Poetry is a comparatively more significant aspect of culture in Russia than it is in America. Many Russians of all ages can recite poems they learned by heart back in grade school, the most popular and beloved poet being Alexander Pushkin. Unfortunately, no technology existed in his day that could record his voice, but I've posted two videos (shown to me back at UF) of two of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century, Boris Pasternak (known for writing the novel "Doctor Zhivago") and Joseph Brodsky, both Nobel Prize laureates. While you may or may not understand the words, the style of reciting poetry is very unique and powerful. Enjoy.
This blog is currently the travel log for two weeks spent traveling through the South and was once the travel log for the two months I spent in Tomsk, Russia, of the summer of 2008.
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