Small stop in Orsha

This night I have moved from the most west Belorussian town Grodno to the most Eastern Vitebsk,with small transfer at big station Orsha,the place where was famous transfer of Napoleo via Beresina river.
Belorussian railway stations looks much more cleaner and safe,then Russian. This is very much part of Western agenda that people here are under dectatorship press,this is quite objective,then if votes in Belarus were free Lukashenko.will win anyway,the same thing as Putin won in Russia on quite free and transparent elections.

Tambov

Tambov is a nice and cosy Russian town 400 km south-east Moscow, populated by 280 000 people. My father side grandmother was from Tambov, that is may be I like Tamobv so much. The city does not have a flash tourists attractions, but his history  is very interesting. In the time of Russian revolution it was a center of most outrage anti-communists revolt. This revolt is known in Russian history as Antonov Revellion or Tambov rebellion  The Soviet government, scarried to death by this Rebellion used army forces and killed people by villages and even used chemical weapon against fighters.

This is why Tambov always had an atmosphere of more strong city patriotism then in other towns. The symbol of the town is the wolf, so named “The Tambovs Wolf”  this name is taken from very popular proverb, when somebody is not very pleasant call you “Tovarish” (Comrade!) this was ordinary an answer Tambovski volk tebe tovarish! that means – “This is the wolf from Tambov is your comrade!”

The MKAD-2

So, the MKAD is Moscow Circular Highway. The border between Moscow and not-Moscow, the highway, that makes Moscow in form of gigantic egg. The MKAD consists of 2 rings, inner and outward. The inner ring has circumference 109 km when outward – 111 km, the sacred number in Budhism.

Officially, the MKAD is not the border for a long time – since 1985, and even before 1985 Moscow has its own residence in “outside” territories – the town Zelinograd (The Green Town), under Moscow Government authorities. The attempt of 1960s makes Soviet Silicon Valley – the headquarter of high-technic labs and factories. But in peoples mindes MKAD is stiil the sacred border.

When I was  hitchhiking in my youth, the drivers that did not need to go in Moscow and who rode around the city by MKAD jump me off at MKAD by night. I always felt like a sacred tremble, being at the border of gigantic 12 000 000 city that never sleeps…

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