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"Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach" (1992)

24.04.2022

"Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach" (1992)

Once again, today's suggested watching is a criminal action comedy (which is incidentally the last movie filmed by a cult Russian director Leinid Gaidai). This time, however, the majority of its action scenes will take place in the USA.

"Déjà vu" (1989)

17.04.2022

"Déjà vu" (1989)

This weekend, we really felt like reminiscing of the days when the biggest problem was an undercover American gangster, and the most efficient weapon against this gangster's was the time-managing enthusiasm of the Soviet pioneers.

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2021), Peter Frankopan

10.04.2022

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2021), Peter Frankopan

"The West and West shall never meet," wrote Rudyard Kipling... Whereas the fates of these two giants have been inextricably interlinked for thousands of years, with their roads constantly crossing.

"US Public Diplomacy", a study course by Prof. Natalia Tsvetkova

03.04.2022

"US Public Diplomacy", a study course by Prof. Natalia Tsvetkova

Sometimes, students of linguistic departments come to our office for practice. And one of the first terms they usually learn is how to refer to citizen-to-citizen diplomacy in English. Because "people's diplomacy" (the correct option) and "public diplomacy" (our suggested reading and listening for today) are two completely different things.

Hiroshima and its six sister-cities (2022), Madeleine Holmes

19.03.2022

Hiroshima and its six sister-cities (2022), Madeleine Holmes

By the happiest of coincidences, it is in the year of the 50^th anniversary of the cooperation between Volgograd and Hiroshima that this book by a Canadian publicist and researcher Madelyne Holmes was published – the book dedicated to the cooperation between the Japanese city and its twins from all over the world. To make matters even better, our international relations directorate and the Volgograd branch of the Peace Foundation were among those who assisted the author in gathering the relevant information and materials for this oeuvre!

"The Irish Journal" (1957), Heinrich Böll

13.03.2022

"The Irish Journal" (1957), Heinrich Böll

Every book and every movie featured in our Sunday column only finds its way here because some of us really like it, or rather feel it speak to our hearts in a special way. In this aspect, "The Irish Journal" makes up a real combo.

"Wasabi with shashlyk" (2021), Anna Stepnova

06.03.2022

"Wasabi with shashlyk" (2021), Anna Stepnova

Traditionally, the week of Shrovetide is a time for us to spend time with the relatives, giving care and affection to everyone we hold dear. Therefore, on its final day, we decided to write about a very affectionate and cozy book.

Pancakes recipes from Volgograd’s twin-cities

28.02.2022

Pancakes recipes from Volgograd’s twin-cities

<strong>Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) has come to Volgograd! Our today's suggestion is to diversify your festive menu by making pancakes the way it is done in different countries abroad.</strong>

"The Family" (1940), Nina Fedorova

25.02.2022

"The Family" (1940), Nina Fedorova

The author of this book (her real name was Antonina Ryazanovskaya) had lived a long and captivating life in the territory of three countries, each of them as different from the others as can be: early XX century Russia, China during the Japanese occupation, and, finally, the United States.

"Pachinko" (2017), by Min Jin Lee

18.02.2022

"Pachinko" (2017), by Min Jin Lee

No sooner had we chosen a book by a Korean author to illustrate (as promised) the life and culture of Korea, than its main character suddenly migrated to Japan! But we recommend it anyway. Why?

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