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#2
Chit Chat / Re: New topic Photos
Last post by humbert - April 23, 2024, 05:56 AMPics from Paris. Where are you living now? I thought you were somewhere near Annecy.
I don't know anything about art and humanities. When I visited the Louvre back in 2007, I went because I wanted to see the Mona Lisa for myself. It was behind (I assume) bullet-proof glass and there was a red rope around it preventing people from getting any closer. I did not see many of the other exhibits in the pictures you uploaded. Either I missed them or they weren't there at the time.
Here's an interesting question. How did the Mona Lisa and other artworks survive WWII? As I understand it Göring looted most of them. I'd think the Mona Lisa would have been his first target.
With respect to Notre-Dame, any idea when the restoration will be finished? Can they make it as good as new, or were many things lost forever. BTW, was Napoleon's crown at Notre-Dame or somewhere else?
I don't know anything about art and humanities. When I visited the Louvre back in 2007, I went because I wanted to see the Mona Lisa for myself. It was behind (I assume) bullet-proof glass and there was a red rope around it preventing people from getting any closer. I did not see many of the other exhibits in the pictures you uploaded. Either I missed them or they weren't there at the time.
Here's an interesting question. How did the Mona Lisa and other artworks survive WWII? As I understand it Göring looted most of them. I'd think the Mona Lisa would have been his first target.
With respect to Notre-Dame, any idea when the restoration will be finished? Can they make it as good as new, or were many things lost forever. BTW, was Napoleon's crown at Notre-Dame or somewhere else?
#3
Chit Chat / Re: New topic Photos
Last post by scarface - April 22, 2024, 02:15 AMTonight, I'm going to share a few photos taken in Paris last week.
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A few photos taken in the Louvre.
In order to skip the line, I posed as a VIP and it worked: I was well-dressed, and I was speaking French it is the most important I think (each time a guide asks you a question in Paris, it's in English, and they are surprised when you are answering in French). Note that the Mcdonald's of the Champs Elysées is the only Mcdonald's in France where they take the orders and serve the customers speaking both French and English (when I'm answering in French, they are surprised because probably 80% of the customers are foreigners).
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC. It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing and its base is in the shape of a ship's bow.
Winged Victory has been exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, at the top of the main staircase, since 1884. Greece is seeking the return of the sculpture.
In the midnight Blue room known as Salle des Etats.
Maybe some of you have seen this painting before.
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. It has been described as "the best known, the most visited and the most parodied work of art in the world. The world's most famous painting needs a space big enough to welcome its many admirers. It is therefore housed in the Louvre's largest rouge, the salles des Etats, Which is also home to other remarkable paintings such as The Wedding Feast at Cana by Veronese.
The Wedding Feast at Cana (Nozze di Cana, 1562–1563), by Paolo Veronese, is a representational painting that depicts the biblical story of the Wedding at Cana, at which Jesus miraculously converts water into red wine. The pictorial area (67.29 m2) of the canvas makes The Wedding Feast at Cana the most expansive picture in the paintings collection of the Musée du Louvre.
In The Red Rooms, which derived their name from the colour of their walls, are home to some of the largest paintings in the Louvre, including masterpieces by the greatest 19th-century French painters from David to Delacroix.
Andromache Mourning Hector is a 1783 oil painting by Jacques-Louis David. The painting depicts an image from Homer's Iliad, showing Andromache, comforted by her son, mourning over her husband Hector, who has been killed by Achilles. This painting, presented on 23 August 1783, brought David election to the Académie Royale in 1784.
The Death of Marat (La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat
The Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort de Sardanapale) is an oil painting on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. The Death of Sardanapalus is based on the tale of Sardanapalus, a king of Assyria, from the historical library of Diodorus Siculus, the ancient Greek historian, and is a work of the era of Romanticism.
