vladimir and Suzdal:
Ep12 ???? ???????? Nizhny Novgorod: (most fun)
Ep13 ☠️ ???????? Perm:
Ep14 ???? ???????? Yekaterinburg:
Ep15 ???? ???????? Tobolsk and Tyumen:
Ep16 ???? ???????? Novosibirsk:
Ep17 ???? ???????? Irkutsk and Olkhon Island:
Ep18 ???? ???????? Ulan-Ude:
Ep19 ???? ???????? Trans-Siberian Train: (most practically useful)
Ep20 ???? ???????? Khabarovsk:
Ep21 ???? ???????? Vladivostok:
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Ep22 ???? ???????? Seoul: (most educative)
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Buryatia: one of Russia's most distinctive republics - focus
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One of Russia's most interesting republics is in South-Eastern Siberia on the Mongolian border - Buryatia: a rich variety of cultures and traditions are intertwined in its history.
In the past, every Buryat household had camels. They disappeared from homes during the 20th century. Now the humped animals are, once again, becoming popular.
Bair Mandanov, a local camel herdsman explained to euronews:
They say that long ago, long before we were born, the Buryats had a lot of camels. Now we want that tradition to revive, he said.
The return of camels to national parks is one of many signs of Buryatia's drift back to its roots.
Neighbouring Lake Baikal contains 20 percent of the planet's unfrozen fresh water. The republic therefore has to prevent pollution, which rules out heavy industry.
A third of Buryatia's one million residents live in its capital, Ulan-Ude - a modern and dynamic city with rising buildings, busy streets and a vibrant nightlife.
Outside the capital, Buryatia is a land of pristine nature. Baikal's beauty attracts many visitors. Booming tourism brings income, but raises concerns for the lake's wellbeing.
The revival of ethnic cultures pulls more tourists into Buryatia's rural valleys. Traditional rites are still alive in local villages: they combine nomadic worshiping of nature's spirits, with ritual offerings, songs and meals - like boiled lamb. Its meat is considered pure and healthy, and bones are used for fortune-telling.
Dymbrin Borkhonova, art director, Hengerge folk ensemble explained:
These high mountains...surround us, protecting us from various ills. We pray every morning to these holy gods - to our mountains and the deities that dwell at their peaks, he said.
The love of nature is rooted in the healing properties of the local land. The tectonic fracture that created Baikal created natural geothermal springs that became therapeutic resorts in the 18th century.
Vladimir Borisenko, a local bus driver enjoys the natural luxury:
It's nice to stand under the hot stream when the weather is cold, it's a healthy and pleasant massage, he mused.
Today, the so-called 'valley of 100 springs' is a site of mass pilgrimage. The mineral sources provide healing powers. Some people splash water onto their eyes, hoping to improve their eyesight. Others bring bottles to collect water for drinking.
The cult of nature is typical of Buryatia's rural regions where ancient shamanic beliefs coexist with Tibetan Buddhism, creating a mixture of spiritual traditions. Euronews visited a village datsan, where a service was led by a local elder with a gift for preaching to deities.
Sodnom Lama explained to euronews:
I would say it's a mixed rite. The offerings are made to the shamanistic spirits that are bound by an oath to Buddhism that also makes them deities of the Buddhist pantheon. So it's not a purely shamanistic rite, he said.
A land of true religious diversity, Buryatia is also a home to Old Believer Christians - an Orthodox minority whose ancestors were exiled here after the 17th century division in the Russian church.
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Russia's Orthodox Church marks the February Revolution of 1917
(20 Feb 2017) LEAD-IN:
2017 marks the centenary of a year of revolutions in Russia, and the Orthodox church is making sure Russians remember the impact of Communism on their country's religion.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow led a service dedicated to those killed in the revolutionary violence of 1917 and an exhibition has opened commemorating those killed under the Communist Regime.
STORY-LINE:
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow leads a service in memory of those who died in the Russian revolutions of 1917 along with those killed during the Soviet regime.
The two revolutions of March and November 2017 (February and October in the Russian Julian calendar) eventually led to the creation of the Soviet Union, which aimed to eliminate religion.
Patriarch Kirill addresses the congregation at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, which was blown up by the Bolsheviks and rebuilt after the fall of communism.
The revolution was a great crime. And those who betrayed people and who misinformed people, who provoked people for conflicts, were not following the goals they declared. They had another agenda. And people did not even think about it. And there was a clap of thunder. How many innocent victims were there, how much sorrow was there? And the people - who won in these revolutionary conflicts, triumphed? And for what?, he says.
