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IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk

IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk

The first thing one should do when coming to the WC event is to find a perfect place for watching it and taking some photos. ;)

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Posted by on May 13, 2012 9:47 pm in Sports

 

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From time to time, again and again… (rus/eng)

From time to time, again and again… (rus/eng)

Этот пост должен был быть самым первым в моём блоге. Не здесь, – ещё в LJ, 4 года назад, когда я делала первые шаги в освоении выделенного мне интернет-пространства. Но, несомненно, именно с этого всё должно было начаться, потому что тема, речь о которой пойдёт далее, не отпускает меня уже очень долгое время и, пожалуй, в определённый момент именно она оказала решающее влияние на мой выбор университетской специальности.

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Posted by on May 5, 2012 9:12 pm in История

 

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol

The Ballad of Reading Gaol

Years ago, when my family was moving from one apartment to another, a previous flat’s owner gave me 2 books, – both in English (not adapted, which was quite rare in Russia of those days). It was a two-volume edition of the selected works of Oscar Wilde. And there were two most favorite (to me) things, one from each book, which I later re-read several times: the story of Dorian Gray and the poem about a man sentenced to death for killing the woman he loved. The second one called “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”. Here’s the short excerpt (which I remember by heart):

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Posted by on March 26, 2012 8:56 am in Чтиво

 

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