About 700 thousand spectators visited the biggest in Europe Rock Concert. The Festival called ”Rock above Volga“, was based in 2009 in Samara region. Volga is the name of the longest river in Europe. The Festival is held in the beginning of June. This year it was on the 8th of June. The best representatives of Russian and foreign rock music took part in the festival. Russian groups: “Smyslovye galutzinatzii”, “B-2”, ”Chizh&Co”, ”Picnik”, “Akvarium”, ”Kipelov” and ”Alice” brought their new songs and compositions. Foreign musicians come to the festival every year. World stars as : Deep Purple, Scunk Anansie, Tarja Turunen, Apocalyptica, the British rocker Ken Hensley, the French singer Isabelle Geffroy(ZAZ), American groups Garbagge and Limp Bizkit took part in it. The German band Rammstein was a headliner of the festival this year. They brought their famous show to Russia. On the next day the German group traveled by the ship along the river Volga. Then they visited the village Shiryaevo, located on the bank of the river Volga. Villagers dressed in folk clothes met musicians. They had tea with pancakes and jam from green fir cones. More than 1,4 million of people have visited the Festival during five years. This is the biggest open-air concert in the world. About 700 thousand spectators visited the Festival this year.
One of Russia's most celebrated poets of all times, Michael Lermontov was born in Moscow in the family of a nobleman. He spent his childhood and youth in Tarckany, in the province of Penza.
In 1830 Lermontov entered the Moscow University, but very soon he had to leave it. Then he entered St. Petersburg School of Cavalry Cadets. He finished it and served in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
In 1837 the poet was exiled to the Caucasus for his poem "Poets Death". In 1840 Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus for the second time. He was provoked into personal quarrel with his schoolmate. The quarrel led to a duel. On July 15th, 1841 the poet was killed. He was not even 27 at that time.
Lermontov began writing when he was very young. One of his first writings to be published was his verse tale "Hadji Arbek".
But he won fame as a poet after his poem "Poets Death" was published. Lermontov's poems "Demon" "Mtsyri" his great novel "A Hero of Our Time" and his play "Masquerade" are masterpieces of Russian literature.
Whether he wrote poetry, drama or prose, the stamp of his genius was to be found on his works. Lermontov's influence as of a poet and a thinker on all Russian writes can't be overestimated.
The Festival called ”Rock above Volga“, was based in 2009 in Samara region. Volga is the name of the longest river in Europe. The Festival is held in the beginning of June. This year it was on the 8th of June.
The best representatives of Russian and foreign rock music took part in the festival. Russian groups: “Smyslovye galutzinatzii”, “B-2”, ”Chizh&Co”, ”Picnik”, “Akvarium”, ”Kipelov” and ”Alice” brought their new songs and compositions.
Foreign musicians come to the festival every year. World stars as : Deep Purple, Scunk Anansie, Tarja Turunen, Apocalyptica, the British rocker Ken Hensley, the French singer Isabelle Geffroy(ZAZ), American groups Garbagge and Limp Bizkit took part in it.
The German band Rammstein was a headliner of the festival this year. They brought their famous show to Russia.
On the next day the German group traveled by the ship along the river Volga. Then they visited the village Shiryaevo, located on the bank of the river Volga. Villagers dressed in folk clothes met musicians. They had tea with pancakes and jam from green fir cones.
More than 1,4 million of people have visited the Festival during five years. This is the biggest open-air concert in the world. About 700 thousand spectators visited the Festival this year.
My Favourite Writer (M. Lermontov)
One of Russia's most celebrated poets of all times, Michael Lermontov was born in Moscow in the family of a nobleman. He spent his childhood and youth in Tarckany, in the province of Penza.
In 1830 Lermontov entered the Moscow University, but very soon he had to leave it. Then he entered St. Petersburg School of Cavalry Cadets. He finished it and served in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
In 1837 the poet was exiled to the Caucasus for his poem "Poets Death". In 1840 Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus for the second time. He was provoked into personal quarrel with his schoolmate. The quarrel led to a duel. On July 15th, 1841 the poet was killed. He was not even 27 at that time.
Lermontov began writing when he was very young. One of his first writings to be published was his verse tale "Hadji Arbek".
But he won fame as a poet after his poem "Poets Death" was published. Lermontov's poems "Demon" "Mtsyri" his great novel "A Hero of Our Time" and his play "Masquerade" are masterpieces of Russian literature.
Whether he wrote poetry, drama or prose, the stamp of his genius was to be found on his works. Lermontov's influence as of a poet and a thinker on all Russian writes can't be overestimated.