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Scarlet Sails (building)
Scarlet Sails may refer to: * ''Scarlet Sails'' (film), a 1961 Soviet film starring Vasily Lanovoy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya * ''Scarlet Sails'' (novel), a 1923 novel by Alexander Grin Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (better known by his pen name, Aleksander Green / Grin (spelling varies in non-Russian literature), rus, Александр Грин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲin, a=Ru-Aleksandr Grin.ogg, 23 August 1880 – 8 July 1 ..., basis for the film * Scarlet Sails (tradition), a ceremony during the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia * Scarlet Sails (band), an American indie rock band {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Sails (film)
''Scarlet Sails'' () is a 1961 Soviet romantic fantasy film produced by Mosfilm and directed by Alexandr Ptushko. It is based on Alexander Grin's 1923 romance novel of the same name and stars Vasily Lanovoy and Anastasiya Vertinskaya.''Scarlet Sails'' VD (IV quarter 2003). Russia: RUSCICO. The story is a romantic fantasy and is described as a "fairy tale","Interview with Oleg Anofriev". ''Scarlet Sails'' VD (IV quarter 2003). Russia: RUSCICO. though it contains no supernatural elements but two prophecies that came true. Plot The setting is a small fishing village. The former seaman Longren raises his daughter Assol alone after losing his beloved wife, making a meager living by selling the toy boats he carves from wood. As a child, Assol encounters an old man who claims to be a wizard and promises the girl that one day a prince will come on a ship with scarlet sails to carry her away. The villagers scoff but Assol believes her dream will come true one day. Arthur Grey is a no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Sails (novel)
''Scarlet Sails'' (, ''Alye parusa'') is a 1923 romantic novel with elements of fantasy by Russian writer Alexander Grin. The author described the genre of the novel as féerie. It is a story about a dream coming true no matter how futile it seems. It was written during 1916–1922. Plot summary The novel has two plot lines: Assol's line and Gray's line, that join in the finale. a page from the Biennale of Poets in Moscow ''Assol's plot line:'' The sailor Longren returns home to the village of Kaperna, and finds that his wife has died from illness and left him a 3-month-old daughter, Assol. Longren gives up his life as a sailor and spends his days raising Assol and making toys. After an incident where Longren leaves the man he considers responsible for his wife's death to drown, Longren and Assol are shunned entirely by human society. One day Assol is sent to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Grin
Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (better known by his pen name, Aleksander Green / Grin (spelling varies in non-Russian literature), rus, Александр Грин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲin, a=Ru-Aleksandr Grin.ogg, 23 August 1880 – 8 July 1932) was a Russian writer, notable for his romanticism, romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or Latin American flavor (Grin's fans often refer to this land as Grinlandia). Most of his writings deal with the sea, adventures, and love.The Soviet Union, A Biographical Dictionary, Macmillan, NY, 1990. Biography Alexander Grin was born Aleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky () in Slobodskoy, Kirov Oblast, Slobodskoy, Vyatka Governorate (now in Kirov Oblast) in 1880, the son of the Polish people, Pole Stefan Hryniewski (pronounced in Russian as ''Stefan Grinevsky''). Stefan was sent away to Tula as punishment after participating in the January Uprising of 1863, and of a Russians, Russian nurse, Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Sails (tradition)
The Scarlet Sails () is a celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia, the most massive and famous public event during the White Nights Festival every summer. Description Crowds with about one million people are treated to a wide variety of free entertainment provided by the city of St. Petersburg. Entertainment also includes appearances by popular rock-stars, as well as the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, ballet and other classical acts, performing on several stages simultaneously during the event. The show also includes a series of large-scale events on the waters of the Neva River, such as rowing and motorboat races and a massive battle with pirates culminating in the appearance of a tall ship sporting spectacular scarlet sails. History This tradition began in 1968, when several Leningrad schools united to celebrate at the end of the school year in connection with the symbolism of the popular 1923 romantic novel '' Scarlet Sails'' by Alexander Grin. During the first celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
