On Saturday October 21 at 20:00,
Moskva-Ballet presented Swan Lake in Olavshallen
Recorded (not live) music was used. Dancers, however, were real.
Tickets cost kr. 250-300.
September 20.
Exhibition and sale of Russian vernacular arts "Russian Bazaar"
Trondheim, Fjordgata 72 (2nd floor)
September 28 - October 5 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 13:00 - 18:00;
November 10 - December 22, 12:00 - 19:00, probably on weekdays.
-- organized by Natalia Roedland
September 17.
We got www.skazka.no domain name. Although registration
in Broennoeysundregistrene (the Norwegian Business Registry), which our club didn't have,
is normally required to buy a .no domain,
we qualified by submitting the club rules and list of members with our application.
I described in detail why own domain name
is necessary, and also hosting problems we encountered. Later note: after the change of .no-domain policy on February 19, 2001,
there is no longer an exception. Any organization that wants to apply for a domain name
must be registered in Broennoeysundregistrene.
July 1.
In the
annual
U.N. Human Development Report, Norway is ranked 2nd (after Canada) while
Russia is on the 62nd place (out of 174 countries). In the "gender empowerment index,"
which measures progress for women, Norway is the 1st. Isn't this why so many Norwegian
men marry a Russian girl?
June 30.Exchange and scholarship opportunities for Norwegian and Russian students/researchers
International Scholarship Group of
NFR promotes study
opportunities abroad for Norwegians (including study in Russia in 2001/2002,
application deadline October 1, 2000: see their PDF catalog).
There will be information meeting at NTNU on September 8, contact
Oeyvin Saether for details.
INTAS has some funding opportunities for young scientists from
ex-Soviet Union states (excluding Baltic states) and for collaboration
(announce from the June issue of International Office Newsletter).
April 10.
You can get literature sent to us by the Russian Orthodox Church in Norway
(two first issues of "Russkaja Lepta" ("Russian Mite") and a form for
those wishing to become members of the Oslo parish)
from the club president. All this is gratis.
In the future, a priest might be visiting Trondheim.
March 20.
According to the Russian Embassy, three polling stations were opened
in Norway on March 26 presidential election
in Russian Embassy in Oslo, Oscarsgt. 16
(embassy tel. 22603035, calls answered from 14:00 to 16:00)
in Russian Consulate General in Kirkenes, Raadhusplass 2
(tel. 78993737)
in Barentsburg (Svalbard)
Ballots could be cast in person from 8:00 to 20:00.
Voters had to show their Russian foreign passport and a document
confirming that they are holding a Norwegian residence permit
(i.e. stamp "Oppholdstillatelse" in the passport or Norwegian
passport for persons with double citizenship). Results of election: Vladimir Putin won in the first round with 52.5%
votes, Zyuganov got 29.5%, Yavlinsky 6%. Voters turnout was 69%.
March 16. Universitetsavisa about Russians in Norway
(click on image to the right). It seems, some Russian citizens
have made a nuisance of themselves.
February 28. The annual membership fee is set at 50 kroner per member.
All current club members should transfer it to the
society bank account until March 5.
This is the lowest fee that allows the club to get financial support from
the Trondheim commune. Our economic manager, Tatiana Groenlien, said the fee is lower
than would be desired.
February 12, 2000. About 20 people came to the
first meeting of the society.
Proposed rules and activity plan were discussed and left for further consideration.
The president - Ekaterina Prasolova - and other board members were elected.
Although there was no single opinion regarding the name of society,
Skazka (Russian word for fairytale) eventually received the largest number of votes.
The Pilipenko family kindly hosted the meeting.
Pycckuù 
