Translated from Novgorod state television and radio company
Ivantyeyevo (Novgorod Region) — In Ivantyeyevo, the house of Maria Sokolova is the main attraction. The locals are proud of it, as if it were a monument. Passers-by always look back and wonder, what’s this beauty made of: buttons or coins? In reality, it’s made from regular bottle caps: from vodka, lemonade and mayonnaise.
Maria Sokolova receives bottle caps from as far away as Moscow and St. Petersburg. Her favorites are not the colorful ones, but ordinary vodka caps. When sunlight fills the village, they make her house glisten. All her life, Maria was a craftswoman, and so decorating her house with colorful ornaments became for her as common as sewing a quilt. Unfortunately, Maria Aleksandrovna’s eyesight is getting worse each day. She has no money for expensive surgery, which is why her most fervent wish is to decorate the remaining walls of the house with flowers in the next 2 months. When spring arrives and the snow subsides, Maria Sokolova will go wandering the village streets in search of plastic snowdrop flowers and will decorate the porch with her findings.
Disclaimer: Though a native speaker of Russian, I am not a professional translator and do not
guarantee the accuracy of my translations. I am not affiliated with any organization and the opinions expressed
on this blog are strictly my own.
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