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A walk around Chekhov’s Moscow

Published: 28 January, 2010, 20:45
Edited: 30 January, 2010, 00:56


Kamergersky Lane (Picture by Semen Kozhin)

On January 29, Russia will mark the 150th anniversary of its most cherished storyteller, Anton Chekhov, so RT has decided to guide you through the most important Chekhov locations in Moscow.

 
3 COMMENTS
Sarah January 28, 2010, 19:24 quote
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See, this is allowed because Russians understand more scope than the self. Abuse is rather equal up there. I don't know if you've experience much mixing of spheres yet, so haven't had the opportunity to indulge in the lonesome martyr ranger to its full extent as of date, but with the growing oligarchies, you've had to have seen a few. They lose awareness, you know, the ones up top, especially by the third generation or so. "Save Yourself" - Stabbing Westward. Anyway, unless one creates a tale with a bunch porn or steals the tales of others, this is not possible. Absolute Power by David Baldacci is the popular garbage that we should all aspire to. Eat enough garbage and become garbage. Stephen King is the best we've got at the moment and that isn't a matter of opinion. It's the truth. I don't like his sentence structure or lack of vocabulary much, not that I can say anything. This isn't my moment of realization, a mere observation. We all have to sell our souls a little these days and cloak and hide, I suppose. Anything that can be used, will be used. It's the survival of our system. I'm glad I'm not the only one who notices numbers...

Biloxi January 29, 2010, 17:05 quote
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The point I take away in Sarah's post: where are the great artists today? "Gods of Money" are not exactly interested in creative genius since digital slavery is so lucrative and the intelligence can easily, effortlessly and presto IT steals for lineages of ImaginationLackers (American contemporary "famous" arts/artists for the forensic proof). Too many Chekhov's allow for the freedom of imagination to teach how art is much more trustworthy than any leading government in forever.

Sarah January 29, 2010, 19:59 quote
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Biloxi, They are creating magnets of "perfection" but nobody is "perfect," they say. Some are more perfect that others; it's in what way that matters. They are keeping awarenss going through martyrs, not even integrity of lines. Integrity = old families bond together sometimes and others try to match them. Not that that means everything. Everybody falls to time and to their own vanity. It's always been this way and that way, and it always will be. It's balance that is of concern. It's who collects that is most important. "Too many Chekhov's allow for the freedom of imagination to teach how art is much more trustworthy than any leading government in forever." Sometimes, a realization is knowledge more than a fact but facts are as important as sources. He was a big safety switch. Conditions make people. So shall they sow, so shall they reap. Try to test that, you're bound to get served. Cause you might get run over or you might get shot. Something can't last forever. What will be when it is not?

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