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Post by Jaga on Dec 15, 2005 18:48:39 GMT -7
I am finishing reading the book by Kapuscinski "Imperium". This is a great book, I wrote about it in the book section.
At the very end there is here the information about how many thousands monuments of Lenin were around the SOviet Union....
I guess, we had also many - my elementary school in Poland has a gipsum monument of Lenin - but it disappeard after 1989. Lenin monument was in Nowa Huta. oniew - a liberator of Krakow has a monument in a modern Krakow district Widok, but the monument was taken away.
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Post by Eric on Dec 17, 2005 5:15:43 GMT -7
In Russia and Belarus, monuments to Lenin are everywhere. Moscow has taken many of its socialist-era monuments down, but some remain, and some are even going back up. Especially in cities with a lack of tourists, practically nothing has changed since the USSR - all the Soviet monuments and place names remain. Even St Petersburg has many Soviet names remaining - I live in Kalininskiy rayon, in the very center of the city there are numbered Sovietskaya streets, and so on. And plenty of monuments to Lenin.  In Belarus, not a single thing has changed since the USSR regarding monuments or place names. In many of the other former republics, you can still find monuments to Lenin, too. The Baltics, Moldavia (except Transdnestria) and Georgia are the exceptions (unless you visit junk yards). But Georgia does maintain the world's only surviving monument to Stalin - in Gori, his hometown. That's where the Stalin museum still exists. |
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Post by Jaga on Dec 17, 2005 20:47:32 GMT -7
Eric,
thanks for the update. It is so amazing that so little still changes in Russia - that proves that communism was not really something which took over Russia from outside but it became ingrained in Russian psychic!
Is it white in Petersburg now? Do you have anything like Christmas there? How does Petersburg looks like - do you have any decorations for Christmas or New Year? Christmas time according Orthodox Church is later, does it affect everyday life also like here in the USA or in Poland?
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Post by rdywenur on Dec 18, 2005 5:28:31 GMT -7
Speaking of monuments. I just read that they stole the Henry Moore sculpture in the UK. Is nothing sacred any more. They are getting bolder and bolder. I hope they find it in one piece undamaged. Next the Statue of Liberty will be reported missing.
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Post by forza on Dec 18, 2005 8:56:23 GMT -7
So barbaric if it gets melted for scraps. picture |
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Post by Eric on Dec 21, 2005 5:12:50 GMT -7
Christmas in Russia is on January 7. It is recently a state holiday, but it is celebrated only as a religious holiday. The main holiday in Russia (and most of the former USSR) is still New Year's - there are so many religions, it is a day that everyone can celebrate together. Petersburg is covered in lights, fir trees, decorations. And, Jaga, the stars for the decoration are still red!! Or, if there are many stars, the smaller ones will be yellow, but the largest star on top is red. A few days ago we had maybe 3 inches of snow in Petersburg, so yes, the city is quite white now. As for the Soviet past... polls recently taken show that the majority of Russians did not want the Soviet Union to end in 1991, and that they are still upset that there is no more Soviet Union, despite the changes of the past 15 years. On the other hand, however, almost no one wants to re-create the country, because that promises moer decades of instability in all spheres of life. HOWEVER... more and more former Soviet republics are showing interest in joining together even more closely, so in the upcoming years, there may be more talk about forming a new union, not only with Russia and Belarus, but many other former republics, too. |
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Post by borenbas on Oct 19, 2006 1:57:50 GMT -7
I am finishing reading the book by Kapuscinski "Imperium". This is a great book, I wrote about it in the book section. At the very end there is here the information about how many thousands monuments of Lenin were around the SOviet Union.... I guess, we had also many - my elementary school in Poland has a gipsum monument of Lenin - but it disappeard after 1989. Lenin monument was in Nowa Huta. oniew - a liberator of Krakow has a monument in a modern Krakow district Widok, but the monument was taken away. Jaga As a new member i am busy to find my way in this forum. So I found this old message of you. Sure there is is a place in Poland where you can see a lot of momuments, paintings etc about Lenin and Polish leaders during the communism period. You can find them in the special museum af the Koslowa palace in Lubartow about 35 kilometers north of Lublin. This museum is situated in the outhouses of the palace, which is also very nice. The museum is open from 1 march up to 30 november. Borenbas |
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Post by pieter on Oct 20, 2006 9:38:08 GMT -7
Gerrit,
It take some time for a starter to find his way in this Forum. I had that too as a beginner. I really hope that you find your way and your topics.
