In search of the childhood country.
In search of the childhood country.
"Difficulty consists not in understanding, that the Greek
Art and the epos are connected with known forms of the public
Developments. Difficulty consists that they still continue
To deliver us art pleasure and in the known relation
To serve as norm and the inaccessible sample ", - wrote K.Marks,
Sincerely being perplexed, how at so imperfect
Social system as he believed, it was possible to antique Greece
To reach so perfect results in architecture, poetry,
The fine arts. Also explains it to that the antique
The epoch is the childhood of a human society, and the childhood always
Involves us with the naivety, cleanliness and a spontaneity.
It is difficult to suspect of adherence to Marxism of F.M.Dostoevskogo,
But the hero of its novel "Demons" Nikolay Stavrogin, to Marxism
F.M.Dostoevskogo, but the hero of its novel "Demons" Nikolay Stavrogin,
As is known, too sobbed over the dreams about an earthly paradise in
Cradles of the European mankind. Perhaps, really,
Has put in charm of the childhood? In its naivety, ignorance... So
It would be desirable to solve this centuries-old riddle!
... Equal squares of fields from a plane window are similar to the chess
Board. Golden-yellow cages with the eddish burnt out by the sun and
Different shades green, obrazuemye fresh shoots of a string bean,
Eggplants, corn, olive, peach, orange
Groves, equal numbers of vineyards and low trees kivi.
But about an origin of green and yellow cages we have learnt later, already
From a bus window, easily and cheerfully sliding on the infinite
To road. On its one party continually because of hills arose
Boundless water smooth surface - Aegean sea. That, named on
Name of the unfortunate father deceived by a kind of sails of the forgetful
The son...
How much we heard about this mythical country! Even most
The illiterate will recollect, let and with some effort, something about
Gerakla and Apollo, Zevsa and the Aphrodite. Now and on our signboards
Names have started gleaming:
"Merkury", "Hermes", "Dionis"... Clearly, what not because of
The love which has flashed suddenly to ancient history, in summary
The adjusted trading contacts, so-called "shop tours". And
Nevertheless why Greece - rather small and
Poor enough among the European countries - has taken such place in
Our today's life?
From school years there was a vague representation about antique
Myths that is why also Greece was represented almost mythical
The country which existed once in the deepest antiquity.
But here it, before our eyes, and almost in accuracy same,
As well as in ancient descriptions: the cut up coast with far
The peninsulas acting in the sea forming the uncountable
Bays;
Chain of islands along coast; the small closed valleys and
The mountains covered with dense coniferous woods in the north and almost deprived
Vegetation, stony, is lifeless-grey in the south. Mountains
Occupy more than 70 percent of the area. Settlements and cities are moulded on
To slopes of mountains that the invaluable earth of valleys to release for crops.
Agriculture, winemaking, maslodelie, as well as three thousand years
Back, remain the national economy base. People on fields
It is not visible almost, only water streams are sprayed over crops
Under the forty-degree scorching sun.
The road is twisted by an infinite streamer on slopes of mountains, and
Russian tourists considerably worry, when the driver conducts the bus on
To the razor-edge, one hand holding a mobile phone and
Cheerfully exchanging words with someone from acquaintances. Our guide on
To origin the Greek, but was born in 1973 in Tashkent, where in the
Time have allowed to lodge to refugees-communists from Greece. It
Well speaks Russian, naming small settlements villages,
Adding thus, that on comfort of habitation they nothing
Concede to a city, and in cleanliness of air and quality of water surpass
It. Therefore those from local residents who has a such
Possibility, prefer to work in a city, and to live in village.
With water in Greece it is difficult. Many tens kilometres lasts with
Mountains towards Athenes the concrete trench bearing reviver.
Here and the Olympus. And over it as during age-old times, it is strange and
Mysteriously against the burnt out pale blue sky
Black clouds curl, forcing to doubt in mifichnosti a myth.
White accurate small houses with red tile roofs and
The balconies decorated with reduced copies of the well-known antique
Statues, are replaced by the bases of structures of antique cities. Them
Scales and comfort of dwellings amaze imagination. Admiring
Inlaid floors of the antique drawing rooms which have been laid out by the primitive
Pebble two and a half thousand years ago and shaking
Refinement and perfection of drawing, you lose sensation of time.
Public baths, toilets with drains and heating - all was
It is thought over to trifles, it is arranged witty and reliably to the such
Degrees, that at desire and some efforts could
To function and today. Ancient theatres, anyway, to
This time collect crowds of spectators. On scenes Epidavra and theatre
Geroda Attica in Athenes representations almost are all year long given,
To look which spectators from every corner of the world gather.
