Faust (by Sokurov)

I wanted to watch this movie for a long time, and finally I felt that I was ready to do that.
I decided to watch it with russian subtitles so that I was able to hear the genuine german speech.
When I asked other people what their opinion on the film was, they all agreed on one thing, that they wanted to review it. And I got the same feeling.

St. Patrick's parade

I used to celebrate St. Patrick's day a few years ago, and in Moscow there was always a parade, it took place since 1992, actually. They always blocked the traffic on one of the streets in the center of Moscow, and it never surprised me.
It was such fun participating in the parade, and I loved it. But after some time I became more passive and began to celebrate at home or with a couple of friends. And this year I've been disappointed to learn that our government doesn't allow to hold a parade on the street that has to be blocked any more. Last year there was no parade at all, and this year it was organised on a relatively small pedestrian street.
So people here, in Moscow, are no longer interested in this joyful holiday. That's a bit frustrating.

Model thinking quizes

I've been taking the Model Thinking class for some time, and it's a pity that the errors in the quizes and questions inside the video lectures are becoming more frequent.
Not a big deal, but I'd like not to choose between "option text" and "option text" instead of possible answers. The irony was that none of this "option texts" turned out to be correct))
The problem with quizes is mostly explained by the necessity of automated control, of course. But that's a little annoying to see that the right answer isn't correct after all.
I'm still loving the course and enjoying it, I just want it to be even better than it is.
Enough is as good as a feast, though =)

Chapiteau-show

Recently I've watched the new russian movie by Sergey Loban, "Chapiteau-show", which had huge success on the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival. Initially I wasn't interested in it, but the director in the theatre where I work told me it could be worth watching, and I trust his opinion.
I don't regret having spent almost 4 hours on this film. It is said to be a comedy with the elements of drama, but it seems to be vice versa. The air is oppressing and gloomy, though there are lots of absurd and funny situations.

Welcome

I used to have a livejournal some time ago. It was rather amusing to write down my thoughts about books I read and movies I saw, but it was also very important for me to post my hand made stuff so that other people could see what I do and maybe order something from me.
Unfortunately, that didn't work. I started a website, and I had no time and no motivation to write about movies or books any more. But now things seem to get back to normal, and I regret having given up blogging. However, resurrection of an old journal isn't the thing I really want. It seems better and more interesting to start a new page in my life.

The previous blog was in russian, and it can be found here, if anyone is interested in it.

Now I want to try to write in both russian and english, though it seems a challenge).

So my new russian blog is on yandex, and here I'll try to express my thoughts in english.

I hope my language is bearable for those who're gonna read this)