Maybe the best way is to post some topics about things in Poland that interest
you, and then there will develop a discussion around your topic.
That should not be to difficult for you since you married a Polish lady and live
in Poland. I am very glad that you are on board.
Ik vind het erg leuk dat je hier aanwezig bent, omdat ik als een halve Pool, Nederlands-Poolse toenadering toejuich. Misschien kan je hier wat meer schrijven over Operation Market Garden, de Poolse 1ste Onafhankelijke Parachutisten- brigade van Generaal-Majoor Stanislaw Franciszek Sosabowski bij Driel (daar weet jij ongetwijfeld veel meer van af dan ik), je sport hockey, skiën in Polen, en de contacten tussen Nederlandse en Poolse Waterschappen. Mensen hier zijn ook vaak geïnteresseerd in familiezaken, wortels, en gewone mensen verhalen. Je zou dus ook over Jadwiga en haar fanilie kunnen schrijven, of je reizen van Polen naar Nederland, en van Nederland naar Polen.
Je hebt veel in Polen gereisd. Daar zou je het ook over kunnen hebben! En iedereen hier zal natuurlijk geïnteresseerd zijn in jouw Dolne Slask regio. Je zei dat je daar over wilde schrijven. Ik hoop dat we elkaar eind november in Arnhem kunnen ontmoeten.
Ik hoop dat ik nu niet als een bemoeial overkom, ik wilde slechts een helpende hand zijn.
Rest mij jou en Jadwiga een prettig weekend toe te wensen!
Met vriendelijke groet,
Pieter
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Post by borenbas on Oct 20, 2006 10:39:00 GMT -7
Gerrit, It take some time for a starter to find his way in this Forum. I had that too as a beginner. I really hope that you find your way and your topics. Maybe the best way is to post some topics about things in Poland that interest you, and then there will develop a discussion around your topic. That should not be to difficult for you since you married a Polish lady and live in Poland. I am very glad that you are on board. Ik vind het erg leuk dat je hier aanwezig bent, omdat ik als een halve Pool, Nederlands-Poolse toenadering toejuich. Misschien kan je hier wat meer schrijven over Operation Market Garden, de Poolse 1ste Onafhankelijke Parachutisten- brigade van Generaal-Majoor Stanislaw Franciszek Sosabowski bij Driel (daar weet jij ongetwijfeld veel meer van af dan ik), je sport hockey, skiën in Polen, en de contacten tussen Nederlandse en Poolse Waterschappen. Mensen hier zijn ook vaak geïnteresseerd in familiezaken, wortels, en gewone mensen verhalen. Je zou dus ook over Jadwiga en haar fanilie kunnen schrijven, of je reizen van Polen naar Nederland, en van Nederland naar Polen. Je hebt veel in Polen gereisd. Daar zou je het ook over kunnen hebben! En iedereen hier zal natuurlijk geïnteresseerd zijn in jouw Dolne Slask regio. Je zei dat je daar over wilde schrijven. Ik hoop dat we elkaar eind november in Arnhem kunnen ontmoeten. Ik hoop dat ik nu niet als een bemoeial overkom, ik wilde slechts een helpende hand zijn. Rest mij jou en Jadwiga een prettig weekend toe te wensen! Met vriendelijke groet, Pieter Pieter Of course I will write in this forum. Sure about the items you mentioned. As much as possible. But at the moment i am still busy, As you know it is holiday time in Holland. So it means that we will have a lot of visitors next week and already this week. borenbas |
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Post by pieter on Oct 20, 2006 17:19:06 GMT -7
Gerrit,
That's Ok, I understand it. I did not know that it is holiday time in Holland, because I live in a completely differant world than the average Dutch citizen. As a journalist or artist I have no idea when the holidays are. I have to plan my own free time. Have a great and pleasant time with your guests this week and next week. Enjoy yourselves.
Pieter
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