The road from Kirov to Perm is as usual, sometimes good, sometimes bad, frozen, snow… And that day we had no sun, so no good visibility.
Russian roads in winter
We had arrived to Perm, a big city, on the beginning of Urals. That city, and region given the name to the Permafrost prehistoric era as Cristina, our Perm host, told us. To be honest, the city has nothing special to see. We saw one exposition of ice statues. It’s full of big soviet buildings and the usual factory to produce the hot water to provide the heating for all the people in the city.
Perm Skyline
Some hours later, we have finished the city tour and we came to Cristina’s home. She shares the flat with two friends, and, once more, they will celebrate a party for us. So Ilja took his guitar and after some dinner, we began to play Russian and Polish songs. Cristina also studies polish, so she knew a lot of Polish songs. Then, more friends arrived, so with two guitars, many voices and some lazy Spanish percussion, we have performed a long concert.
The Band
Spanish castañuelas
The party was long, and we were speaking about the situation of students in Russia. They begin University at 17 or 18, as in Europe, but it looks to go faster. Young people left their homes and come to the city to do their studies, so they emancipate from their homes before Europeans do. Almost all of them have to work in at least one job for 4 hours to pay the rent. Young people are aware of all the occidental fashions, anime, sport cars, music, and etcetera. The internet is a brave new world to expand the occidental shows, but this is not an obstacle to their own culture and modern fashion, which is self-preserved, because a simple reason, they are proud of it. Something to think about it.
Perm old town
