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May 28, 2014
Truth, Lie and Propaganda. An Appeal to the American People from a Ukrainian
Reblogged from Futurist Trendcast - Excerpts:
I simply had to post this video! It is addressed to the American people by a well-known musician from #Khrakov, #Ukraine, Filip Vartan Melkhizedek, and it has gone viral on Youtube. This is a well-informed, yet at the same time mystical & pacifist call from someone who is in the middle of it all. Filip is a Ukrainian citizen with Armenian roots, who as many, identifies with the Greater Russian culture. Unfortunately, since March when this video was first published, much happened in Ukraine – and the situation continues spiraling out of control.
Following the farce of the Kiev presidential election, a renewed full-blown military assault on the people of #Donbass is taking place. Some have naively hoped that after the elections the president-elect of Ukraine, Piotr #Poroshenko, would enter negotiations and call off Ukrainian troops from the East, resulting in cessation of hostilities, or at least in ceasefire. The opposite happened as assault intensified and as the count is now for hundreds, or perhaps thousands dead, including many peaceful civilians. I did predict that the elections would be a total farce with large portions of Ukraine boycotting them, that the “chocolate king,” oligarch Poroshenko would be elected, and that the civil war would intensify, not cease. See my original Ukraine Election Prediction. Watching what is happening today on the territory that used to be eastern Ukraine, and what is now #Novorossia, including #Donetsk and #Lugansk Republics, makes me sad and disgusted with humans. I know I am not alone in this. Some of my readers have emailed me saying how outraged they are at the killings of innocent people in Ukraine by the Kiev junta.
Truth, Lie and Propaganda Machine
I am extremely in tune and very sensitive to energy. After looking at something like this, which reeks of the absolute lie (I mean that in a spiritual sense – as opposed to TRUTH), I feel depressed and nauseated. This is why I almost never look at the Western MSM, hateful comments and violent videos. My reaction to lie and violence is very strong and I have to think of self-preservation.
The downside of blocking out the unpleasant and negative stuff are the proverbial “rosy glasses.” Unfortunately, this is how their propaganda is able to spread its tentacles all over the world. By “they” I mean Western MSM, US and EU governments, Vatican, as well as the many paid and volunteer trolls employed by the US and EU. Spiritual, positive and highly evolved people oftentimes tend to close their eyes to negative propaganda as we want to stay in our high, positive vibration. But THEY thrive on it! They love it in the low vibration of the lie – and they enjoy spreading lies, violence and hatred. They want people to fight and kill each other; their goal is to confuse, scare and depress.
The divisive Western propaganda machine is out of control. They had discovered a long time ago that humans at large fall for negative and life-diminishing propaganda much easier – and from that they developed a monster manipulation machine. It is so much easier to prey on humans’ fear, greed, old grudges and slights, which are born of a person’s insecurity and fear to take responsibility. We all have these, but the difference is that some of us see the truth and have enough intelligence to break out of the matrix. Others, well, others may be willing servants or puppeteers of said matrix. The fight between the light and dark is for the hearts and minds of those who are in between.
Speaking the Truth
The video below is one of those voices that speak profound truths in a sea of lies. Voices like Filip Vartan Melkhizedek’s are necessary to change the tide and break the spell of the evil enchanters. Among other things, the video brings up some very important points about the US exceptionalism and the US dollar; the difference between Western and Russian way of justice, and divine law vs. human law; it also brings up a very important point about the past and future of the Russian civilization and its global role – this I intend to speak about in my future articles and videos.
It is my hope that listening to this video may restore a tiny portion of faith in humanity for you, my readers… The video is in Russian, but below you will find the English translation (not by me, but I’ve cleaned it up a bit).
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Prediction: Deal of the Century Between Russia and China – Huge Blow to the US and EU
Reblogged from Futurist Trendcast:
Russia and China signed what is called the “Holy Grail gas deal” worth $400 bln. It guarantees the supply of Russian gas to China for 30 years. The Russia-China pipeline construction alone, associated with this deal, will be the largest construction project in the world. Currently, 70% of China’s energy needs are fulfilled by local coal. As a result, China is suffocating in harmful smog. China wants to move to the cleaner energy and Russian gas is providing this opportunity.
With the largest gas reserves in the world, Russia has plenty of gas to supply to China, as well as the EU. Presently, most of the Russian gas is purchased by the EU to feed its very large economy. However, half of Russia’s gas transit to the EU is being held hostage by the hostile Kiev regime managed directly by the US with EU’s help, and EU/US keep insisting on slapping sanctions against Russia. Because of pressures from the West, Russia has to re-assess its economic and geopolitical priorities. What the Western leaders are realizing too slowly is that Russia is holding all the cards.
