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Las Deidades de los mitos de Cthulhu (pronunciado en español como Deidades de los mitos de Kazulú, o Deidades de los mitos de Chulú, según la traducción) son una serie de entidades cósmicas creadas por el escritor estadounidense de terror Howard Phillips Lovecraft y representadas en sus historias. El autor H.P. Lovecraft creó una serie de deidades a lo largo de su carrera literaria, incluidos a los "Grandes Antiguos" y a los extraterrestres, como los "Cosas Antiguas", con referencias esporádicas a otras deidades diversas (por ejemplo, Nodens), mientras que los "Dioses Antiguos" son una creación posterior de otros escritores prolíficos como August Derleth , a quien se le atribuyó la formalización de los Mitos de Cthulhu, junto con el resto del Círculo de Lovecraft.

Grandes Ancianos
Un tema continuo en el trabajo de Lovecraft es la total irrelevancia de la humanidad frente a los horrores cósmicos que aparentemente existen en todo el universo, con Lovecraft constantemente refiriéndose a los "Grandes Antiguos" como: un panteón suelto de antiguas y poderosas deidades del espacio que una vez gobernó la Tierra y quienes desde entonces han caído en un sueño mortal pero tenebrosamente temporal.

Lovecraft nombró a varias de estas deidades, incluidas a los grandes Cthulhu, Ghatanothoa y Yig. Con algunas excepciones como Cthulhu, Ghatanothoa, etc, Este panteón suelto aparentemente existe 'fuera' del espacio-tiempo normal que percibimos. Aunque son adorados por cultos humanos (e inhumanos) trastornados, estos seres generalmente están encarcelados o restringidos en su capacidad de interactuar con la mayoría de las personas (Estando por ejemplo debajo del mar, dentro de la Tierra, en otras dimensiones, etc.), al menos hasta que el desventurado protagonista es inconscientemente expuesto a ellos. Lovecraft utilizó esta premisa en muchas de sus historias, especialmente en su cuento corto del año 1928, "La llamada de Cthulhu", con referencia a la criatura homónima. Sin embargo, fue Derleth quien aplicó la noción a todos los Grandes Antiguos. La mayoría de estos dioses tienen formas físicas que la mente humana es incapaz de procesar; Y ocurre que simplemente verlos hace que el espectador se vuelva loco.

Tabla de los Grandes Antiguos

Nombre: Este es el nombre comúnmente aceptado del Gran Antiguo.

Epíteto (s), otro (s) nombre (s): Este campo enumera los epítetos o nombres alternativos para el Dios.
Gran Antiguo: Estos son nombres que a menudo aparecen en libros de literatura arcana, pero también pueden ser los nombres preferidos por los cultos.
Descripción: Esta entrada da una breve descripción del Gran Antiguo.

En la novela de Joseph S. Pulver, Nightmare's Disciple, se nombran varios nuevos Grandes Antiguos y Dioses Antiguos. La novela menciona a la prima de D'numl Cthulhu, T'ith y Xu'bea, Los dientes de las llanuras oscuras de Mwaalba. Miivls y Vn'Vulot, se dice que han luchado entre sí en el sur de Gondwana durante el Cretácico período, mientras que Rynvyk , considerado como uno de los compañeros de Cthulhu hermana Kassogtha, en sí posibles iteraciones de Cthulhu o una entidad similar. Kassogtha habría engendrado con Rynvyk tres hijos (uno llamado Ult) y el mismo Rynvyk actualmente descansa en una piscina carmesí en el Salón de Tyryar (probablemente otro nombre o dimensión de R'lyeh), cuyo portal se encuentra en algún lugar de Noruega.

Grandes seres
Los Grandes son los "dioses débiles de la tierra" que reinan en las Tierras de los Sueños. Están protegidos por Nyarlathotep.

Dioses exteriores
Como se sabe en los Mitos, los Dioses Externos están gobernados por Azathoth, el "Dios idiota y ciego", que mantiene la corte en el centro del infinito. Un grupo de dioses externos baila rítmicamente alrededor de Azathoth, en cadencia y al son de una flauta demoníaca. Entre los dioses externos presentes en la corte de Azathoth se encuentran las entidades llamadas "dioses definitivos" en la historia The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (son llamados "dioses externos menores" en el RPG de La llamada de Cthulhu), y posiblemente Shub-Niggurath, la "cabra negra de el bosque con mil jóvenes". Yog-Sothoth, el "Todo en Uno y Uno en Todo", co-gobierna con Azathoth y existe como la encarnación del tiempo en el cosmos, pero de alguna manera está encerrado fuera del universo mundano. Nyarlathotep, el "Caos rastrero", es el avatar de los dioses exteriores, existiendo como la encarnación del espacio y funciona como intermediario entre las deidades del panteón y sus cultos. El único Dios externo que tiene una verdadera personalidad, Nyarlathotep posee un intelecto maligno y revela un desprecio burlón por sus amos.

