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Siberian athletes continue Atlantic voyage on inflatable vessel.
NOVOSIBIRSK, the Siberia, January 9 (Itar-Tass) - A homemade
inflatable sailing vessel on which a Siberian team of athletes is crossing
the Atlantic Ocean has survived the first storm.
"The storm didn't subside the whole week. It was very difficult for
us. When the storm increased, the waves were up to five meters high," said
project's participant Evgeny Kovalevsky during a radio contact session
with friends.
It's too early to say whether the vessel has survived the storm
undamaged. Kovalevsky said that strong knocks could be heard each time
the ship fell from the waves into a pit.
"It's still unclear what in particular could produce that knocking
sound because many elements of the construction are located under the
deck," the traveller went on to say.
"Now, we will carry out a complete inspection and will repair the
vessel if necessary," Kovalevsky added.
Over the stormy week that lasted from December 31st to January 7th,
the expedition covered 1,600 kilometers from Madagascar to the port of
Durban in the South African Republic.
The expedition set out on its round-the-world voyage on a makeshift
vessel from Mauritius on December 15. The route's length is about 20,000
kilometers. If it succeeds, this is going to be the lengthiest voyage ever
on this class of vessels. At the moment, the travellers have covered only
2,600 kilometers.
"We will turn around the Cape of Good Hope and will sail around Africa
and will finish in the Brazilian port of Recife in three or four months,"
Captain Anatoly Kulik from Novosibirsk said.
Kulik has covered two stages of the world tour on an inflatable
vessel. It kicked off in the capital of Thailand in February 2008 and will
last for three years all together. The world trip's total length is about
60,000 kilometers.
All the four members of the current crew are champions and medallists
of the USSR and Russia championships on water tourism.
Kulik has built all inflatable vessels for the world trip himself. In
his 'overland 'life he's the director of a firm producing catamarans where
he's also the general designer.
.Russian Winter art festival ends in Moscow.
MOSCOW, January 9 (Itar-Tass) - The traditional Russian Winter arts
festival ended in Moscow on Saturday. It opened at the Tchaikovsky Concert
Hall on December 14, 2010 and has brought together many famous musicians
from Russia and foreign countries.
For three weeks, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall on Moscow's Triumfalnaya
Square hosted creative evenings devoted to significant events in Russia's
cultural life. The festival's opening was timed to coincide with the Year
of French Culture in Russia. Its program featured pieces of French
classical music by Maurice Ravel. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
performed the suites from the Dafnis I Hloja ballet and the choreographic
poem "Waltz".
Another landmark event was the 80th birthday of musician Eduard Grach.
The Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatoire, the choreographic group
Beryozka and an ensemble of violinists, the pupils of Eduard Grach came to
the Tchaikovsky Hall to greet the maestro that day.
The 47th Russian Winter Festival didn't pass without pianist Denis
Matsuyev for whom the past year was particularly successful. The pianist
received a state award for contribution to the art of performing. At the
moment, he's giving solo concerts in Russia and abroad. And yet, Matsuyev
found time to play for Moscow audiences.
Another permanent participant of the Russian Winter Festival was
pianist Garry Grodberg who traditionally played Bach.
Other famous participants were conductor and cellist Yuri Bashmet,
pianists Boriz Berezovsky, Alexander Gindin and Nikolai Lugansky and
musician Nikolai Petrov.
The audience also had a chance to hear leading Russian and foreign
orchestras such as the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow
Philharmonic Society conducted by Yuri Simonov, the Academic Symphony
Orchestra of Russia named after Svetlanov, conductor Mark Gorinshtein, the
symphony orchestra "New Russia" and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Pavel Kogan.
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inflatable sailing vessel on which a Siberian team of athletes is crossing
the Atlantic Ocean has survived the first storm.
"The storm didn't subside the whole week. It was very difficult for
us. When the storm increased, the waves were up to five meters high," said
project's participant Evgeny Kovalevsky during a radio contact session
with friends.
It's too early to say whether the vessel has survived the storm
undamaged. Kovalevsky said that strong knocks could be heard each time
the ship fell from the waves into a pit.
"It's still unclear what in particular could produce that knocking
sound because many elements of the construction are located under the
deck," the traveller went on to say.
"Now, we will carry out a complete inspection and will repair the
vessel if necessary," Kovalevsky added.
Over the stormy week that lasted from December 31st to January 7th,
the expedition covered 1,600 kilometers from Madagascar to the port of
Durban in the South African Republic.
The expedition set out on its round-the-world voyage on a makeshift
vessel from Mauritius on December 15. The route's length is about 20,000
kilometers. If it succeeds, this is going to be the lengthiest voyage ever
on this class of vessels. At the moment, the travellers have covered only
2,600 kilometers.
"We will turn around the Cape of Good Hope and will sail around Africa
and will finish in the Brazilian port of Recife in three or four months,"
Captain Anatoly Kulik from Novosibirsk said.
Kulik has covered two stages of the world tour on an inflatable
vessel. It kicked off in the capital of Thailand in February 2008 and will
last for three years all together. The world trip's total length is about
60,000 kilometers.
All the four members of the current crew are champions and medallists
of the USSR and Russia championships on water tourism.
Kulik has built all inflatable vessels for the world trip himself. In
his 'overland 'life he's the director of a firm producing catamarans where
he's also the general designer.
.Russian Winter art festival ends in Moscow.
MOSCOW, January 9 (Itar-Tass) - The traditional Russian Winter arts
festival ended in Moscow on Saturday. It opened at the Tchaikovsky Concert
Hall on December 14, 2010 and has brought together many famous musicians
from Russia and foreign countries.
For three weeks, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall on Moscow's Triumfalnaya
Square hosted creative evenings devoted to significant events in Russia's
cultural life. The festival's opening was timed to coincide with the Year
of French Culture in Russia. Its program featured pieces of French
classical music by Maurice Ravel. The Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
performed the suites from the Dafnis I Hloja ballet and the choreographic
poem "Waltz".
Another landmark event was the 80th birthday of musician Eduard Grach.
The Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatoire, the choreographic group
Beryozka and an ensemble of violinists, the pupils of Eduard Grach came to
the Tchaikovsky Hall to greet the maestro that day.
The 47th Russian Winter Festival didn't pass without pianist Denis
Matsuyev for whom the past year was particularly successful. The pianist
received a state award for contribution to the art of performing. At the
moment, he's giving solo concerts in Russia and abroad. And yet, Matsuyev
found time to play for Moscow audiences.
Another permanent participant of the Russian Winter Festival was
pianist Garry Grodberg who traditionally played Bach.
Other famous participants were conductor and cellist Yuri Bashmet,
pianists Boriz Berezovsky, Alexander Gindin and Nikolai Lugansky and
musician Nikolai Petrov.
The audience also had a chance to hear leading Russian and foreign
orchestras such as the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow
Philharmonic Society conducted by Yuri Simonov, the Academic Symphony
Orchestra of Russia named after Svetlanov, conductor Mark Gorinshtein, the
symphony orchestra "New Russia" and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Pavel Kogan.
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