If life and work of Gilles Vigneault show one thing, it is the beauty of words and the importance of the French language. Today, the great poet wants to convey his passion and he does it in a foundation created to preserve and enhance the heritage of his hometown Natashquan. Céline Galipeau has met Gilles Vigneault in a writing workshop, his first ( Read more... )

A story of a 17-year-old girl from Québec City, who spent 11 months in Siberia. I have translated it from French; the original is provided below. I have found this article in MediaMatinQuébec, a free newspaper, which was published by journalists of Journal de Québec during their strike between 2007 and 2008.


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An article from yesterdays's Le Monde about the picket of environmentalists near the French Cultural Centre in Moscow, which I have translated into Russian. The French original is below.


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An article about the defence of the Khimki forest from the French newspaper Libération.«Touche pas à ma forêt» : c’est le refrain d’une trentaine de militants écolos, habitants de Khimki, une ville-dortoir jouxtant Moscou, qui luttent depuis deux ans pour la sauvegarde de la forêt du lieu, une zone boisée de 1 000 hectares au nord-ouest de Moscou, ( Read more... )

My translation of an appeal made by 27 parties and organisations of Québec, including Parti Québécois, Bloc Québécois and Québec solidaire, to join the march to independence, which will take place on 20 June in ten cities and towns of Québec.Спустя два десятилетия после провала соглашения на озере Мич и пятнадцать лет после референдума 1995 года ( Read more... )

Russian nesting dolls as seen by the Amnesty International in France. The title of the video: "Do not let the charm of Russia make us forget her atrocities". Last night French AI members projected this video on facades of houses in Paris. They have called their action "Let's spoil Putin's sleep!" Currently Vladimir Putin is in Paris on a state ( Read more... )

"Le plus beau voyage" by Claude Gauthier is a well-known patriotic song of Québec.

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In this interview the documentary film maker Andrei Nekrasov speaks about the conditions for his work in Russia. He says that he cannot freely shoot films in Russia, so he does it secretly. Distribution and showing of his films in Russia is not possible. In Moscow there is only one place, the small Sakharov Centre, where such films can be shown. In ( Read more... )

Spring is the harvest season for maple syrup. 7400 Québec maple syrup farms produce 80% of all maple syrop consumed in the world. Serge Beaulieu, president of the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, has been interviewed by RadioCanada.

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Эта отрасль имеет большое значение для экономики провинции. В Квебеке 7400 ферм производят 80% ( Read more... )

The French newspaper "Courrier International" has published an article "A Petition for Putin's Departure", which I have translated into Russian. Below you can see the original French version.

«Путин должен уйти!». Таково заглавие обращения, опубликованного сайтом «Ежедневный журнал» - российским изданием радикальной оппозиции. На 12 марта оно ( Read more... )