BY   S O L O 

This week-end our city celebrates the anniversary of the oldest city's museum complex "The Historic Boulevard"

Now the Historic Boulevard is one of the biggest parks in the city and a popular place for rest and pastime among citizens and tourists. But in the beginning of the history of Sevastopol at the place of Boulevard was built the defense line of Russian army against the united armies of Great Britain and France during the Crimean campaign 1853-1856. At these hills stand three bastions, which protected the main strategic points of the city? The strong fights of the Russian defenders against the union armies took part here 2 centuries ago.

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230th anniversary of Black Sea Fleet

13th of May is an important day for Sevastopol. In the year 1783 a small fleet

of 17 ships headquartered by Admiral Theodor Klokachov

had entered the Akhtiar Bay in the Black Sea.

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BY  S O L O 

The Winter’s Last Attempt.

The last decade of March was marked in the all middle-European region as a back of real winter. It was not nice and fun; somewhere it was a real accident!

A huge amounts of snow has totally paralyzed the traffic, distant villages was cut off from electricity, snow slides in the mountains…

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 About my novel "Hightower shadow"

If you are still interested in books about elves and gnomes, vampires and werewolves, you should not read this novel!

If you afraid to leave well-known fantasy-worlds – well described, included maps and detailed instructions to survive and similar as beans from one pod – you should not enter this world!

New heroes are acting here and new rules are valid here. This unknown world does not want to be drawn at the map.

Practically everything in this world is dangerous. Natural elements are so unsteady. Water does not want to be liquid, it can be fluid and viscous and even as hard as a rock. The air can solidify and the fire is self-willed as a wild beast. Rocks are growing during the night and melting in the next day. Dry lands covered with motley bushes are traveling all the time and all time changing its shapes. The plants and animals are also changeable.

People from this world call themselves as thought-creators: they can transform their thoughts into the physical impact at the surrounding nature. Without this ability people could not survive in this strange world. The surviving, the wellbeing and even the social status depend from the range of thought-creator’s force. The strongest ones can rule the cities. Cities provide security to all its’ people. To loose citizenship is equal to loose your life.

“Hightower Shadow” is a novel about a boy living in this very dangerous and changeable world. This novel is about his searches, which are sometimes successful, sometimes are not. Nyron searches answers about his mother’s death; he searches for powerful protectors because he is too weak; he searches for friends, but more often he met enemies. His difficult character is not the only reason why just a little boy has so many enemies around. There is another reason and it goes deep into the past of his family.

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Photographer Alexey Shestakov

Demerji in winter – is a magic mountain tale with a fantastic rocks looking like animals,

people and fairy-tale characters.

I was really conquered by this chocolate-brown horse!!!

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Sevastopol Paintress Elena Melkova

When seeing these funny boxes at the first time, I have had two exclamations and one question in a flash. “Charming!” “I want it!” “Who could I present this lovely thing?”

Really, when you meet something so stylish, so nice and pleasant-looking, you don’t want enjoy it alone! Much better could be to share this pleasure with someone else. To share your happiness and good mood.

Helen is not just a paintress, she is also a hand-maker with a bright, cheerful fantasy. You can use her color boxes as a needle-holder, case for accessories and bijouterie. You even can keep inside your very hearty secret: your wedding ring!

БЛОГ Стильный Севастополь: Стильная интересность :)В Севастополе вовсю раз...

"The Slightly Stained Thoughts" by Gennady Yakshin at Sevastopol Art
Museum by M.P. Kroshitsky.

The Sevastopol Art Museum by M.P. Kroshitsky invites our citizens and
guests at the exhibition by Gennady Yakshin, which was recently

opened at the Museum.
An exhibition called "The Slightly Stained Thoughts" includes about 20
paintings created in a completely new style. Every painting has a
special attribute - stains, which cover the places of the picture and
add some uncertainty, incompleteness, even a mystery to its subject.
In the frameworc of the exhibition it is planned an open discussion of
paintings. Everyone could say his own opinion on these works and
discuss it with the author, who will be happy to know the different
viewpoints at the suggested topics. This is a new and very interesting
possibility, so don't waste your chance to use it! The exhibition will
works up to 20th of February.

An animation film festival "Under the Magic Lantern"

An animation film festival "Under the Magic Lantern"
on the 2nd of February at the informational supermarket "The Atrium"
(Trade centre "The Musson") will start the animation film festival
"Under the Magic Lantern".
Its participants from the children animation studio "The Magic
Lantern" will show their own works. Animation films shown there are
made both by children and elderly masters. All the works will be
evaluated by the spectators - they will choose the best children's
works; and the prizes to an adult animators will be awarded only by
young audience.
Those who visit this festival, will have a great opportunity to know
more about the process of creation the animation film in its details.
And trough these small masterpieces of the young creators any could
see the world with the children's eyes - sincere, amazing, even a
little bit philosophic.
Festival starts at 15 p.m. Admittance is free.

BY   S O L O

The consequence of the global warming: it is the middle of January now and the thermometer shows +10C and even more during the day.

May be my thermometer need a repair and tuning? Where is the coldness and frost which are accompanying the Christian Epiphany day?

Where is the snow in winter. Not this year, I suppose. If you need snow, take a one-day trip to the top of Aj-Petri mountain.

There you'll see a real white winter with a crispy snow and white shining sun. Sevastopol under the snow -- it is a rare picture -- one for a 2-3 year.

In the case of nostalgia you can open the photo-album and remember these unique moments!

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