From Russia, with love.DEAR FRIENDS! Our town, Vorkuta, is in the North of Komi Republic Komi Republic, constituent republic (1990 pop. 1,270,000), c.160,000 sq mi (414,400 sq km), NE European Russia. Syktyvkar is the capital. The region is a wooded lowland, stretching across the Pechora and the Vychegda river basins and the upper reaches of the Mezen , Russia--above the polar circle polar circle n. 1. The Arctic Circle. 2. The Antarctic Circle. polar circle Noun the Arctic or Antarctic Circle polar circle , 160 kilometers from Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean, the smallest ocean, c.5,400,000 sq mi (13,986,000 sq km), located entirely within the Arctic Circle and occupying the region around the North Pole. , near the 67th parallel. Translated, Vorkuta means "The bear's cave" or "The bear's land". We love our miner's city very much, and we think it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world--with the majestic tops of the mountains of Polar Ural, which are snow-white even in summer, and the northern lights in the sky! Our main miracle is the courage of the people living and working in this Arctic Arctic area of constant cold. [Geography: WB, A:600] See : Coldness (language, music) Arctic - A real-time functional language, used for music synthesis. ["Arctic: A Functional Language for Real-Time Control", R.B. region, despite the extremely harsh conditions of permafrost permafrost, permanently frozen soil, subsoil, or other deposit, characteristic of arctic and some subarctic regions; similar conditions are also found at very high altitudes in mountain ranges. with its severe frosts and blizzards. Because of these people, our city grows and develops. It is still very young; this year it is only 60 years old. Yet already Vorkuta is a modern city with a high level of cultural and artistic development. We, the inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. of Vorkuta, love our town very much; we are proud of it and call it the Capital of the world. Many very talented children live in our town. Although winter lasts nine months with frosts up to minus 50 degrees Celsius Cel·si·us adj. Abbr. C Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure. , the souls and hearts of our children have not turned to ice! They love art and are happily engaged in artistic creativity. Our children's art school was opened in 1968, and today art education is very important for the town as well as for Komi Republic. The main work of the school is to encourage children's natural ability in art and creativity and to support this process from an early age. Teachers pay special attention to developing the creative potential of each child who has come to study art, irrespective of irrespective of prep. Without consideration of; regardless of. irrespective of preposition despite who s/he becomes as an adult: artist or economist, designer or doctor. We think that in the future this creativity will benefit not only the child, but also our whole society. We support the development of creativity from an early age, and use various training techniques to stimulate children's creativity, make learning activities more varied and interesting, develop their imagination, and help them form and express a personal perception of their world. We introduce new technologies into the educational process, and we constantly experiment with and research new curriculum. Our students constantly participate in various international exhibitions and festivals. Their works are submitted to many art galleries and museums, and have received various diplomas and medals. We are proud of our students who were awarded grants from the President of Russia The President of Russia (Russian: Президент России, Prezident Rossii) is the Head of State and highest office within the Government of Russia. , V.V. Putin, and the Russian Fund of Culture. In October 2003, our school will mark its 35th anniversary. More than 900 children will have finished course work by then. Many are now professional artists, or they work in the fields of art and culture. Others are teachers, doctors, translators This is primarily a list of notable Western translators. Please feel free to add translators from other languages, cultures and areas of specialization. Large sublists have been split off to separate articles. , economists, or politicians. Our graduates live and work in many countries around the world. Yet they do not forget us; they write, call, or visit. They thank us for the knowledge and skills they gained and the opportunity to be creative, saying that these experiences have helped them in their career. Our school is always open to creative dialogue through art. With great pleasure we took part in ICAF's 2000-2004 Arts Olympiad, "Me in the New Millennium". We admire the scale Olympiad: a global art competition whose ultimate goal is the realization of the largest international children's festival on our planet, to be held in Washington, DC in September 2003. We are sure that this festival will help children around the world understand each other better, and facilitate dialogue between them, their teachers and their parents. The overall objectives of the Arts Olympiad are close to the heart and aimed at supporting and developing the creative abilities and imagination of children ages 8 to 12. Thanks to ICAF ICAF International Child Art Foundation ICAF Industrial College of the Armed Forces ICAF International Comic Arts Festival ICAF International Capoeira Angola Foundation ICAF International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue ICAF Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation , today children all over the world have a unique opportunity--to simultaneously create artwork on a single theme: Me in the New Millennium. Our children are glad to take part in this unique project. The ideas of preserving our planet Earth, philanthropy philanthropy, the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. and friendship between peoples are close to them. We are sure that the creativity of talented children from around the world, their ideas and feeling, will define a spiritual climate in the new millennium. With best regards from all from the Polar Circle, Sergey Gagauzov Member of the Union of Photoartists of Russia Director, Children's Art School, Vorkuta, Russia |
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