Small towns along the sea and near to historical places
Exist exclusively at the expense of tourists and having a rest. Among
The last a lot of Russian, as, however, and among the serving. In
Heat of a tourist season of the girl and children, more often with
Ukraine, get a job here in tour agencies, cafe,
Hotels.
Coastal small towns represent a surprising show,
They consist exclusively of hotels, shops and taverns.
Infinite signboards among which are allocated largely written
In Russian "Fur coats". In the morning, hours per eight-nine, it is possible to see
The sleepy Russian going in wide, as Black sea, cowards and with
Towels on a neck to the sea to plunge. In the afternoon here it is hot, shops
Are closed hours in 12 and open then hours per five evenings and
Work till midnight.
However, the order and in Athenes is same, the city lives
Mainly night life. Brightly shined Parthenon as if
Soars against the black sky, consecrating and protecting stretched below
City. The small cosy areas and close small streets are entirely forced
By little tables also are filled moving, dancing, chewing and briskly
Exchanging words crowd. Doors of benches are is invocatory opened,
Shops where really there is all.
And here, among a labyrinth of the narrow small streets which are climbing up on
To slopes of hills, the show, to some extent can expect you
Slightly opening a veil of secret of national Greek character.
Suddenly because of a low wall loud voices and strange are distributed
Music: below, in a court yard brightly shined from windows of associates
Houses, the semicircle places chairs, spectators sit, and on
Small podium actors-fans play... Ancient Greek
Tragedy. Guys knock on drums, blow in a pipe, has fallen asleep in
Mute despair, having broken hands, domestic antigona in
Modest dress. And you are covered suddenly by the internal
Shiver from contact with something is mysterious-fine and
The mighty.
Love to high at Greeks in blood, for them to lose this
The love - means to die. Not without reason so they protected the belief, the
Language, the writing all heavy years of tests, when in
Current of five hundred years the country was under the power a Turk. Therefore and
Today they easily read an inscription made in days of Perikla, -
The tracing of letters has not changed. Therefore sound in the Athenian
Court yard ardent verses Sofokla and Evripida. It is said that this
Writing is inconvenient and it would be necessary to pass to a Latin. But Greeks not
Hurry up.
Who knows, that will find and that will lose...
Certainly, Parthenon needs to be seen. And though exist
Thousand its descriptions, annually millions people a continuous train
Climb up the Acropolis hill. By the way, Russian tourists among them
Not too it is a lot of, much more them in small coastal small towns and
On beaches. For whom to feel underfoot stones here come,
On which foot Perikla, Fidija, Evripida went, Caesar to see
With height of hill Pniks, Agoru, Keramik, and in the distance - Peraeus and a smooth surface
The sea which was ploughed by ships Femistokla, - means
To feel the citizen of the world.
The answer to the main question has come, as it is strange, not on
To top akropolskogo a hill where with might and main there are restoration
Jobs - Greece is going to accept anniversary Olympic games.
The answer has come in Delfah, the spiritual centre of a classical antiquity, in a city
The Holy Spirit.
Steep, in height in some thousand metres rock, to a slope
Which numerous structures of a sanctuary were stuck. Once
The mountain was live, breathed, throwing up from itself mysterious steams and
Water sources. To the separate people allocated with the raised
Sensitivity as now, possibly, have told -
To "contactors", the mountain sent the interesting information, informing about
The future changes in their life. Mysterious properties of mountain
Have drawn attention of priests, and over a crevice which was throwing up time from
Time wonderful evaporations, were will erect the temple which has acquired then
Accompanying constructions - benches, chapels, theatre and
Stadium. Now from former magnificence there were only stones:
The rests of columns, amphitheatre, ellipse of stadium and museum where are collected
The saved sculptural ornaments. The fallen asleep smiles on persons
Huge kurosov - stone man's statues and an eye bronze
Drivers personify that character and that
Attitude which have created this surprising world of harmony
Spiritual and corporal perfection.
It and shakes us today to depth of soul and gives rise to melancholy on
To the lost and unattainable happiness.
Here you understand, that childly pure perception of the world
Spoke completely not naive ignorance of Greeks, and quite
The proved and reasonable trust to the nature, they were able to wait for it
Favour, instead of hurried up to "correct" with arrogance of the know-it-all. And
In a life Greeks far not always possessed so made
Figure, as praksitelevsky Hermes or polikletovsky Kinisk.
But spiritual and physical perfection of the nation, everyone it
The citizen was the state policy prime target, on
Which achievement did not regret means. So norm and
As the inaccessible sample can serve for us not only antique
Temples and statues, but also social system principles. And, standing
In the middle delfijskogo stadium, has recollected suddenly Nikolay's tears
Stavrogina and so it wanted that principles these steels
The accessible!
Jury BLAGOV.
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