Our May Literary Salon was dedicated to the work of a poetess whose verses rank among the top ten most recognizable, alongside the great classics, yet whose authorship often remains in the shadows. We were talking about Veronika Tushnova. It was she who gifted us the lines of such masterpieces as "They Don't Renounce While Loving" (Ne otrekayoutsya lyubya), "And You Know, the Best is Yet to Come!.." (A znaesh, vsyo eshchyo budet!..), "One Hundred Hours of Happiness" (Sto chasov schastya), "And No One Knows" (I nikto ne znaet), and many others. Around 30 hit songs and romances were created [...]

This Saturday, the capital of Belgium once again joined the large-scale international campaign “Total Dictation.” For the second consecutive year after a long break, the main venue for everyone wishing to test their knowledge was the Russian House in Brussels. The dictation was read by Irina Panteleeva, just as last year. A special atmosphere this year was created by the presence of young participants. While adults worried about difficult rules, the younger generation boldly accepted the challenge! The youngest participant was 11 years old, and another brave contestant was 13. The fact that these children decided to write a difficult [...]