The Raft of the Medusa
Unusually for his period, Géricault began to work on this huge painting without having been commissioned. The resulting composition was a history painting, but based on a recent event rather than a 'prestigious' historical subject. The figures in the scene are not mythological heroes or brave warriors, but victims of a shipwreck, forced to resort to cannibalism to survive. The painter chose the bleakest moment, when they saw the ship that would eventually rescue them sailing away in the distance.
This painting, first exhibited in 1819, was more than just a depiction of a tragedy. After the fall of the First Empire in 1815, the Bourbon kings had returned to power and the shipwreck discredited the newly restored monarchy: the captain of the Medusa had obtained his position on the strength of his connections with power rather than his competence; in fact, he had not sailed at all in the past twenty years! Unable to prevent the ship from running aground, he left part of his crew to drift on a makeshift raft.
Grande Odalisque is an oil painting of 1814 by Ingres depicting an odalisque.
The Intervention of the Sabine Women is a 1799 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David, showing a legendary episode following the abduction of the Sabine women by the founding generation of Rome
The Athena of Velletri or Velletri Pallas is a type of classical marble statue of Athena, wearing a helmet.
The red figure calyx krater is details a scene representing the gathering of the Argonauts. You can see Castor wearing a pilos-like helmet. This prominent pottery medium was made in Athens (460-450 BC)
A visit to the Pantheon in the 6th arrondissement of Paris
the coronation of Charlemagne
the baptism of Clovis
Attila and his army are marching across Paris
The martyrdom of Saint Denis
A few photos taken from the top of the Panthéon
View to the west. You can see the eiffel tower and the skyscrapers of La défense.
View to the north. You can see the renovation of the cathedral Notre Dame
View to the east.
A few photos taken In the 6th arrondissement.
The Luxembourg gardens
Situated on the border between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter, the Luxembourg Gardens, inspired by the Boboli Gardens in Florence, were created upon the initiative of Queen Marie de Medici in 1612.
A protest for Palestine near the Senate
The famous bar La Rotonde
A statue of Balzac on Boulevard Raspail
A tramp on the Boulevard du Montparnasse
Note that to see the image full-size in Firefox, you can click right on them and open them in a new tab.
A few photos taken in the Louvre.
In order to skip the line, I posed as a VIP and it worked: I was well-dressed, and I was speaking French it is the most important I think (each time a guide asks you a question in Paris, it's in English, and they are surprised when you are answering in French). Note that the Mcdonald's of the Champs Elysées is the only Mcdonald's in France where they take the orders and serve the customers speaking both French and English (when I'm answering in French, they are surprised because probably 80% of the customers are foreigners).
The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC. It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing and its base is in the shape of a ship's bow.
Winged Victory has been exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, at the top of the main staircase, since 1884. Greece is seeking the return of the sculpture.
In the midnight Blue room known as Salle des Etats.
Maybe some of you have seen this painting before.
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. It has been described as "the best known, the most visited and the most parodied work of art in the world. The world's most famous painting needs a space big enough to welcome its many admirers. It is therefore housed in the Louvre's largest rouge, the salles des Etats, Which is also home to other remarkable paintings such as The Wedding Feast at Cana by Veronese.
The Wedding Feast at Cana (Nozze di Cana, 1562–1563), by Paolo Veronese, is a representational painting that depicts the biblical story of the Wedding at Cana, at which Jesus miraculously converts water into red wine. The pictorial area (67.29 m2) of the canvas makes The Wedding Feast at Cana the most expansive picture in the paintings collection of the Musée du Louvre.
In The Red Rooms, which derived their name from the colour of their walls, are home to some of the largest paintings in the Louvre, including masterpieces by the greatest 19th-century French painters from David to Delacroix.
Andromache Mourning Hector is a 1783 oil painting by Jacques-Louis David. The painting depicts an image from Homer's Iliad, showing Andromache, comforted by her son, mourning over her husband Hector, who has been killed by Achilles. This painting, presented on 23 August 1783, brought David election to the Académie Royale in 1784.