I predicted this exact outcome from the very beginning of the Ukraine crisis. The thing is that the myopic “leaders” in the EU and US misjudged Russian leadership. More disturbingly, they seriously overestimated their own value to Russia.
Putin won’t hold on to the past located in the West, if he sees much better future jumping into his hands in the East. The deal with China is all that. As I said before, in the next several years, EU should expect gas supply shortages. Not because Russia will do it maliciously, but because Ukraine will attempt to sabotage EU gas supply by stealing gas going to the EU. As we know, Ukraine didn’t settle its gas bill with Gazprom since the beginning of 2014. To cut off the malignancy that is today’s Kiev authorities, Russia may have to limit or abandon altogether its gas pipeline going through Ukraine, writing it off as unprofitable headache.
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April 26, 2014
Ukraine Scandals! USA Raids Ukrainian Gold and EU Sends Nuclear Waste
Ukraine Scandals! USA Raids Ukrainian Gold and EU Sends Nuclear Waste
Shortly after the Kiev coup, the US stooge Yatsenyuk looted the Ukraine treasury. The Ukraine gold reserve, as reported by various sources, was sent to the USA in 40 sealed boxes for “safekeeping.” Through my sources in Ukraine, I learned about this report almost immediately. However, with so many urgent events taking place which needed to be brought to light, I had to postpone this post. I have to admit that I was not surprised in the least at the raiding of Ukraine gold. That to me was the foregone conclusion, which only proves the extent of Kiev’s corruption.
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People generally misunderstand the nature of the Ukraine’s gold reserve. When they talk about it, they visualize gold bars or other conventional bullion. This however, is a completely different story. Ukraine generally doesn’t have much of a traditional gold reserve. The little they had was looted and spent by Orange revolutionaries and prior kleptomaniacs in power.
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The gold reserve Ukraine still possesses is the gold of the ancient Scythians, or in Russian: Skiffs. From the 10th to 3rd century b.c., and possibly much longer before that, the Great Scythia occupied most of Eurasia. Scythians were the original Arians, and as has been proven by various researchers (knowledge that has been actively suppressed), ancestors of the Russian civilization. I have been researching this issue in-depth. I will be doing a documentary about the forbidden history of the Russian civilization and the suppressed knowledge that has the power to completely change our history as we know it.
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I always loved history and felt deep connection to the mythical past of my country. I remember as a child going to museums, marvelling at the intricate gold work and imagining the mysterious civilization of the ancient Scythians stretching from the Black Sea to the Scythian Ocean (Arctic Ocean) as the ancient Greeks called it, through Siberia and parts of China.
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Lada Ray’s books that take place in Russia: The Earth Shifter and Gold Train
For more read new page Predictions
Breaking! US Planned to Turn #Crimea into Military Base Against Russia
This post is reblogged from my new blog Futurist Trendcast, where I have been posting an ongoing series of articles about the situation in Ukraine, as well as about Russia, USA, EU and other countries. The blog also contains predictions for various global events and more. Visit Futurist Trendcast.
Breaking! US Planned to Turn #Crimea into Military Base Against Russia
A couple of weeks ago Crimea and Sevastopol almost unanimously voted to re-join Russia. The Crimeans said: we had been unappreciated guests, now we are returning home after a long voyage. More about that in my articles:
Why is Crimea Overwhelmingly Pro RE-Unification With Russia?
Prediction: Crimea Independence Vote
The information coming to the surface now shows that if Crimea stayed as part of Ukraine, it would have become a huge NATO/US military base. I seriously doubt that the people of the Crimea would have stood for that, but if such a thing did happen, it would have meant WWIII as Russia would never allow it. From this perspective it’s especially clear why NATO, USA and EU were so shocked that Russia decisively accepted Crimea back. They already considered it theirs.
The city of Sevastopol is the prized possession. This is one of the best harbors in the world. But the entire Crimea is of huge strategic importance – first and foremost, if you want to attack Russia. In addition, Crimea is important for the control over other countries, including Iran and Turkey. As they say, he who controls Crimea, controls the Black Sea.
At least one hospital in Crimea’s capital Simferopol and at least one school in Sevastopol were targeted by the US/NATO just recently. They were planning on turning the hospital into a base for their troops after a massive renovation. One of the high schools (a gymnasium) in Sevastopol the Kiev authorities were about to sell to the US to be repurposed as a school for spies, targeting Russia. It was planned that the kids going to that school would be learning languages and spying techniques since an early age.
