16 September 2013. The Golden Hands of Sergei Bobkov

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Five years ago, master craftsman Sergei Bobkov from Krasnoyarsk Krai started to make animal figures from cedar chips. His first bird was a success, so he continued to work with this flexible, textured, and durable material, which also has many shades in its colour. The above carving of a marmot is one of his latest creations. One Sergei Bobkov is worth all the posturing pseudo-intellectuals in the world… and I’m not alone in thinking that way.

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2 September 2013. A Picture IS Worth a Thousand Words… The Dignity of Labour… At the Forge in Contemporary Russia

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After my last post left a sour taste in my mouth (and in yours, too, no doubt), I wanted to find something clean, healthy, and positive to post about. In the image, we see blacksmith Valery Kulikov carrying out restoration work on a cross at his forge in the village of Shishkovo, Rostov Raion in Yaroslavl Oblast. Not only does Russia have the most up-to-date industry and technology, it’s preserving the old handicrafts, too. Now, that’s heartening to see on this Labour Day…

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