«Работа с сознанием — это прагмема»
М. Мамардашвили
«Работа с сознанием — это прагмема»
М. Мамардашвили
A group of young people went on a picnic outside of the village. On the stone in the center of the frame we see the minimum attributes of a feast "on the grass": a bottle, a glass and a box of matches. Obviously, the immutable cultural imperative must be followed: if there is food, drink, and company, there must be a table — at least symbolically.
Newlyweds are self-conscious and barely touch the glass. With pleasure the guests eat and drink the moonshine, which is poured out of a brand new teapot.
…an austere treat is reflected on the surface of the fashionable polished table in the teachers’ room: cans of saury (mackerel pike), mountains of sweets and thick glasses from the cafeteria.
In the early 1960s the Soviet solemn ritual of marriage was developed. In towns and villages, village councils and the newly opened Palaces of Marriage, it became customary to drink champagne after the marriage registration. Оlder relatives invited to the celebration feel uncomfortable: they view the champagne with wonder, and they are checking out the behavior of the guests who are more familiar with the "new modes."
Elegant Wedding feast with a complex table setting: vases with fruits, flowers, napkins and wine glasses…
The feast is one of the rituals of social unification. Yu. A. Galev trains his lens on a great variety of different meetings and feasts. For example, there is a luxury feast with a complex table setting: vases with fruits, flowers, napkins and wine glasses. At weddings and anniversaries, heroes of the occasion and guests sit around the table, set out with familiar food — plates of jellied meat and salads, northen “shan’ga” (savory pies) and purchased sausages. Newlyweds are self-conscious and barely touch the glass. With pleasure the guests eat and drink the moonshine, which is poured out of a brand new teapot.
A holiday celebration of teachers looks different: cans of saury (mackerel pike), mountains of sweets and thick glasses from the cafeteria are reflected on the surface of the fashionable polished table in the teachers’ room. Oddly enough, the cans are not dishes of poverty: during the school hike, for example, they used them to pour broth from the fire into them. This was a feast of happiness. The feast of grief unites relatives in the cemetery. Food is set out on paper on the burial mound "in remembrance": cookies, homemade rolls. Nearby sits an empty bottle of vodka.
A group of young people went on a picnic outside of the village. On the stone in the center of the frame we see the minimum attributes of a feast "on the grass": a bottle, a glass and a box of matches. Obviously, the immutable cultural imperative must be followed: if there is food, drink, and company, there must be a table — at least symbolically.
Whatever the food, it brings together people who participate in eating it. Whether happy or decorous, ceremonial or riotous, carefully prepared or spontaneous, every feast confirms the closeness of colleagues, relatives, classmates and friends.
Inna Veselova, Svetlana Adonyeva
Translation by Laura Olson Osterman, Jessika Aguilar, Alexandra Aleynik