It appears Americans wanted to turn the Crimea into a massive military/navy/intelligence complex. The famous, one-of-a-kind Soviet underground submarine base in Balaklava, which is now the Museum of the Cold War, was visited in the past several years by at least 25 delegations from the Pentagon, US Navy, NATO, and Western political circles. Kiev gave them access to super-secret Russian/Soviet sectors of the base, which were supposed to be off limits. They studied with great interest the secret documentation and technology.
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Lada Ray’s books that take place in Russia: The Earth Shifter and Gold Train
For more read new page Predictions
April 15, 2014
Global Consequences: Russia Announces Eurasian Union and New Currency Altyn
Reblogged from FuturisTrendcast:
Global Consequences: Russia Announces Eurasian Union and New Currency Altyn
On multiple previous occasions I have predicted that any sanctions against Russia by the West will only backfire, expediting Russia’s re-orientation to the East and the unavoidable re-molding of the Western financial/economic model.
Russia’s re-orientation and subsequent creation of the independent financial system is what the banksters of Wall Street and London City fear most. This will eventually result in a catastrophe for the US/UK and EU, except for those European countries that succeed in re-orienting their economies to the East. Meanwhile, Russia, China and other countries in the Eurasian space, will benefit tremendously. Read: Ukraine Part 7: Russia’s Geopolitics, USA’s Bluff and EU’s Big Mistake.
The Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus have officially announced that the transition of the semi-formal Customs Union into the formal economic Eurasian Union will be expedited and completed by 2015. The Eurasian Union will adopt a new currency: Altyn (Rus: Алтын). Vladimir Putin announced that Altyn as the new Eurasian currency was originally planned for 2025, but now, due to the US/EU sanctions against Russia, the transition to Altyn may occur within 3-5 years.
Altyn has a very ancient and long-ranging history. Altyn means gold. The word is of Turkic origin (not to be confused with Turkish). The Turkic family of languages includes languages spoken by the Siberian peoples, Tatars, Mongols, and of course, Kazakhs.
Altyn was the name of the ancient gold coin once used by Russians extensively for trade with Turkic and Arabic neighbors. Later, in medieval times, altyn, or “altynnik,” became one of the regular Russian coins. In 15th century, altyn equalled six Moscow dengi, or 1/200s of a Moscow ruble. It also equaled three Novgorod dengi, or 1/100s of a Novgorod ruble. Denga was also called “kopeika” (kopeika is presently the 1/100s of a ruble). In the ancient times it was also called the arian “kuna.”
The old Russian proverb was: “Had nothing, and all of a sudden, altyn.” Rus: “Не было ни гроша, да вдруг алтын”. This is an equvalent of English: “From rags to riches.” In those days kopeikas and altyns were big money. And only the rich owned rubles. Of course, back then all currency was real gold, silver and bronze.
In this regard, the original meaning of Altyn, “gold,” is very telling. Through Altyn, Russia/Kazakhstan/Belarus, in short the new Eurasian Union, are sending a signal that they are targeting the gold standard. Along with China also targeting the gold standard through the Yuan, the new Eurasian currency will lead to…
April 11, 2014
Forbidden Archeology: Newly Found Megalithic Ruins In Russia Contain The Largest Blocks Of Stone Ever Discovered
According to the relatively recent Russian discoveries (the late professor Levashov and linguist Chudinov, as some examples), and also based on the Russian legends, the Russian civilization is at least well over 100,000 years old and it originated in Siberia, or more precisely, it occupied both a big part of Europe and Siberia, having come from Siberia over 100,000 years ago, where there were advanced cities and cross-continental underground transportation tunnel system through which people could move with lightning speed from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
That’s who built these massive constructions and it wasn’t done with mechanical devices.
There are also connections to Atlantis, Vedas and runes.
Also, researchers talk about the extra-terrestrial origins of the Russian civilization. What is known as the Russian pagan gods: Perun, Yar and others, are believed to be the ancestors who came from the stars. One of them was Lada – goddess of wisdom, harmony and smooth sailing.
I am trying to reconcile a lot of material about all this and by summer I hope to start writing and doing videos about it.
Originally posted on Tales from the World:
Newly Found Megalithic Ruins In Russia Contain The Largest Blocks Of Stone Ever Discovered
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Michael Snyder
on March 10th, 2014
An incredible discovery that was recently made in Russia threatens to shatter conventional theories about the history of the planet. On Mount Shoria in southern Siberia, researchers have found an absolutely massive wall of granite stones. Some of these gigantic granite stones are estimated to weigh more than 3,000 tons, and as you will see below, many of them were cut “with flat surfaces, right angles, and sharp corners”. Nothing of this magnitude has ever been discovered before. The largest stone found at the megalithic ruins at Baalbek, Lebanon is less than 1,500 tons. So how in the world did someone cut 3,000 ton granite stones with extreme precision, transport them up the side of a mountain and stack them 40 meters high? According to the commonly accepted…
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March 30, 2014
Holi, The Indian Festival of Colors 2014, by Pranjal Borthakur
I love writing about holidays, celebrations and live-affirming traditions from around the world. On this blog, I have written extensively about the Russian New Year celebration, March 8 – the International Women’s Day, as well as about various Chinese New Year celebrations and traditions. I have also written about the festivity that was the Sochi Olympics.
