Documentary film I watched an interesting movie last Friday. This documentary film about people who stayed to live in the territories near Fukushima after the disaster. Some people don't want to leave these places because there is their home. The movie shows how government tries to persuade people that it's alright. But it's not like that. There is a high level of radiation around. The state does "deactivation" which means topsoil removal. And I don't know where this soil is hidden, it wasn't shown in the movie, unfortunately. People told that bees don't live on these lands because all the flowers disappeared in the neighborhood. It's awful. And I find in this film similar features of the disaster at Fukushima and at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The government of the USSR also pretended that everything was fine. It's very sad.

Learning Recently I moved to live in Saint Petersburg. There is a wonderful city, but weather is terrible. I entered the university here. I get a master's degree in environmental management. It's very interesting. But it's difficult and incomprehensible sometimes because my first education (bachelor) isn't related with ecology. Earlier I learned art, cinema and ethics in Academy of Arts in Minsk. But I like nature! I want to protect the environment. I think that in the modern world there are many problems associated with the pollution of nature and someone needs to deal with these issues.

A bit about travel When I was in Helsinki second time I was to the concert The Cure. The Cure is an English rock band. And I like it very much! My teenage years passed with the songs of this band. Besides the concert I visited the island next to Helsinki. There is an old fortress with a beautiful view of the Baltic Sea. I walked there a little. I enjoyed north beauty of nature. I felt happy when I was breathing salty sea air, cold wind was ruffling my hair. In those days in Helsinki there was a fair where Baltic herring was being sold. It was in different forms: fried herring, smoked herring, raw herring... I tried a little bit of fried herring. It was delicious. I shared this with seagulls because they were very importunate. Also I went the national library of Helsinki. There is a very nice place. Mystic atmosphere reigns there. It seemed to me that I was in a magical world, for example, in Hogwarts!)) This is a pleasant feeling. I'd like to return there again.

A little about Helsinki Today I want to talk about one of my favourite cities - Helsinki. I have been in Helsinki twice. First time it was in the summer. There was Flow Festival in Helsinki. Iggy Pop, Morrissey, The Last Shadow Puppets and many others performed at this festival. That was awesome! Although the fest lasted three days and the most part of time I was in there I was able to see the city a little. I saw Helsinki as a calm and clean city. Residents of the city are very fond of nature and dogs. There are a lot of natural products in the shops and on the market. You can buy fresh fish and berries, but it's not cheap. I tried a very tasty fish soup. It consisted of red fish, cream, potatoes and some spices. It was simple and very delicious. And I still can't forget this yummy. After a delicious meal the city seemed fabulous to me.)) Helsinki has got an interesting architecture. There are a lots buildings in modern style, defensive castles. I often noticed facades of houses decorated with images of fish, owls and various fairy-tale characters such as trolls, elves. Especially I liked the church in the rock. That is amazing combination of architecture and nature.

One of my favourite photos One of my favourite photos is of people staying near fire on the Black Sea cost. I took the photo in the summer of 2014 when I was in Georgia. My friends and I traveled in Georgia by hitchhiking about a month. After travelling on the mountains in Svaneti region, we decided to go to the sea because we wanted to sunbathe on the beach, we're a little tired of walking on the mountains and from cold nights there. When we went to the sea we didn't even pitch a tent because it was very hot and we could sleep in the open air. We swam a lot, we made sand castles. We saw a fantastic sunset. The sky was gently pink and blue. It smoothly passed into the sea. Some people made a fire on the beach. I never see a fire on the sea cost. It was family atmosphere. I heard the children's laughter by the fire and sound of waves. My friends spoke softly next to me. I felt calmness. Sometimes I just to look at the photo and I can imagine that I'm in sunny Georgia. And then I feel warmness in my heart!