Why Was Italian Music Extreamly Popular In USSR?

I love music! Music is an excellent way to lift your spirits, relieve stress, encourage, inspire, dream, fly away, and simply enjoy life. It always improves my mood. I listen to music everywhere, including at work.  I have a young girl at work who creates a playlist for us to listen to. She is absolutelyContinue reading “Why Was Italian Music Extreamly Popular In USSR?”

New Year in USSR.

In the USSR the New Year was a non-religious and non-Communist holiday. It was a family festivity, when everyone gathered together for this wonderful celebration and it was the favorite holiday for children and adults. History Before the Russian Revolution  1917, Christmas was the main  winter holiday.  The first official Christmas tree in Russia was arranged by Emperor Nicholas I at the request of his wife, Empress Alexandra Fedorovna, Princess Charlotte of Prussia.  On December 24, 1817 the Christmas tree was installed in theContinue reading “New Year in USSR.”