Category: Quotes

A Poem by Velimir Khlebnikov “I don’t need much!..”

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Dandelion field near Moscow

Velimir Khlebnikov.

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“The Flight” (1970) – classic film based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s works

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Film still from "The Flight" (1970) based on Mikhail Bulgakov's play
Film still from “The Flight” (1970) based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s works

“The Flight” (Бег, Beg) – a brilliant film based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s play under the same name and some other works (“The White Guard” and “Black Sea”) devoted to the Civil War in Russia, the flight of the White Army from Crimea and life of Russian emigration in Istanbul and Paris.
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Nicholas Roerich: The Messenger (Tribe Has Risen Against Tribe)

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Nicholas Roerich - The Messenger (Tribe Has Risen Against Tribe), 1897.
Nicholas Roerich – The Messenger (Tribe Has Risen Against Tribe), 1897.

In 1897 Nicholas Roerich graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. “The Messenger” was his diploma work. It was bought by Russian businessman and art collector Pavel Tretyakov.

Leo Tolstoy told Roerich:

“Have you ever had to cross a fast river on a boat? You should always reign above the place where you need to, otherwise the river will drift you off the course. And in the field of moral requirements one should always steer higher – life will carry away everything. Let your messenger keep the rudder very high then he will reach the destination!”