The Death of Marat (La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat
The Death of Sardanapalus (La Mort de Sardanapale) is an oil painting on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, dated 1827. The Death of Sardanapalus is based on the tale of Sardanapalus, a king of Assyria, from the historical library of Diodorus Siculus, the ancient Greek historian, and is a work of the era of Romanticism.
The Raft of the Medusa
Unusually for his period, Géricault began to work on this huge painting without having been commissioned. The resulting composition was a history painting, but based on a recent event rather than a 'prestigious' historical subject. The figures in the scene are not mythological heroes or brave warriors, but victims of a shipwreck, forced to resort to cannibalism to survive. The painter chose the bleakest moment, when they saw the ship that would eventually rescue them sailing away in the distance.
This painting, first exhibited in 1819, was more than just a depiction of a tragedy. After the fall of the First Empire in 1815, the Bourbon kings had returned to power and the shipwreck discredited the newly restored monarchy: the captain of the Medusa had obtained his position on the strength of his connections with power rather than his competence; in fact, he had not sailed at all in the past twenty years! Unable to prevent the ship from running aground, he left part of his crew to drift on a makeshift raft.
Grande Odalisque is an oil painting of 1814 by Ingres depicting an odalisque.
The Intervention of the Sabine Women is a 1799 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David, showing a legendary episode following the abduction of the Sabine women by the founding generation of Rome
The Athena of Velletri or Velletri Pallas is a type of classical marble statue of Athena, wearing a helmet.
The red figure calyx krater is details a scene representing the gathering of the Argonauts. You can see Castor wearing a pilos-like helmet. This prominent pottery medium was made in Athens (460-450 BC)
A visit to the Pantheon in the 6th arrondissement of Paris
the coronation of Charlemagne
the baptism of Clovis
Attila and his army are marching across Paris
The martyrdom of Saint Denis
A few photos taken from the top of the Panthéon
View to the west. You can see the eiffel tower and the skyscrapers of La défense.
View to the north. You can see the renovation of the cathedral Notre Dame
View to the east.
A few photos taken In the 6th arrondissement.
The Luxembourg gardens
Situated on the border between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter, the Luxembourg Gardens, inspired by the Boboli Gardens in Florence, were created upon the initiative of Queen Marie de Medici in 1612.
A protest for Palestine near the Senate
The famous bar La Rotonde
A statue of Balzac on Boulevard Raspail
A tramp on the Boulevard du Montparnasse
#4
Chit Chat / Re: New topic Photos
Last post by scarface - April 22, 2024, 02:05 AMQuote from: humbert on April 09, 2024, 05:28 AMWell, they are very different, in terms of size, population and landcapes. Western Paris (the 16th, the 8th, the south of the 17th and the south of the 18th arrondissements and its centre (the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th arrondissements) are much wealthier than the other arrondissements. These arrondissements are touristic areas too.Quote from: scarface on April 08, 2024, 09:57 PMNote that I will be on a business trip in the 6th arrondissement of Paris this week. I'll take a few photos if I can.
How different are the arrondissements one from each other?
The 7th arrondissement, the city's wealthiest (the Eiffel tower is located on this arrondissement) has an average household income more than three times that of the 19th, the city's poorest.
When you visited Paris, I bet you haven't been to the north-eastern part of the town - in the 19th or in the 20th arrondissements, or in the area of la Chapelle in the 18th arrondissement (this is where the "Crack hill" is located) - because few tourists go there.
#5
Microsoft Windows / Re: Windows 11
Last post by scarface - April 22, 2024, 01:55 AMNote that a new version will be released soon. It will include the latest April updates as well as updated programs and drivers. I don't know when it will be released since I have a new "business trip" soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uItsDuq2iwg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uItsDuq2iwg
#6
Chit Chat / Re: best clips
Last post by scarface - April 22, 2024, 01:50 AMTonight, new videos are available for the users of the forum.
