Two month ago, 27th March, we opened this website for testing and writing first posts. Yes, it is necessary, because nobody wants to see an empty website. Initially, Elina and I have thought up several sections of the blog: photos, stories, history, music, news and podcasts. Today some of posts can simultaneously belong to two or even three sections. Sometimes I can't decide which part of the website is more suitable. I wanted to expand our blog with new section, but we decided to remain the structure intact. Nevertheless, there are lots of project within the blog. For example, there are Yaroslavl details and Yaroslavl Front door. During two month we wrote more than 45 post and sent lots of postcards with the view of Yaroslavl. By the way, if you want to receive a postcard then contact us.
Within a short time there will be some new projects. I think that you will be interested in these posts.
So, I want to make a short summary of some our interesting existed posts (three for each section).
We continue our series of Yaroslavl front doors which made by LJ user yanlev. One of our readers complained of bad photo quality, so I've decided to correct some of yanlev's photographs. Possible in the future we will take photos on our own.
It's Sakin's rented apartment house. This building was built in 1907 year. Mikhail Sakin was a famous Yaroslavl supporter (patron). In 1880s his father founded a weaving mill nearby the city. Today it is Krasnye tkachi (Красные ткачи). Mikhail liked the mill and worked a lot but ungrateful workers had been being on strike for two weeks.
After that incident he decided to give up the mill and take up his apartment house on Netecha street (ул. Нетеча). It's Sobinova street (ул. Собинова) now.
The door.
The door is modern but simple and fits into the facade.
This vertical implements three functions: the entrance, the living room and the balcony.
The staircase.
The staircase remains intact. And judging by carpet holders we can see that it was restored and not only one time.
Pay attention on staircase legs: they are in a Art Nouveau style. This pattern is a "classic" Art Nouveau.
The landing.
Go outdoor...
There is a big window with handsome frames on the first floor.
And it is a great example of an Art Nouveau window:
The landing is spacious and neat but not light. This narrow windows give little light. But Sakin was one of the first who used elictricity in 1907 year.
The address: Stantsiya Uroch street (ул. Станция Урочь), 10
What: The sign "SCHOOL" (in Russian: школа, transliteration: shkola) made of wooden lathes.
The comment: Common and simple inscription "SCHOOL" clearly shows that a building is a school. It's the school #97 and it's 109 years old! In the past it was the school for railwayman children.
Not only the sign remains intact but the building is in a good condition. It was built in 1900 year!
On 20th of May there was the Volga Day in Yaroslavl. The holiday is only two years old and in this day there are lots of different activities which are focused on a cleaning work. Volunteers of Yaroslavl joined in All-Russia movement "The Clean Volga. Clear the banks of the Volga".
There was a big number of schoolchildren (nearly 1000 pupils) who helped clear the territory of the city center.
We have already written posts of five Yaroslavl music bands. They play different music, but basically they perform in pop rock style. Nevertheless, there are lots of other music bands in Yaroslavl. There are both folk and jazz groups. Latter is very wide-spread in our city. We have a good Jazz Center, a good jazz school and a good attitude of jazz. Some citizens say that Yaroslavl Jazz Center is only place with a good music.
So, allow me to present one of the interesting jazz and blues groups of Yaroslavl. It's Overdrive Blues Band. I think that this group is good beginning of posts about our jazz bands.
Overdrive Blues Band:
Sergey Kuznetsov — vocal, wind instrument
Yury Tikhomirov — guitar
Andrey Volkovich — bass
Mikhail Fadeichev — drums
There are the albums "No More Jazz" and "Live in Yarburg bar". Latter is interesting because Max Nekrasov participated in the recording. Max is one of the best harmonicists in Russia.
All musicians of Overdrive Blues Band are serious and they are known not only in Yaroslavl.
Recently a huge catfish was caught in the Kotorosl river by one of the fisherman-fanciers. The fight with the river monster lasted more than one hour. Valery Igonkin, a fisherman:
It is approximately one meter in length. Well-well... Okay, I cannot hold it more. Heavily.
The fish was caught at 3 p.m. on spinning. The hungry catfish bit on a foam rubber blende. It was very difficult to catch it on fisherman's own. And another fisherman decided to help him. But even two fishermen had been catching the fish for more than two hours. Valery Igonkin:
He pulled. I immediately felt this. He was swimming near me during one hour when he gave in.
Anatoly Posatskov, a fisherman:
He was exhausted by us. Than we closed him to the bank. I went to water in boots, put the screws on him and threw him on the bank. And there I was helped by those who was in shoes.
The length of the fish is one and a half meters. The weight is approximately sixteen kilograms. It's not uncommon. Fishermen name this place Catfish's pit (translitiration: Somova Yama, in Russian: Сомова Яма).
We want to tell you about interesting life in Russian provincial city Yaroslavl (in Russian: Ярославль) which was founded in 1010 year.
You can find here amusing stories and news, everyday photographs, reviews of Yaroslavl musicians, our podcasts, video and some other real information about life in Russia.
You can contact us via email yarforme@gmail.com. We would be grateful if you write us a letter.
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Elina The IT-manager of a big IT-company. Photographer: that's why you can see lots of beautiful photographs here. Contact Elina.
Evgeny Pavlov The blogger, the PhD student of Yaroslavl State University. Yaroslavl funny stories, music, news appeal to Evgeny. Contact Evgeny Pavlov.