Two years ago, when this blog was just starting out, my friend from India, Pranjal Borthakur, and I did a post together. That post immediately became one of the popular posts on my blog. It was about Holi, the famous Hindu festival of colors, as well as about Pranjal’s school. Read the original post (with great pics + history and traditions of Holi): Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, with Guest Pranjal Borthakur.
Today, my guest Pranjal again is graciously sharing some wonderful photos of his home and the beautiful celebration of Holi in the capital of the Indian province of Assam, Guwahati. This time, in addition to Holi, Pranjal, his school and family have also been celebrating the birthday of my favorite Hindu goddess Saraswati, the patron of the arts, knowledge and wisdom.
Saraswati – goddess of the arts and knowledge
Pranjal is a teacher and school owner. His school is for the children of the poor in the area. He is a very kind soul, who believes in equal educational opportunity for everyone, including the underprivileged. However, in the past two years, he has encountered a lot of resistance from local authorities and a lack of funding. My prayers are with Pranjal and his school. I hope the hard times are over soon, Pranjal. May your school and educational method be a great success, and may all the children of India have equal access to good education. More about Pranjal’s school in my original post.
Pranjal enclosed this note about Saraswati Puja:
“This day is very important for all students and teachers. Saraswati is goddess of knowledge. So on this day every school and college celebrate and pray together. On this day teachers, students and their parents also eat together ‘KICHDI.’ It’s a special dish prepared with pulses, rice and various vegetables mixed together. We have a lot of Christian missionaries in our area. Sister Teresa loves me very much and she knows with what hardship I am running the school. Father Jose is also and excellent person and his blessings are always with me. This year they came to bless my school children and distributed prizes to them, irrespective of my religion as I am a Hindu. Hope I continue to have their blessings always.”
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Holi is the world-renowned Hindu festival of colors. It is usally celebrated in March, when the nature awakens after a long winter. It is the time when colorful and fragrant new blooms, together with the birds, sing praise to life. Originally the paints for Holi were made naturally – from the colorful petals of Hindi flowers. Unfortunately, lately, the paints tend to be chemical. However, the symbolism is still beautiful – the celebration of the awakening of all life. There are some elaborate and joyful rituals that are performed during Holi.
Below: Pranjal, his family and friends are celebrating Holi. The tradition is to color each other’s faces, hair, etc., with various bright paints. 
Garden at Pranjal’s house – growing colorful flowers of spring
Pranjal and his adorable animals
Pranjal’s house
Pranjal’s niece, Mamu, celebrating Holi
More Holi with family and friends
Celebrating with music, song and dance
More of Pranjal’s garden
More Holi and Saraswati birthday celebration
I hope you enjoyed our colorful journey to Assam, India.
Assam is located in the very north-eastern corner of India
Many thanks to Pranjal Borthakur, his family and friends for sharing their Holi with us!
March 25, 2014
Best of Sochi Olympics Revisited: Sochi Views and Closing Ceremony
Russia won most gold (13) and most silver (11) medals with the highest overall medal count (33). Norway was second and Canada third. USA, with the largest number of athletes in Sochi, was fourth, as judged by the gold medal count. USA was 2nd in overall medal count. Final medal count (source sochi2014.com):
Medal count
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Russian Fed.
13
11
9
33
2
Norway
11
5
10
26
3
Canada
10
10
5
25
4
United States
9
7
12
28
5
Netherlands
8
7
9
24
6
Germany
8
6
5
19
7
Switzerland
6
3
2
11
8
Belarus
5
0
1
6
9
Austria
4
8
5
17
10
France
4
4
7
15
In addition, Sochi Paralympic Games have just ended. Russia finished with an overwhelming win: 30 gold, 80 overall medals. Congratulations to all winners!
I thought the Sochi Olympics were very well organized and spectacularly presented. The observers noted the impeccable quality of skating, skiing and other facilities. And of course, the Opening Ceremony, but to me, especially the Closing Ceremony, were simply spectacular and mesmerizing. More about the Closing Ceremony below!
This is what Sochi Winter Olympics medals looked like
The city of Sochi, as well as Krasnaya Polyana and Adler, where the mountain-based events took place, were truly transformed with lots of state-of-the-art new infrastructure built in the short 7 years. Below are some of the Sochi views.
