Cities

There are lots of places in the world worthy to visit or to live in. There are mass of admirable coasts, fairy valley, breathtaking mountains and so on and so on. But everything I mentioned is made by nature. But there are lots of artificial staff which can delight you. Everybody can see majority of artificial stuff in different cities of the world. They are buildings, palaces, gardens, fountains, towers, works of art and so on.

As for me I have visited enough plaсes and cities, for example I have been in Stockholm, St.Petersburg, Bishkek and much more cities, each of them has its own charm, fascination. I like each. Almost each maybe.

I like European cities such as Stockholm, there are so much appalling architecture, ancient and ultra modern, everybody is civilized and polite.

I like small sea cities such as Eysk, Anapa for atmosphere of holiday and relax.


But I can’t answer to question about my prefer living place. Sure, I’d like to live in San-Chose (it is in selicone valley), but I really don’t sure I will be more happy living there.

The death penalty is never justified

Unfortunately, now offenders still committing lots of crimes, and there are no effective way to turn events around. The fact is majority offenders commit crimes again after years spending in cell: murders butcher people again and again, thief steals money and properties.

In this situation, personally, I am for death penalty. It is obvious to everyone death penalty isn't for manslaughter or violent crime. Then I speak about death penalty I mean heinous crimes such as acts of terrorism, statutory rapes, bloodbath, not as violent as speeding or shoplifting. There are several other conditions to impose the death. First one is existence of irrefutable proofs of guilt. And second – an offender should have right to appeal against the court's sentence.

The main argument against death penalty is it's a God's decision: kill and give a life. It's a bit hypocritical position, 'cause everybody eats meat, and God gave life to the cow. What about vegetarians? Mmm... God gave a life to wheat, why did you kill and eat it?

Trip to Scandinavia

Trip to Scandinavia.

This summer I traveled a lot. I was in St.Peterburg twice, in Moskow several times. I was in Pereslavl, in Kirgizia, Volgograd, and in Scandinavia.
The route was: St.Peterburg – Helsinki – Stokholm by ferry – Kobenhavn by bus and ferry and back.
There was for of us: me, my grlfriend Olya and one more couple: Lena from St.Peterburg and Mike from York.
First we spent about a week in S.P.

So, our trip began with Finland and its capital Helsinki.
It is rather small city, there is no any hightscrabbers, any hight buildings. |
There is no subway, just 4 or 5 stations. Bus the city is rather good, interesting.
People differ from russians. |There are lots of “Vikings” – people with big beards, mustaches, braids.

A ferry. It is a large building on water. There are restorants, shops, disco, cabins. Lots of cars, trucks, buses get into holds. It gives greate impression to everyone.
Our ferry sails thought Baltic sea. It is tremendious, there are plenty of ilands, small and tiny.
It is popular to buy a small iland, construct a house on it and sail on a boat to relax. Like dacha in russia.

Stokholm.
In stokholm very fascinating architecture. It is like in fary tales of Astred Lingred. You see it and you fall to little dream.
Stokholm is build on several ilands, it is said “north Vinice”. There is lots of bridges, quays, city is very green.
Vasa. This is the greate flagship of sixteenth century. It was made and sank down right away. I was impressed by it very much, it is greate.
Astred Lingred.
Subway. The most unusual, most inimitable in its beauty and most empty subway in the world.

It is difficult to be a God

The movie by Alexey German have to be realized this year, I've read some opinions about it. All of them are exalted. They say it is the best work of German and it will be a part of gold collection of our movie theater.
The movie is based on novel of Strugatskie brothers, I like it very much.
Some mounth ago I was impressed a lots by other screen version of Strugatskie's novel - Ugly Swans, So, I am waiting for a movie patiently...

army

http://gzt.ru/incident/2008/05/30/063020.html

last year about 300 military men commited suicides. And half of them was contractors.
It is clear that contract army doesn't resolve any problem, maybe only one, it reduces social tencity. Cause nobody is interested in contractors and those fates.

I think it doen't matter which type of army do we have: contract or conscription. Conscription is not a problem, it is not an evil. It is rather good system for army, lots of counties have such systems.
The problem is that there is no law in our country, law doesn't defend anybody. and if person can't defend himself, there is no chance for him.
It concerns everybody: military men, civilians, contractors...

Theater

Yesterday we were in theater. It was my first visit since university.
I liked it very much, the piece name was "A very simple story", it is modern one, about love, about ethical choice, about parents and kids...