РУСАЛКИ
"Далеко в море вода синяя-синяя, как лепестки самых красивых васильков..."
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МИФЫ О РУСАЛКАХ
Красавица или чудовище?
Говорят, если встретишь русалку, она затянет тебя на дно, заманит красотой и пением. Или это Сирены?
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Говорят, у русалок огромные груди. Или это у Бабы Яги?
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Меня зовут Илана, и я расскажу вам про нашу русалочью историю.
На приветствующей фотографии изображена моя сестрица. Вы наверняка уже поняли, что русалочка вовсе не про рыжеволосую красавицу из мультфильма?
Сказка Русалочка (1837) Ганса Христиана Андерсена несомненна хороша. Маруся из Качаловки как-то раз собрала около себя с десяток деревенских ребят и вслух читала эту историю. Ох, и рады были девчонки и мальчишки!
Простая рыжеволосая красавица запомнилась нам из экранизации "Русалочка: начало истории Ариэль".

Теперь мы понимаем:

русалка - она же с хвостом!

Или нет? :)
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ВОЗВРАЩАЯСЬ К ИСТОКАМ
Русалки в мифах и истории
Готовь нервы - и листай!

белоРУССКИЕ РУСАЛКИ

"Неапранутыя дарослыя дзяўчаты і маладыя дзяўчынкі з распушчанымі доўгімі валасамі, русымі ці зяленымі накшталт водарасляў ці асакі, амаль празрыстым пяшчотным целам, вялікімі грудзямі, блакітнымі прыгожымі вачыма, якімі яны завабліваюць ахвяру. Як толькі тая трапіць да іх, вочы русалкі становяцца нерухомымі, ашклянелымі, як у нябожчыкаў".
"Раздетые взрослые девушки и молодые девушки с распущенными длинными волосами, русыми или зелеными, как водоросли или осока, почти прозрачным нежным телом, большой грудью, голубыми красивыми глазами, которыми они заманивают жертву. Как только она до нее добирается, глаза русалки становятся неподвижными, стеклянными, как у мертвеца".
Понимаете?
Ладно, мне самой много текста лень читать временами. Поэтому сама расскажу.



Вас когда-нибудь протыкала насквозь луна? Не в прямом смысле, конечно. А вот меня да. Потому что кожа такая у нас, у русалок - светлая, прозрачная. Почти как вода.

Волосы мои частенько за водоросли принимают. Только удивляются постоянно: что ж такие длинные-то?
А я таковые при жизни своей отрастила.

Большая грудь... Хлопцев надо в воду заманивать. Иногда одного взгляда глаз голубых не хватает.

Curiosity about life in all its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.
1993
First Acknowledgement
Suede make it to the magazine cover
It was this issue of the Select magazine that stated that Britpop is a thing. It featured Suede, The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne, and Pulp. No Blur and no Oasis yet.
Suede were one of the first bands to establish themselves in this new genre. They set the guidelines for everyone to follow. As the journalist John Harris wrote, "If Britpop started anywhere, it was the deluge of acclaim that greeted Suede's first records: all of them audacious, successful and very, very British"
1994
April 1994
Blur release their third studio album, Parklife
The singles include:

1. "Girls & Boys"
Released: March 7, 1994
2. "To the End"
Released: May 30, 1994
3. "Parklife"
Released: August 22, 1994
4. "End of a Century"
Released: November 7, 1994

"Blur went from being regarded as an alternative, left field arty band to this amazing new pop sensation"
— Graham Coxon, |Blur
August 1994
Oasis releases their debut album, Definitely Maybe
The singles include:

1. "Supersonic"
Released: April 11, 1994
2. "Shakermaker"
Released: June 13, 1994
3. "Live Forever"
Released: August 8, 1994
4. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
Released: October 10, 1994
5. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
Released: May 1995 (US radio single)
"We don't want to be an indie band from England who've had a couple of hits. We want to go on and be an important band and there's certain things you've got to do."
— Noel Gallagher, Oasis
1995
Young British Artists
Damien Hirst gets Turner prize for a divided cow
The similar go-get-'em moods dominate the art scene. Young British Artists, led by Damien Hirst, are making art as outrageous as possible. In 1995, Hirst himself gets the Turner Prize (the most prestigious prize in Fine Arts) for "Mother and Child (Divided)" - the installation consisting of a cow and a calf, divided in halves and put in tanks of formaldehyde.
Sarah Lucas' Self Portrait and "I'm Desperate" by Gillian Wearing

COMMON PEOPLE

1996
The Anthem on Air
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
The song Common People released by Pulp in 1996 is voted a Britpop anthem. In a 2012 question and answer session on BBC Radio 5 Live Cocker said that he was having a conversation with the girl at the bar at [Central Saint Martins] college because he was attracted to her, although he found some aspects of her personality unpleasant. He remembered that at one point she had told him she "wanted to move to Hackney and live like 'the common people"
Written by Natasha Savicheva
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Other Articles
Film
Live Forever - The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop
Hilarious documentary about the Britpop music scene in the Nineties, featuring all the main brands of the scene exposing the truth behind the myths.
Interview
Oasis from the Archives: Noel in 1994
Just before the release of Definitely Maybe, Caspar Llewellyn Smith caught up with Noel Gallagher to find out about scraps with Liam, spats with Suede, and why people would still be listening to his band's debut album in 20 years' time.
Website
Britpop on the BBC: Class of '94
BBC celebrates the 20th anniversary of Britpop with series of special programs and features.
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