Olympic venues by the Black Sea
Fisht Olympic Stadium in the shape of a Faberge egg. Fisht Stadium is named after a nearby mountain.
Iceberg Skating Rink
Olympic Rings Island
Olympic Village
Brand new Sochi Adventure Park built to coincide with the Olympics
SOCHI OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
The organizers did an excellent job with the Opening Ceremony, but I thought they’ve outdone themselves with the Closing Ceremony. They had big shoes to fill. Back in 1980, the Closing Ceremony of the Moscow Olympics was so spectacular and touching that people still remember it with nostalgia. The culmination of the Moscow Olympics Closing Ceremony was Olympisky Mishka, or Mishka the Bear (Moscow Olympics mascot) shedding tears and flying away into the sky accompanied by the beautiful farewell song, “Good bye, Moscow.” The stadium exploded and people cried as Mishka flew away. See the video of that event below.
The Sochi organizers wanted to remind people of that moment, yet at the same time their task was to create a brand new, memorable experience. Let’s see how they managed it.
Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony in the words of the CNN olympics edition: olympics.edition.cnn.com: “This show was sublime. It made the London closing event, or any entertainment at sports event, third rate. So much culture vs cheap disco and rap that seem to please the Western audiences.”
Hard not to agree with the obvious.
Here I can’t help but mention how truly HORRIFIC and BIASED the coverage of the Opening Ceremony and of the entire Sochi Olympics was by the Western mainstream media. Watching day after day the anti-Russian propaganda on CNBC, which unfortunately has the monopoly on Olympic broadcast in North America, was like pulling teeth with an added torture chamber as a free bonus. On top of that, in their Sochi reportage they managed the mind-boggling number of inaccuracies, while at the same time failing to mention the important points. Frankly, I can’t classify this kind of coverage in any way other than insulting.
But of course, in the situation when the truth and information blockade in the USA is almost 100%, this is the only coverage available. So, if you’d like to revisit the Sochi Closing Ceremony with someone who actually knows what she is talking about, then read on.
Below, I will revisit this amazing show, as much for myself as for anyone’s benefit. All are welcome to take a trip back in time together with me.
First, there was a chuckle. During the Opening Ceremony one of the Olympic rings didn’t open. During the Closing Ceremony, organizers added an interesting humorous twist.
Ring that didn’t open during the Opening Ceremony, symbolizing America
A humorous reminder during the Closing Ceremony, when the same ring first appears closed, after which, with a slight delay, it opens fully to everyone’s delight and laughter. Notice flying angels above symbolically protecting the Olympics.
During the Closing Ceremony, the little star of the Opening Ceremony, girl named Lyubov, which means ‘love,’ is joined by another boy and girl, named Yury and Valentina – after the first man in Space Yury Gagarin and first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova. Together, the three of them will revisit the important achievements of the Russian art, music, literature and of course, the Russian ballet. They will fly in a beautiful sky gondola to the divine song by a diva and hitch a ride with the three Sochi mascots, Mishka the Bear, Snow Leopard and White Hare. They will get to show off their athletic skills to the famous Misha the Bear (Or Mishka the Bear) and they’ll witness Misha’s tear while he extinguishes the Olympic flame.
Gorgeous moments of the closing ceremony
Tribute to the Russian art and creativity, echoing and reminding of the way of life in the Ancient Rus, which included bright and cheerful “yarmarki” – fairs, and colorful street entertainers. Artists, whose work is echoed here are Kandinsky, Rerich and Vrubel, to name a few.
Tribute to the great Russian literature, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Akhmatova and many others
Tribute to the Russian music, including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and others
Tribute to the Russian ballet. The chandelier and the curtain come from the two famous Russian theaters: Bolshoi and Mariinsky
The Bolshoi Theater chandelier
The three mascots of the Sochi Olympics: the skiing White Hare and the snowboarding Snow Leopard are the natives of the Caucasus. Mishka the Bear on skates is the beloved Olympisky Mishka mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which is reborn to greet guests of the Sochi Olympics.
Children recognize Olympisky Mishka and demonstrate to him their athletic skills. This is a hint that the new generation of Russians remembers their heritage and won’t let the country down. Of course the Soviet athletes won the most Olympic medals and Soviet sport was the most advanced in the world. On this photo, the boy Yury does a somersault to impress Mishka.
The mascots take the children for a ride
Mishka directing the children’s choir
Mishka the Bear is preparing to close the Sochi Olympics by blowing out the Olympic flame
Mishka the Bear is blowing out the Sochi Olympics flame
And this is the moment everyone was waiting for! Just like in 1980, Mishka the Bear sheds a tear
Watch the original classic!
