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Book Publisher Alexei Zakharenkov
Through reading books and immersing oneself in invisible lands created by the rich imaginations of talented authors, a person can live many lives, get to know unusual characters and even fall in love with some of them. But in addition to the magic written on the pages, these books possess another enchanting spell: The colourful illustrations, exquisite fonts and the unique smell of paper and ink. Alexey Zaherenkov is the founder of a St. Petersburg publishing house famous among bibliophiles and collectors of rare books. He is a firm believer in the fact that everything about a book should be perfect: Its cover, illustrations and content.
The candle workshop of the Valaam monastery
It is almost impossible to imagine the Russian Orthodox Church without its simple, uneven candles. In the Church the candle is a voluntary donation a believer makes to the church as well as a symbol of their prayers. For centuries monasteries have kept the secret of how these wax sticks are made. The Valaam Monastery has its own traditions and is one of the most famous monasteries in North-western Russia. For the monks, working in the candlestick workshop represents monastic obedience and obligatory monastic work. Despite the seemingly simple technology used in this process, producing these church candles requires the monks to have a surprising degree of skill and experience.
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The candle workshop of the Valaam monastery
Modern Tyumen. A City of Change
The city of Tyumen is both an old Siberian settlement with a rich history, traditions and architecture and a centre for the oil and gas industry and the sciences. In the middle of the 20th century, the discovery of oil and gas deposits in the area attracted large numbers of young people to the city, boosting development in large areas of Siberia. Tyumen combines the wisdom and maturity of an old city with the enthusiasm associated with youth. RTG TV host Nadezhda Lebedeva visited Tyumen where she met students, researchers, workers and athletes, and got to see what the city is like for herself. In Tyumen, youth isn’t about age, but a way of life.
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