Japan Airlines Flight 123 | A Short Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VvKQ1MvmmI
By the beginning of Octobre 1944, The Fuhrer's position was worsening by the day. And yet, the Nazis were still capable of inflicting terrible damage, when the Germans attempted a breakthrough in the Ardennes region of France, the ensuing Battle of the Bulge resulted in terrible U.S. casualties. Even so, the Germans failed to achieve their objectives, and as the year came to an end, so did Hitler's last hopes of victory. An exceptional documentary for the users of the forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzHSe7_MVWU
This video explores the development of Egypt's new administrative capital city, a grand and expensive project aimed at alleviating Cairo's overpopulation and congestion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLWXCGvlEE
Bankrupt - Hyperloop One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVIWu7yrH8
T.J. Hooker Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvyyKor_Pn8
Japan Airlines Flight 123 | A Short Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VvKQ1MvmmI
By the beginning of Octobre 1944, The Fuhrer's position was worsening by the day. And yet, the Nazis were still capable of inflicting terrible damage, when the Germans attempted a breakthrough in the Ardennes region of France, the ensuing Battle of the Bulge resulted in terrible U.S. casualties. Even so, the Germans failed to achieve their objectives, and as the year came to an end, so did Hitler's last hopes of victory. An exceptional documentary for the users of the forum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzHSe7_MVWU
This video explores the development of Egypt's new administrative capital city, a grand and expensive project aimed at alleviating Cairo's overpopulation and congestion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGLWXCGvlEE
Bankrupt - Hyperloop One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVIWu7yrH8
T.J. Hooker Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvyyKor_Pn8
#7
Chit Chat / Re: "We will bury you!!!" Elbr...
Last post by humbert - April 21, 2024, 05:06 AMSo you were on the last plane out. Great! Did anything really happen at Pulvoko or was it just a false alarm?
Anyone who stands up to a dictator is, in my opinion, a patriot. You had the courage not to believe his lies and not to fight in his war. You did this the only way you could: by leaving Russia. That's all you can do.
I believe everything you told me about Putin winning the election and what many people in Russia believe. This is not unique to Russia. Hitler also got to power by winning a clean election. In the USA, Donald Trump managed to get elected president with a campaign based on fear and outright lies. People don't learn and can be made to believe just about anything even if makes no sense and is not backed up by facts. This is especially true when there is mass hysteria. Dictators like the 3 I mentioned take advantage of this. Putin is worse because he has full control of the country's propaganda machine. In Russia, you hear only what Putin wants you to hear.
I very happy that you and your girlfriend can stay in Kazakstan. I assume by the time you read this you will have rented a place and gotten a job. You are fortunate to have your girlfriend at your side. She is your strength and your most valuable ally. That she left Russia to go with you says a lot.
I assume you don't have a language problem over there. From what I read, Kazakh is the official language but most people also speak Russian. Great.
Keep us informed.
Anyone who stands up to a dictator is, in my opinion, a patriot. You had the courage not to believe his lies and not to fight in his war. You did this the only way you could: by leaving Russia. That's all you can do.
I believe everything you told me about Putin winning the election and what many people in Russia believe. This is not unique to Russia. Hitler also got to power by winning a clean election. In the USA, Donald Trump managed to get elected president with a campaign based on fear and outright lies. People don't learn and can be made to believe just about anything even if makes no sense and is not backed up by facts. This is especially true when there is mass hysteria. Dictators like the 3 I mentioned take advantage of this. Putin is worse because he has full control of the country's propaganda machine. In Russia, you hear only what Putin wants you to hear.
I very happy that you and your girlfriend can stay in Kazakstan. I assume by the time you read this you will have rented a place and gotten a job. You are fortunate to have your girlfriend at your side. She is your strength and your most valuable ally. That she left Russia to go with you says a lot.
I assume you don't have a language problem over there. From what I read, Kazakh is the official language but most people also speak Russian. Great.
Keep us informed.
#8
Chit Chat / Re: "We will bury you!!!" Elbr...
