Post by peregrine9 on Feb 28, 2011 6:25:40 GMT
I found this link on Examiner.com today.I have a second article from January on the " Voice of Russia ' site
The Voice of Russia
February 26, 2011
Beatles Monument in Siberia,Russia
english.ruvr.ru/2011/02/26/46271702.html
The Voice of Russia
January 16th 2011
Russia’s Ural city of Yekaterinburg is playing host to the exhibition “Lennon with us”, which opened on the eve of UNESCO-established Beatles Day in honor of the legendary Liverpool quartet The Beatles. It is celebrated worldwide on January 16th. We have more from our correspondent Tatyana Zavyalova.
The Beatles is deservedly acknowledged to be one of the 20th century brightest phenomena. Even despite its break-up, the band has been overtaking other musicians in popularity for many years, as testified to by the constantly growing number of its fan clubs worldwide. It is an understatement to say that Russia is no exception here - our country can be called a sort of a leader in this respect. But Yekaterinburg apparently stands out among other Beatlemania-obsessed Russian cities as a paradise for Beatles fans. The country’s first monument to the band erected here on May 23rd 2009 features the four musicians as “white silhouettes fixed to a brick wall”. A nearby yard regularly hosts performances of famous Russian and foreign bands. The ongoing “Lennon with us” exhibition displays works by Ural artists, such as Felix Smirnov presenting a series of his brilliant graphic designs; avant-garde painter Sergei Pafenyuk, whose pictures are included in the Beatles Art collection and were appraised by Sir Paul McCartney himself; and Olga Shaerman with her gorgeous portraits of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which she made after listening to the White Album tracks.
english.ruvr.ru/2011/01/16/39933318.html
The Voice of Russia
February 26, 2011
Beatles Monument in Siberia,Russia
english.ruvr.ru/2011/02/26/46271702.html
The Voice of Russia
January 16th 2011
Russia’s Ural city of Yekaterinburg is playing host to the exhibition “Lennon with us”, which opened on the eve of UNESCO-established Beatles Day in honor of the legendary Liverpool quartet The Beatles. It is celebrated worldwide on January 16th. We have more from our correspondent Tatyana Zavyalova.
The Beatles is deservedly acknowledged to be one of the 20th century brightest phenomena. Even despite its break-up, the band has been overtaking other musicians in popularity for many years, as testified to by the constantly growing number of its fan clubs worldwide. It is an understatement to say that Russia is no exception here - our country can be called a sort of a leader in this respect. But Yekaterinburg apparently stands out among other Beatlemania-obsessed Russian cities as a paradise for Beatles fans. The country’s first monument to the band erected here on May 23rd 2009 features the four musicians as “white silhouettes fixed to a brick wall”. A nearby yard regularly hosts performances of famous Russian and foreign bands. The ongoing “Lennon with us” exhibition displays works by Ural artists, such as Felix Smirnov presenting a series of his brilliant graphic designs; avant-garde painter Sergei Pafenyuk, whose pictures are included in the Beatles Art collection and were appraised by Sir Paul McCartney himself; and Olga Shaerman with her gorgeous portraits of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which she made after listening to the White Album tracks.
english.ruvr.ru/2011/01/16/39933318.html