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I'm a simple emigrant, and as I move to another country, I don't cut off my contacts

2/11/2019, 5:01:46 PM

Therefore this weekend I spent in Berlin, helping cover an event at the Russian House of Culture and Science. First about it. A very decent building, located in the very center, among Gucci and Rolex boutiques, etc. Right at the entrance people start speaking to you in Russian; inside there is a huge number of posters of various kinds: performances by pop stars, concerts by orchestras, theaters, speakers. There was also on Saturday a screening of the film "Zavod" (Factory), for which Yuri Bykov came, but unfortunately I learned about it too late. The result of my work there is roughly this: 9 hours on my feet in high heels, one and a half of which in the rain outside; almost 100 photographs and 30 minutes of video β€” it seems I used up all my generous data allowance (1.5 GB per month) of German internet in one day; we recorded three syncs (this is when an interview is written onto video), three press releases (the last I finished at five in the morning), as many interviews on the voice recorder and their transcription. And late in the evening there was an opportunity to at least look a little at the city and test different establishments. Of the main sights I saw only the Brandenburg Gate and the Memorial to the Fallen Soviet Soldiers in Tiergarten, since they were within walking distance of the main venue. One more time from the car window I saw the Memorial to the Victims of the Holocaust; it gave me goosebumps, even with such a short interaction. In general one thing is clear: you must definitely return here and spend much more time; I am sure that this city is capable of awakening the full range of emotions, you just have to give it such an opportunity. And I will definitely do that. #German_trips #work