Last post by Daniil - April 19, 2024, 09:37 AMQuote from: humbert on April 13, 2024, 04:29 AMWhat surprises me is that you were allowed go get on the plane. I would think there would be a law preventing men who can fight from leaving Russia.As I said earlier I'm not in first wave of enlistment (because of my health status and my age - I'm a year older than upper bound for mobilization enlistment). Also, I choosed right time for getting away - about "election" time, when government show-off its "liberal tends". But anyway, we were really close to troubles - our plane was last before Pulkovo airport was blocked because of "danger of terrorism".
Quote from: humbert on April 13, 2024, 04:29 AMJosef Göebells used to say that any lie, if repeated enough, will be believed. This is exactly what is happening in Russia.Yes, that's how it works. I may tell more about their modern methods of propaganda, but it'd require long explanation with examples.
Quote from: humbert on April 13, 2024, 04:29 AMYOU ARE A RUSSIAN PATRIOT! You fight for your country and your people against a bestial dictator who cares nothing about them.No, sorry, but I'm not anymore. I may explain.
You know what's the most scary thing? Putin won the election with 87.5% of votes, but that's a TRUE, REAL votes. I mean, people really for him, people really thinking that that's right way. That US and Europe trying to destroy Russia and make all Russians homosexualists. That US and Europe jealous to us for... I don't even understand for what. I spoke with a lot of people, from high educated space enthusiasts to street wipes and taxi drivers, and they are thinking +/- like this. With more or less complex excuses, depending on their level of education. I always wondered, how that could be that in truly european, highly intellectual Germany masses supported Hitler. Now I see how. It's sort of mass hysteria.
You may say that that's a result of Goebbels-styled lie-propaganda. Possibly yes, I could say. But for how long that could repeat? Let's remember Russian history of XX century. To say short there was 7 big cycles of lie in Russia, when people followed official ideology and got only **** in the end. But they still following, they wanting this lie! They wanting to be offended slaves. That's in Russian culture, in Russian language! So, I asked myself - are they idiots or are they masochists? And how I could be a patriot of nation of idiots or masohists?
By the way - this is really in our language. Compare your way of thinking and mine. See how dramatic I always is in my replics (from Western point of view)? That's not good, but that's how in Russian language phrases (and thoughts) building.
Quote from: humbert on April 13, 2024, 04:29 AM"Asylum" in English has 2 meanings. "Political asylum" means that a country has granted you the right to stay there because the government in your country is persecuting you. For example, my family was granted political asylum in the USA due to persecution from the Castro regime in Cuba. Based on what you're telling me this is not your case. Any idea of how you could stay in Kazakhstan, not as a visitor, but as a legal resident? I don't know what Kazakh law says, but in most countries you can't legally work unless you're a citizen or have been granted legal residence.Oh, now I understood what are you about. Yes, I'm working on it. I learned alot about immigration rules in different countries by studying their laws, experience of expats and getting consultations from lawyers. In Kazakhstan I can get a residentalship, after I'll register myself as tax payer, rent a place for living and found a work (or register a business). I made all of this already, now I need to prepare all papers for me and my girlfriend (she need to be hired in my company to get residentalship with me).
Also, there is some other options, for example, I may found a work outside of Kazakhstan (for example in western IT companies) to work there and pay taxes here. Or we can apply to education to became "specialists important for country" (like, a pilots). That's also very interesting idea.
#9
Chit Chat / Re: "We will bury you!!!" Elbr...
Last post by humbert - April 13, 2024, 04:29 AMQuote from: Daniil on April 09, 2024, 05:01 PMWe left St.Petersburg and flight to Astana.
Putin is conscripting anyone to fight his unnecessary war. What surprises me is that you were allowed go get on the plane. I would think there would be a law preventing men who can fight from leaving Russia.
Quote from: Daniil on April 09, 2024, 05:01 PMThat's if to say short. In details - nothing good, friends. Maybe I'll tell you about this once, but nothing good in this story. As an example - my own mother choose to stay, and said to me that I'm a "covard and traitor" because I'm leaving. And, also, that no one need me outside of Russia.