Video: The original 1980 Moscow Olympics closing ceremony segment with Olimpisky Mishka flying into the sky, as well as the “Goodbye Moscow” closing song.
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Video: Watch Mishka shedding tears, and tears from the audience as Olympisky Mishka flies away - restored footage.
The flying gondola takes the children across the entire stadium to the beautiful tune of the Sochi Olympics waltz
Spasibo, Putin! Thank you, Putin! Spectators carry Russian flag to the Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony fireworks
Video: Fireworks farewell. Sochi closing ceremony ends in spectacular show:
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Also read:
Best of Sochi Olympics: Opening Ceremony and Memorable Victories
#Sochi2014 and Olympic Torch’s Record Journey Through #Russia and #OuterSpace
Best of Sochi Olympics: Sochi Architecture and Closing Ceremony
Russia won most gold (13) and most silver (11) medals with the highest overall medal count (33). Norway was second and Canada third. USA, with the largest number of athletes in Sochi, was fourth, as judged by the gold medal count. USA was 2nd in overall medal count. Final medal count (source sochi2014.com):
Medal count
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Russian Fed.
13
11
9
33
2
Norway
11
5
10
26
3
Canada
10
10
5
25
4
United States
9
7
12
28
5
Netherlands
8
7
9
24
6
Germany
8
6
5
19
7
Switzerland
6
3
2
11
8
Belarus
5
0
1
6
9
Austria
4
8
5
17
10
France
4
4
7
15
In addition, Sochi Paralympic Games have just ended. Russia finished with an overwhelming win: 30 gold, 80 overall medals. Congratulations to all winners!
I thought the Sochi Olympics were very well organized and spectacularly presented. The observers noted the impeccable quality of skating, skiing and other facilities. And of course, the Opening Ceremony, but to me, especially the Closing Ceremony, were simply spectacular and mesmerizing. More about the Closing Ceremony below!
This is what Sochi Winter Olympics medals looked like
The city of Sochi, as well as Krasnaya Polyana and Adler, where the mountain-based events took place, were truly transformed with lots of state-of-the-art new infrastructure built in the short 7 years. Below are some of the Sochi views.
Olympic venues by the Black Sea
Fisht Olympic Stadium in the shape of a Faberge egg. Fisht Stadium is named after a nearby mountain.
Iceberg Skating Rink
Olympic Rings Island
Olympic Village
Brand new Sochi Adventure Park built to coincide with the Olympics
SOCHI OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
The organizers did an excellent job with the Opening Ceremony, but I thought they’ve outdone themselves with the Closing Ceremony. They had big shoes to fill. Back in 1980, the Closing Ceremony of the Moscow Olympics was so spectacular and touching that people still remember it with nostalgia. The culmination of the Moscow Olympics Closing Ceremony was Olympisky Mishka, or Mishka the Bear (Moscow Olympics mascot) shedding tears and flying away into the sky accompanied by the beautiful farewell song, “Good bye, Moscow.” The stadium exploded and people cried as Mishka flew away. See the video of that event below.
The Sochi organizers wanted to remind people of that moment, yet at the same time their task was to create a brand new, memorable experience. Let’s see how they managed it.
Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony in the words of the CNN olympics edition: olympics.edition.cnn.com: “This show was sublime. It made the London closing event, or any entertainment at sports event, third rate. So much culture vs cheap disco and rap that seem to please the Western audiences.”
Hard not to agree with the obvious.
Here I can’t help but mention how truly HORRIFIC and BIASED the coverage of the Opening Ceremony and of the entire Sochi Olympics was by the Western mainstream media. Watching day after day the anti-Russian propaganda on CNBC, which unfortunately has the monopoly on Olympic broadcast in North America, was like pulling teeth with an added torture chamber as a free bonus. On top of that, in their Sochi reportage they managed the mind-boggling number of inaccuracies, while at the same time failing to mention the important points. Frankly, I can’t classify this kind of coverage in any way other than insulting.
But of course, in the situation when the truth and information blockade in the USA is almost 100%, this is the only coverage available. So, if you’d like to revisit the Sochi Closing Ceremony with someone who actually knows what she is talking about, then read on.
Below, I will revisit this amazing show, as much for myself as for anyone’s benefit. All are welcome to take a trip back in time together with me.
First, there was a chuckle. During the Opening Ceremony one of the Olympic rings didn’t open. During the Closing Ceremony, organizers added an interesting humorous twist.
Ring that didn’t open during the Opening Ceremony, symbolizing America
A humorous reminder during the Closing Ceremony, when the same ring first appears closed, after which, with a slight delay, it opens fully to everyone’s delight and laughter. Notice flying angels above symbolically protecting the Olympics.