Almost everyone who carried out the revolution died in the following repression. Sometimes historian say to us: 'How unfair it is.' But they never determine the biographical details of those who were the victims of repressions. Often these were the people who spilled innocent blood, who tortured, who destroyed the basis of national life, who expelled the faith and demolished churches.
During the first revolution of 1917 workers flooded the streets of St. Petersburg having lost faith in the Tsarist regime.
Just a few days after the protests broke out, Russia's Tsar Nicolas II was forced to abdicate when Russian army forces joined the revolutionaries.
Then on November 7, 1917, a second revolution took place - known as the October Revolution. Bolshevik forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
This second event led to the transformation of Russia's political system, a civil war and the eventual creation of the Soviet Union.
An exhibition in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral is devoted to those who lost their lives in February 1917 in the name of the church - and in the Communist years that followed.
The exhibition is supported by the Russian Orthodox Church and private funds and includes photographs of Orthodox priests who were sent to the gulag - the Soviet Union's infamous system of labour camps.
There are also portraits of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, who were killed in 1918 in Yekaterinburg.
Millions of people were killed between 1936 and 1938 as a result of Stalin's purges.
Almost every family suffered losses during this time, known as the Great Terror, including the family of Patriarch Kirill.
A document on display says that Kirill's grandfather was sent to a labour camp in the north of Russia.
One visitor, Igor Kulikov, a member of the Russian Communist Party, says that despite the brutality, the Communist regime was necessary.
The new system (was brought in with the revolution), showed itself, as I think, from its best side. Some might say that people were dying, etc. But people have always died.
Another visitor, a Cossack called Petr Tranenko, who is dressed in the military uniform of Tsarist Russia, says he hopes Russia will never see a violent revolution again.
But 25 years after the Communist regime itself collapsed, Russia has not fully broken ties with its Soviet past.
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Yekaterinburg Remembers Ritual Murder of Royal Family 101 Years Ago With Holy Cross March!
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The Cross Procession in the memory of the royal family was held in Yekaterinburg last night. Over 60,000 people participated in the procession. They walked from the Church on Blood to Ganina Yama where the murdered royal family was buried 101 years ago.
Mass baptisms performed in Russia
(28 Jul 2019) Mass baptism rituals took place across Russia on Sunday to recall the introduction of Christianity as a state religion in ancient Russia more than a thousand years ago.
About 150 people from Yekaterinburg and neighbouring cities attended the traditional annual open-air rites on the Chusovaya River in the Sverdlovsk Region.
The ritual was held in the village of Stantsionny-Polevskoy because of its church which bears the name of St Vladimir, after the 10th-century ruler who led the region's conversion to Christianity.
People taking part in the baptism ceremony were immersed in the river, and donned white clothes to symbolise purity of the soul.
They were then annointed with holy oil.
The Day of Baptism of Russia was added to the list of official state holidays in 2010 when the Russian Orthodox Church proposed giving the official status to the celebration.
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28.03.2018 T. Vladimirov: I-st Round of V-th Piano Competition Russian Season in Yekaterinburg
28.03.2018 I-st Round of V-th International Piano Competition Russian Season in Yekaterinburg, III-rd age category, Grand Concert Hall, Sverdlovsk Music College n.a. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Yekaterinburg
- G. Catoire Tempest Etude, op.35
- G. Catoire Four Preludes, op.17
- S. Rachmaninoff Etude-tableaux №3 in f-sharp minor from Etudes-tableaux, op.39
Participant: Timofey Vladimirov
28.03.2018 I-ый тур V-го Международного конкурса пианистов Русский сезон в Екатеринбурге, III-я возрастная категория, Большой концертный зал Свердловского музыкального училища им. П.И.Чайковского, Екатеринбург
- Г. Катуар Этюд соль диез минор Буря, соч.35 (из посмертных сочинений)
- Г. Катуар Четыре Прелюдии для фортепиано, соч.17
- С. Рахманинов Этюд-картина №3 до минор из Этюд-картины, соч.39
Участник: Тимофей Владимиров
New Year 2020 in Yekaterinburg - Russia
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Yekaterinburg, Russia ???? Travel Vlog 14 ???????? History & Culture
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DAY 1
Episode Intro = 0:48
Church on the Blood = 1:48
Ganina Yama = 2:51 ????
Class in Russia = 4:16
DAY 2
Beatles Monument = 5:34 ????
