After Lordi won the Eurovision contest, many think that it is exactly what Finnish rock sounds like. Which is true, except it is not. It…
Category: Levinarium
Dmitry Shostakovich‘s Symphony No. 9 was premiered in 1945 and was almost immediately banned, till Stalin’s death. Officially Shostakovich claimed he had written a solemn hymn to…
Gustav Mahler‘s Fifth Symphony (1901-1902) is one of the most catharctic things to be listened to, especially when there is no other way to suppress what others…
Kindergarten in No. 8 Džambul street was built by S. Šmakov and V. Meljakova in 1983. Ironically, a legend accompanies this house, too, although it is not so old.…
Dmitry Maiboroda‘s new book “Summa dialogica”, despite its complicated subtitle (“Paradigmal characteristics of the dialogue in contemporary philosophy”) is very easy to read and understand. Being…
Well, it might really be a bad idea to start watching these two films unless you clearly realize that it’s something hardcore and cruel. Taras…
Raimonds Pauls, Soviet and Latvian composer, is still very popular in Russia, not talking about his native country. His songs are still loved by many…
Latgale is one of Latvia’s regions with the “capital” in Daugavpils (officially, there is no “central” city). It is often said that Latgalian is the…
“Double Faced Eels” (as well as “The Sound Poets”) deceive the listener with their English name, although all their songs are in Latvian. Their first and…
Boris Tischenko‘s Fourth Symphony is more than 90 minutes long and still has not appeared on official CDs. All the recordings available online are live. This overwhelmingly…