During the Closing Ceremony, the little star of the Opening Ceremony, girl named Lyubov, which means ‘love,’ is joined by another boy and girl, named Yury and Valentina – after the first man in Space Yury Gagarin and first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova. Together, the three of them will revisit the important achievements of the Russian art, music, literature and of course, the Russian ballet. They will fly in a beautiful sky gondola to the divine song by a diva and hitch a ride with the three Sochi mascots, Mishka the Bear, Snow Leopard and White Hare. They will get to show off their athletic skills to the famous Misha the Bear (Or Mishka the Bear) and they’ll witness Misha’s tear while he extinguishes the Olympic flame.
Gorgeous moments of the closing ceremony
Tribute to the Russian art and creativity, echoing and reminding of the way of life in the Ancient Rus, which included bright and cheerful “yarmarki” – fairs, and colorful street entertainers. Artists, whose work is echoed here are Kandinsky, Rerich and Vrubel, to name a few.
Tribute to the great Russian literature, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Akhmatova and many others
Tribute to the Russian music, including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and others
Tribute to the Russian ballet. The chandelier and the curtain come from the two famous Russian theaters: Bolshoi and Mariinsky
The Bolshoi Theater chandelier
The three mascots of the Sochi Olympics: the skiing White Hare and the snowboarding Snow Leopard are the natives of the Caucasus. Mishka the Bear on skates is the beloved Olympisky Mishka mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which is reborn to greet guests of the Sochi Olympics.
Children recognize Olympisky Mishka and demonstrate to him their athletic skills. This is a hint that the new generation of Russians remembers their heritage and won’t let the country down. Of course the Soviet athletes won the most Olympic medals and Soviet sport was the most advanced in the world. On this photo, the boy Yury does a somersault to impress Mishka.
The mascots take the children for a ride
Mishka directing the children’s choir
Mishka the Bear is preparing to close the Sochi Olympics by blowing out the Olympic flame
Mishka the Bear is blowing out the Sochi Olympics flame
And this is the moment everyone was waiting for! Just like in 1980, Mishka the Bear sheds a tear
Watch the original classic!
Video: The original 1980 Moscow Olympics closing ceremony segment with Olimpisky Mishka flying into the sky, as well as the “Goodbye Moscow” closing song.
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Video: Watch Mishka shedding tears, and tears from the audience as Olympisky Mishka flies away - restored footage.
The flying gondola takes the children across the entire stadium to the beautiful tune of the Sochi Olympics waltz
Spasibo, Putin! Thank you, Putin! Spectators carry Russian flag to the Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony fireworks
Video: Fireworks farewell. Sochi closing ceremony ends in spectacular show:
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Also read:
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#Sochi2014 and Olympic Torch’s Record Journey Through #Russia and #OuterSpace
Best of #Sochi2014 Olympics Revisited: Sochi Architecture and Closing Ceremony
Russia won most gold (13) and most silver (11) medals with the highest overall medal count (33). Norway was second and Canada third. USA, with the largest number of athletes in Sochi, was fourth. Final medal count (source sochi2014.com):
Medal count
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Russian Fed.
13
11
9
33
2
Norway
11
5
10
26
3
Canada
10
10
5
25
4
United States
9
7
12
28
5
Netherlands
8
7
9
24
6
Germany
8
6
5
19
7
Switzerland
6
3
2
11
8
Belarus
5
0
1
6
9
Austria
4
8
5
17
10
France
4
4
7
15
In addition, Sochi Paralympic Games have just ended. Russia finished with an overwhelming win: 30 gold, 80 overall medals. Congratulations to all winners!
I thought the Sochi Olympics were very well organized and spectacularly presented. The observers noted the impeccable quality of skating, skiing and other facilities. And of course, the Opening Ceremony, but to me, especially the Closing Ceremony, were simply spectacular and mesmerizing. More about the Closing Ceremony below!
This is what Sochi Winter Olympics medals looked like
The city of Sochi, as well as Krasnaya Polyana and Adler, where the mountain-based events took place, were truly transformed with lots of state-of-the-art new infrastructure built in the short 7 years. Below are some of the Sochi views.
Olympic venues by the Black Sea
Fisht Olympic Stadium in the shape of a Faberge egg. Fisht Stadium is named after a nearby mountain.
Iceberg Skating Rink
Olympic Rings Island
Olympic Village
Brand new Sochi Adventure Park built to coincide with the Olympics
SOCHI OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
The organizers did an excellent job with the Opening Ceremony, but I thought they’ve outdone themselves with the Closing Ceremony. They had big shoes to fill. Back in 1980, the Closing Ceremony of the Moscow Olympics was so spectacular and touching that people still remember it with nostalgia. The culmination of the Moscow Olympics Closing Ceremony was Olympisky Mishka, or Mishka the Bear (Moscow Olympics mascot) shedding tears and flying away into the sky accompanied by the beautiful farewell song, “Good bye, Moscow.” The stadium exploded and people cried as Mishka flew away. See the video of that event below.
