Culture News.Cultural February

The “terrible world” (a definition that gave its name to a cycle of poems by Alexander Blok at the beginning of the 20th century is applicable to global politics today) sometimes still leaves room for culture and eternal values. Which cultural events will soon be awaiting us, and which have inspired us in recent times?

The 4th International Documentary Film Festival, “RT. Doc: Time of Our Heroes,” was held in Moscow. The programme included films by Russian and foreign authors about those fighting on the front line and on the home front for victory over Ukrainian and Western fascism, as well as medics, journalists, and volunteers. More details are available on the festival’s website. The event’s host is the TV channel Russia Today.

February marked the 83rd anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. Russian Houses organised and hosted screenings of the documentary film “The Revival of Stalingrad.” Unique footage from post-war newsreels depicting the fortitude of the Russian people who survived the war and destruction could be seen in Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Greece, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, Iran, China, Nicaragua, Spain, Germany, Afghanistan, Argentina, and other countries.

The author of the New Eastern Outlook can by no means remain aloof from this event and will verbalize her feelings in poetic form.

Each February we remember this tale –

Of ’43, a date we’ll never forget,

From ’42’s autumn and summer, the wail

That thunders and screams through the years, a constant threat.

It burns and it aches, but it’s also our pride:

The city stood firm, like a cliff, without sway,

And amidst all the ruin, for Victory to arrive,

That battle through the decades helped pave the way.

Snow falls on Mamayev Kurgan, drifting deep,

The wind on Boulevard Stalingrad blows.

This is eternity, granted through battles we keep.

The tocsin tolls again in February snows…

The Russian band “Zveroboi” has released a song entitled “To Korean Fighters.” The composition is dedicated to the soldiers of the DPRK who provided allied assistance........

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