Josef Göebells used to say that any lie, if repeated enough, will be believed. This is exactly what is happening in Russia. The Stalinist dictator's incessant propaganda bombardment has many people fooled. IT IS ALL LIES!! The hard truth is that this despot started an unnecessary war against a democracy that was NEVER a threat to Russia. Losses continue to mount and Putin doesn't care. Putin has $70 billion while his people have trouble putting food on the table. YOU ARE A RUSSIAN PATRIOT! You fight for your country and your people against a bestial dictator who cares nothing about them. Do NOT return to Russia until the Putin dictatorship is beheaded! I find it almost impossible to believe that a mother would prefer a dictator over the life of her son. With all due respect, this is not a mother. Something else to remember: for dictators to stay in power, they need an enemy. If none exists, create one.
Quote from: Daniil on April 09, 2024, 05:01 PMAbout asylum - please, tell me, are you talking about political asylum? Because I heard that term in sense "mental hospital". And - in both cases no. I've got to Kazakhstan as private person, without asking about hideout in any sense.
"Asylum" in English has 2 meanings. "Political asylum" means that a country has granted you the right to stay there because the government in your country is persecuting you. For example, my family was granted political asylum in the USA due to persecution from the Castro regime in Cuba. Based on what you're telling me this is not your case. Any idea of how you could stay in Kazakhstan, not as a visitor, but as a legal resident? I don't know what Kazakh law says, but in most countries you can't legally work unless you're a citizen or have been granted legal residence.
Quote from: Daniil on April 09, 2024, 05:01 PMNo, I'm not working yet. We have some money for live here, and I already found here a small company, doing consulting in programming and game development. Without a huge success yet, but as a beginning it's an option. I can find a work for myself as a Unity developer, but I looking for something else. After all I faced I understood that being a programmer isn't a best work.
Great! You have to start somewhere. Be patient and just hang in there, you will succeed. Let me say this once again: DO NOT return to Russia until the dictatorship is decapitated! And remember too: the people in Russia are brainwashed by nonstop propaganda. You can see through Putin's lies.
#10
Chit Chat / Re: "We will bury you!!!" Elbr...
Last post by Daniil - April 09, 2024, 05:01 PMQuote from: humbert on April 09, 2024, 06:04 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!! Finally you are safe from the Stalinist dictator in Moscow!! I was truly worried about you.Thank you, friend!
So tell us: how did you manage to escape? Your girlfriend. Is she Russian or Kasakh? Have you been granted asylum in Kazakhstan? Are you working? So many questions.
You're safe and that's all that matters.
About our escape, in a nutshell - I sold my apartment in St.Petersburg, fires from my work, transferred money to Kazakhstan bank through not-so-legal (in Russia) scheme. Than, for a few month, we thought about when we need to left Russia, where should we go, and how should we act after. During this, I collected information about other countries (their troubles and opportunities). After a time, we (with my GF and my "voice-in-my-head") choosed Kazakhstan, as an optimal for opportunities it provides. We left St.Petersburg and flight to Astana.
That's if to say short. In details - nothing good, friends. Maybe I'll tell you about this once, but nothing good in this story. As an example - my own mother choose to stay, and said to me that I'm a "covard and traitor" because I'm leaving. And, also, that no one need me outside of Russia.
It's only a mass madness left in Russia - that's for sure.
My girlfriend is Russian, she's with me for many years already. I even mentioned about her in my previous posts.
About asylum - please, tell me, are you talking about political asylum? Because I heard that term in sense "mental hospital". And - in both cases no. I've got to Kazakhstan as private person, without asking about hideout in any sense.
No, I'm not working yet. We have some money for live here, and I already found here a small company, doing consulting in programming and game development. Without a huge success yet, but as a beginning it's an option. I can find a work for myself as a Unity developer, but I looking for something else. After all I faced I understood that being a programmer isn't a best work.