The Sochi organizers wanted to remind people of that moment, yet at the same time their task was to create a brand new, memorable experience. Let’s see how they managed it.
Sochi Olympics Closing Ceremony in the words of the CNN olympics edition: olympics.edition.cnn.com: “This show was sublime. It made the London closing event, or any entertainment at sports event, third rate. So much culture vs cheap disco and rap that seem to please the Western audiences.”
Hard not to agree with the obvious.
Here I can’t help but mention how truly HORRIFIC and BIASED the coverage of the Opening Ceremony and of the entire Sochi Olympics was by the Western mainstream media. Watching day after day the anti-Russian propaganda on CNBC, which unfortunately has the monopoly on Olympic broadcast in North America, was like pulling teeth with an added torture chamber as a free bonus. On top of that, in their Sochi reportage they managed the mind-boggling number of inaccuracies, while at the same time failing to mention the important points. Frankly, I can’t classify this kind of coverage in any way other than insulting.
But of course, in the situation when the truth and information blockade in the USA is almost 100%, this is the only coverage available. So, if you’d like to revisit the Sochi Closing Ceremony with someone who actually knows what she is talking about, then read on.
Below, I will revisit this amazing show, as much for myself as for anyone’s benefit. All are welcome to take a trip back in time together with me.
First, there was a chuckle. During the Opening Ceremony one of the Olympic rings didn’t open. During the Closing Ceremony, organizers added an interesting humorous twist.
Ring that didn’t open during the Opening Ceremony, symbolizing America
A humorous reminder during the Closing Ceremony, when the same ring first appears closed, after which, with a slight delay, it opens fully to everyone’s delight and laughter. Notice flying angels above symbolically protecting the Olympics.
During the Closing Ceremony, the little star of the Opening Ceremony, girl named Lyubov, which means ‘love,’ is joined by another boy and girl, named Yury and Valentina – after the first man in Space Yury Gagarin and first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova. Together, the three of them will revisit the important achievements of the Russian art, music, literature and of course, the Russian ballet. They will fly in a beautiful sky gondola to the divine song by a diva and hitch a ride with the three Sochi mascots, Mishka the Bear, Snow Leopard and White Hare. They will get to show off their athletic skills to the famous Mishka the Bear and they’ll witness Mishka’s tear while he extinguishes the Olympic flame.
Gorgeous moments of the closing ceremony
Tribute to the Russian art and creativity, echoing and reminding of the way of life in the Ancient Rus, which included bright and cheerful “yarmarki” – fairs, and colorful street entertainers.
Tribute to the great Russian literature, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev and many others
Tribute to the Russian music, including Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and others
Tribute to the Russian ballet. The chandelier and the curtain come from the two famous Russian theaters: Bolshoi and Mariinsky
The Bolshoi Theater chandelier
The three mascots of the Sochi Olympics: the skiing White Hare and the snowboarding Snow Leopard are the natives of the Caucasus. Mishka the Bear on skates is the beloved Olympisky Mishka mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which is reborn to greet guests of the Sochi Olympics.
Children recognize Olympisky Mishka and demonstrate to him their athletic skills. This is a hint that the new generation of Russians remembers their heritage and won’t let the country down. Of course the Soviet athletes won the most Olympic medals and Soviet sport was the most advanced in the world. On this photo, the boy Yury does a somersault to impress Mishka.
The mascots take the children for a ride
Mishka directing the children’s choir
Mishka the Bear is preparing to close the Sochi Olympics by blowing out the Olympic flame
Mishka the Bear is blowing out the Sochi Olympics flame
And this is the moment everyone was waiting for! Just like in 1980, Mishka the Bear sheds a tear
Watch the original classic!
Video: The original 1980 Moscow Olympics closing ceremony segment with Olimpisky Mishka flying into the sky, as well as the “Goodbye Moscow” closing song.
..
Video: Watch Mishka shedding tears, and tears from the audience as Olympisky Mishka flies away - restored footage.
The flying gondola takes the children across the entire stadium to the beautiful tune of the Sochi Olympics waltz
Spasibo, Putin! Thank you, Putin! Spectators carry Russian flag to the Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony fireworks
Video: Fireworks farewell. Sochi closing ceremony ends in spectacular show:
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Also read:
Best of Sochi Olympics Revisited 1: Opening Ceremony and Memorable Victories
#Sochi2014 and Olympic Torch’s Record Journey Through #Russia and #OuterSpace
