22 дек. 2014 г.

- Oh, Gomez. The Bermuda Triangle. Devil's Island. The black hole of Calcutta. - Excuse us. Second honeymoon.


Not so long ago, I started to tell you about my trip to the mysterious India. The second city on our way was Calcutta. People call it "The city of joy". And they are definitely right. Calcutta looks very different than Delhi. The reason for that its colonialist past. As you know, the city was founded by the British, and this is evident throughout. Everywhere there are beautiful houses in European style, and each of them deserves to be immortalized in a photo. Wide avenues with sidewalks are laid in the center. Absolutely fabulous appear Christian churches rising above the palm trees here and there. Oh yes, madly many trees, parks and gardens. So Calcutta became a real surprise for us. And you know what is the most exciting? Victorian atmosphere of the city. At the heart of it is the Victoria Memorial - a charming building with a monument to Queen Victoria, who imperiously looks at you from the top down. At the same time, the Indian way of life contributed to the appearance of the city. Many rickshaws, some kind of cables everywhere, people, merchants, vegetable stalls, tents, English yellow cabs and old buildings - all this creates an atmosphere of post apocalyptic London. It's fantastic! 

(I called myself a little Victorian ghost, and passers-by - a doll)


(I promise I will never do so again!)





Unfortunately we didn't have so much time. What I'm really sorry, it's that we don't have time to explore the cult of the great and terrible Hindu goddess Kali, after whom the city is named. We have been in only one temple dedicated to her, and it's very extraordinary place. It's imbued with incredible energy. Kali is the only goddess who in the peaceful Hinduism receives bloody sacrifices... So this place is creepy and sacred and causes trembling. 


(Ripon street, 82 - guest house for the Europeans, where  Mircea Eliade lived)
(Boot cleaner on the opposite side of the street)

Yet another reason to visit Kolkata - my favorite writer Mircea Eliade. The fact that Romanian scholar of religion had spent a few years before the outbreak of the World War II here. I wanted to go to the same places that he did, as I imagined Calcutta from his books. Of course, Kolkata nowdays is not at all as he described it, however for me it was a kind of pilgrimage. 


15 дек. 2014 г.

I see you find my underground

Finally, the video that we shot in November saw the light! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to your attention music video of Evil Jokers involving Rebel Dolls! A little bit nightmares on Monday morning still will not hurt anyone ^_^



12 дек. 2014 г.

Cities in dust



Darlings, I was gone for two weeks, please forgive me for the silence! You know, the only thing we buy that makes us richer - is  a journey. Yes, I was very very far from the cold Russian winter. My path for the second time ran across India. This was not only a vacation. In New Delhi I had some business meetings. But however, even a business trip to India is always filled with a lot of new experiences, discoveries and findings. This time, I absolutely fell in love with Delhi. We planned the trip so to spend in this anthill as little time as possible. But now I really regret it! This city is a real treasure for lovers of history and art. I can not even imagine how much time you need to visit all its palaces, fortresses, mosques, temples and museums.  Hopefully next time I'll be able to give it due attention.