Michael Jackson Monument = 6:18
Keyboard Monument = 6:41 ⌨
Dendropark = 7:10
Yekaterinburg State Circus = 7:24
Gorbachev vs Yeltsin = 7:53
Yeltsin's Drinking = 8:13 ????
Medvedev vs Putin = 8:27
Attitude to Political Change = 9:08
Russian State Newspaper = 9:41 ????
Conclusion = 12:21
Next Episode = 12:40
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Ep1 ???????? ???????? Brussels, Ghent, and Bruges:
Ep2 ???? ???????? Amsterdam:
Ep3 ☠️ ???????? Berlin:
Ep4 ???? ???????? Hamburg:
Ep5 ???? ???????? Aarhus:
Ep6 ????♀️ ???????? Copenhagen:
Ep7 ???? ???????? Stockholm:
Ep8 ???? ???????? Helsinki:
RUSSIA
Ep9 ????️ ???????? Saint Petersburg:
Ep10 ???? ???????? Moscow:
Ep11 ???? ???????? Vladimir and Suzdal:
Ep12 ???? ???????? Nizhny Novgorod: (most fun)
Ep13 ☠️ ???????? Perm:
Ep14 ???? ???????? Yekaterinburg:
Ep15 ???? ???????? Tobolsk and Tyumen:
Ep16 ???? ???????? Novosibirsk:
Ep17 ???? ???????? Irkutsk and Olkhon Island:
Ep18 ???? ???????? Ulan-Ude:
Ep19 ???? ???????? Trans-Siberian Train: (most practically useful)
Ep20 ???? ???????? Khabarovsk:
Ep21 ???? ???????? Vladivostok:
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Russia's Orthodox Church marks the February Revolution of 1917
(20 Feb 2017) LEAD-IN:
2017 marks the centenary of a year of revolutions in Russia, and the Orthodox church is making sure Russians remember the impact of Communism on their country's religion.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow led a service dedicated to those killed in the revolutionary violence of 1917 and an exhibition has opened commemorating those killed under the Communist Regime.
STORY-LINE:
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow leads a service in memory of those who died in the Russian revolutions of 1917 along with those killed during the Soviet regime.
The two revolutions of March and November 2017 (February and October in the Russian Julian calendar) eventually led to the creation of the Soviet Union, which aimed to eliminate religion.
Patriarch Kirill addresses the congregation at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, which was blown up by the Bolsheviks and rebuilt after the fall of communism.
The revolution was a great crime. And those who betrayed people and who misinformed people, who provoked people for conflicts, were not following the goals they declared. They had another agenda. And people did not even think about it. And there was a clap of thunder. How many innocent victims were there, how much sorrow was there? And the people - who won in these revolutionary conflicts, triumphed? And for what?, he says.
Almost everyone who carried out the revolution died in the following repression. Sometimes historian say to us: 'How unfair it is.' But they never determine the biographical details of those who were the victims of repressions. Often these were the people who spilled innocent blood, who tortured, who destroyed the basis of national life, who expelled the faith and demolished churches.
During the first revolution of 1917 workers flooded the streets of St. Petersburg having lost faith in the Tsarist regime.
Just a few days after the protests broke out, Russia's Tsar Nicolas II was forced to abdicate when Russian army forces joined the revolutionaries.
Then on November 7, 1917, a second revolution took place - known as the October Revolution. Bolshevik forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky.
This second event led to the transformation of Russia's political system, a civil war and the eventual creation of the Soviet Union.
An exhibition in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral is devoted to those who lost their lives in February 1917 in the name of the church - and in the Communist years that followed.
The exhibition is supported by the Russian Orthodox Church and private funds and includes photographs of Orthodox priests who were sent to the gulag - the Soviet Union's infamous system of labour camps.
There are also portraits of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, who were killed in 1918 in Yekaterinburg.
Millions of people were killed between 1936 and 1938 as a result of Stalin's purges.
Almost every family suffered losses during this time, known as the Great Terror, including the family of Patriarch Kirill.
A document on display says that Kirill's grandfather was sent to a labour camp in the north of Russia.
One visitor, Igor Kulikov, a member of the Russian Communist Party, says that despite the brutality, the Communist regime was necessary.
The new system (was brought in with the revolution), showed itself, as I think, from its best side. Some might say that people were dying, etc. But people have always died.
Another visitor, a Cossack called Petr Tranenko, who is dressed in the military uniform of Tsarist Russia, says he hopes Russia will never see a violent revolution again.
But 25 years after the Communist regime itself collapsed, Russia has not fully broken ties with its Soviet past.
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