History resident Liozno Vladimir Sobolev, who Vitebsk office of the Minsk firm "Laser Graphics" in May refused to produce on his order signs with the text "Long live Belarus" became known to the whole country. Learn how easy is it to live in a completely Russified eastern Belarus among the most that neither is really Belarusians from Liozno, we decided to word of mouth, for what, and went on a trip to this extraordinary man in every respect.
Recall, or by some own beliefs or frightened consonance words "Long Live the Belarusian " with the famous slogan "Long live Belarus!", The management of the company about a month ago has refused to make a sign that the ethnic Belarusian Vladimir Sobolev wanted to hang in her yard. After the events in Ukraine, aggressive ideology of the so-called "Russian world" seems to be paying off in Belarus. Thanks to Russian media for many signs of national identity began to be identified almost from violent extremism.
Even from the street to the yard of the Belarusian House in the town you can see a sign with the text said. Attached to the post, she met us not so commonplace on today's time the statement: "Long live Belarus". Told Mr. Vladimir, without any problems, "a simple peasant-Belarusians" from Liozno plate with the required inscriptions produced in the other Vitebsk company and taken straight to the house.
Says Vladimir Sobolev:
– The local Belorussian rather peculiar: it is primarily for show, for the show, for official events and talking about language, about history, about the white-red-white flag, the emblem of the "Pursuit" – the people here is not necessary, although at the time of the census and represents the majority of the Belarusians themselves.
The confrontation between the carriers and the dominant beloruschiny Russianness here did not start today. The hero of our story recalls an example of such a confrontation, which occurred in 1999 during the next parliamentary elections. Vitebsk BPF activist Vladimir Pleschenko Boris Khamaida through printed leaflets intended to explain to voters that voting does not make sense. Before the threat of confiscation of the printer they had to move to a quiet Liozno to his friend and carry out his plan there. Leaflets printed, was taken to the Vitebsk and scattered mailboxes. As a result, "all over Belarus elections were held, and in the first round of Vitebsk failed!". But the owner of the house Liozno forgot one thing: connecting your printer by electricity meter, from the street line, he left the wire. On a tip from someone came up with the three test controller. There was a court. For prices '99 already counted $ 800 fine and confiscation of property. At the same time for a similar crime the whole enterprise was fined only 200 enemy units, about which in the local newspaper read, "For illegal connection line drying plant vegetable processing plant near the meter." Two and a half years of opposition Liozno paid compensation commensurate with the damage caused to the state.
– I have this huge fine finally paid off, but the drying department collapsed. He lived a Belarusian and will live – said in the end of the story about the history of our interlocutor.
This was not a very pleasant event, Mr. Vladimir, as, incidentally, and everything else, says with humor, irony – though a number of adventures joined into a single chain of its own story, not provincial, personal odyssey. It's obvious that thirty years devoted folk theater, they were not in vain: they voiced their own life stories – both talented role performed from the stage.
Richly endowed by nature, Mr. Volodymyr shows interest to various spheres of human activity: Philosophy (presents himself as the creator of his own philosophical system called "Mirvera"), music, photography, poetry, prose, satire, coinage, sports. Besides, he's a great innovator, an inventor, a qualified electrician, collector ... Every corner of the garden, every detail of design house outside or inside, a lot of weathervanes, places for recreation or sport, some devices, a small pond – all bears imprint of a particular philosophical idea, decorated with love the owner. The harmony of nature creates harmony of human actions and deeds that need to change and improve the space around us.
The colors and images of the Belarusian national flag is no coincidence fit into the surrounding area, like amulets. They are present both in the home and outside: to weathervanes, jewelry. Genuine interest in the past, the history of his family, region, country strengthens the spirit, gives meaning to life and deeds that are committed for the sake of this life.
Lioznenschina known all over Belarus as the birthplace of Myron, so do not ask about the incredible acts of legendary promoter of national symbols we just could not.
– The first flag, posted on one of the big Liozno chimney immediately after the referendum on the abolition of national symbols, while the authorities were unable to take off. The fact is that on the stairs in front of the flag was attached to a box with a sign on which was written in large letters: "DANGER! Mined! ". Who climb? Nobody. Police cordoned off the territory, and a police major started to peel on the box with a rifle, but did not hit. He got a former paratrooper. Then found a volunteer who put on a special belt and clinging carbines for staples attached to the chimney ladder, he began to rise. At Myron same all these devices were not. The second flag hung on the pipe drying plant, but not hanged him from the stairs, and just the other side. Remove it was even more difficult, and they decided to burn it, and that was done. The third flag was hung at all on the spire of the antenna towers, the height of which, without taking into account the height of the tower, it was six meters. And he dressed him like he was on the flag pole. How was it done? Unknown. Montero had to unscrew the entire structure, shoot spire, and the only way they were able to remove the flag. Another flag was hung Mironov wire transmission line with a voltage of 35,000 volts. And a month later he was hanging there on the road, I have not yet passed through it Vitebsk governor, who gave the order: "Cut!". Order custom rig in Vitebsk, no electricity and only then removed. Miron something without all the cost of these measures. In general, however, the flags were hung out quite a lot. As for the attitude of the local residence of a national symbol and shares Miron, here is an example: One day, when the flag was attached to the mast of the high-voltage line, I asked a local photographer to take a picture and save it for history. At that time I was not working color film. And the weather was perfect, the sky – blue flag – white-red-white! He said that he has children, his wife works ... Not that hang even afraid to photograph!
Such stories for a short time has been heard from the friendly host no less than a full script for the film. But the most cinematic shows two incredible stories, which, according to the narrator, occurred in real life:
– Here are my great-grandfather clocks Ilya undoing of "Titanic" and brought home. All my relatives at that time engaged in luggage (taxi driver) – loads carried on horseback in Russia. Within a few years it was possible to earn a decent piece of land. But my grandfather Elias was an adventurer and to long wait, he decided to go to America and realize his dream of a year or two. On reaching England, I bought a ticket to a third-class cabin on the same ill-fated "Titanic." When the disaster struck, the grandfather realized: to get to America, to all appearances, will not work, but if you are lucky to survive, things stolen from the cabins can be sold. It started terrible panic. Santa ran on the first-class cabins, filled his duffel bag and at the same time the clock undoing. Grandfather was lucky: he picked up along with the other ship "Carpathia". After returning home, he gave the money that lent to travel, bought the land to his son Simeon gave the watch and money. For a long time, though not the elderly, stood in the water, but before his death said: "With the money do what you want, and hours pass only by inheritance, as a remembrance of me."
– And the clock was donated to me the idol of the women here, the star of Indian cinema Raj Kapoor. The famous actor was flying via Moscow from Bombay to London, but for some reason decided to go part of the way from Moscow to Europe on a bus. I just came from the army, I had hair black man – no matter where. Eightieth year, Olympiad, the borders are open, go along the main road, which is Smolensk. Buses leave people approached me a translator, explained that I reminded Raj Kapoor his English friend in his youth, which, unfortunately, died in a car crash. Short time we talked through an interpreter. I told him about his collection of watches. He learned about my admiration for the theater, and then and in general treated me very positive. In parting I promised that awaits me some surprise. I had already forgotten about his promise, three months later comes to my premise, and there's this false clock. If you watched his film "Tramp" is closer to the middle of the watch can see there. In the film they showed half past nine. So I put on them.
Their actions, their way of life, their attitude to the circumstances of Mr. Vladimir suggests that his face appeared the most viable features of the Belarusian inflexible nature, which gave the power not just to survive and maintain a sense of their national originality, but also to realize their creative aspirations into reality things really difficult.
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