Lista de Dioses Exteriores

Abhoth

Aiueb Gnshal
Aiueb Gnshal (The Eyes Between Worlds , The Child-Minded God ) ) es un misterioso Dios externo, que tiene su morada en un templo olvidado ubicado en algún lugar de Bután. Aparece como un vacío negro sin forma, con siete ojos parpadeantes en forma de orbe, y es adorado principalmente por necrofagos, que lo homenajean en un culto contaminado descrito en los misteriosos Rollos de Cambuluc del mago Lang-Fu, que datan del año 1295 d. C. Mirar a través de los ojos de este dios, después de un horrible y devastador ritual, le permite a uno ver directamente en la corte de Azathoth. Se rumorea que los poderes del señor de la guerra mongol Temujin, fue un favor de Aiueb Gnshal.

Aletheia
Aletheia (El fin de la oscuridad) es una entidad divina que simboliza o encarna la Verdad. Lleva el nombre de la Diosa Griega de la Verdad, se manifiesta como una vasta espiral de múltiples manos titánicas con un solo ojo ciclóptico en cada palma como en el Hamsa y protuberancias kilométricas en forma de alambre capaces de atrapar a los seres vivos reemplazando su hueso espinal en forma de marioneta. Introducido en Dylan Dog Issue 374, En la trama, la entidad tiene características claras de un Dios Externo en lugar de un Gran Antiguo, así como una apariencia vagamente similar a la de Yog-Sothoth y es invocada por un profeta trastornado con palabras en Naacal o el lenguaje R'lyehan casi coincidiendo con los que aparecen en la invocación de Cthulhu, con R'lyeh reemplazado por Z'lyeh.

Azathoth
Azathoth, a veces conocido como el "Dios ciego idiota", es un monstruo soñador cuyo sueño es donde reside el universo. Azathoth no se da cuenta de nada de lo que sucede en el sueño; De ahí su título. Azathoth también cambia en su sueño, haciendo que la realidad cambie. Algunos creen que el lector es Azathoth, que lee los libros de Lovecraft  y "sueña" con el universo. Es la entidad más poderosa, según Lovecraft, seguido de cerca por su nieto Yog-Sothoth, y es el creador y gobernante de los Dioses Externos.

Azhorra-Tha
Azhorra-Tha es un Dios externo encarcelado en el planeta Marte, ya que huyó de la Tierra después del encarcelamiento de los Grandes Antiguos. Su apariencia es la de un calamar insectoide a sapo, pero su forma cambia continuamente emitiendo un zumbido horrible. El Mi-Go descubrió la prisión de Azhorra-Tha, milenios después, e hizo todo lo posible para no revelar su ubicación a ningún ser humano.

La negrura de las estrellas
La negrura de las estrellas es una gota inmóvil de oscuridad viviente y sensible, arrancada de la tela primaria del cosmos en el centro del universo. Se distingue en la oscuridad solo como un tono aceitoso vagamente brillante. Aunque es inteligente, no habla ningún idioma conocido e ignora los intentos de comunicación.

La cosa de la nube
Una masa nublada devoradora de hombres, sin nombre, Dios externo en la corte de Azathoth.

C'thalpa
C'thalpa  (The Internal One)) es una enorme masa de magma viviente, ubicado en el manto de la Tierra. Ella es madre del Gran Viejo Shterot, y otros cinco niños horribles sin nombre. También es servida por una raza de excavadores humanoides con forma de topo conocidos como los Talpeurs.

Cxaxukluth
Cxaxukluth (descendencia andrógina de Azathoth) es uno de los engendros de semillas de Azathoth, crecido hasta la edad adulta y proporciones monstruosas. En apariencia, Cxaxukluth se asemeja a una especie de cruce entre Azathoth y Ubbo-Sathla: una masa amorfa y retorcida de gel protoplásmico burbujeante, nuclear. Normalmente habita solo dentro de una dimensión sin nombre más allá del tiempo y el espacio, a menos que sea molestado o convocado.

Daoloth

Oscuridad
La Oscuridad (Magnum Tenebrosum , The Darkness Dark) es una entidad misteriosa engendrada por Azathoth, y es el progenitor de Shub-Niggurath.

D'endrrah
D'endrrah (La Divinidad) es una especie de entidad femenina borrosa de belleza sobrenatural, que habita dentro de su palacio de obsidiana ubicado en la Luna Deimos de Marte. Ella vive en una sala compuesta por una miríada de espejos que distorsionan su apariencia, que es la de un abismo oscuro con tentáculos. Esta entidad Mythos es algo inspirado por CL Moore Shambleau, la ilusión de Marte ella-vampira de la lujuria.

Ghroth
Dios externo de la corte.

La Hidra
Dios externo de la corte.

Ialdagorth
Ialdagorth ( The Dark Devourer ) es primo y sirviente de Azathoth, y aparece como una niebla negra, malformada y malévola. Ver a un demonio así es inquietante, si no traumático.

Kaajh'Kaalbh
Kaajh'Kaalbh es un Dios externo menor, servidor de Azathoth, pero aislado en una dimensión caótica paralela donde todo es inestable. El dios mismo se forma o se altera constantemente, y no tiene forma verdadera en absoluto. Quien intente convocar a esta entidad necesita la ayuda de un Shambler Dimensional, y la deidad puede manifestarse en una variedad de formas, a menudo como un inmenso lago de lava o un vasto estanque de mercurio solidificado.

Lu-Kthu
Lu-Kthu (Nacimiento del útero de los Grandes Antiguos o Lew-Kthew) es una masa titánica, del tamaño de un planeta, de entrañas y órganos internos. En un examen más detallado, aparece un globo húmedo y verrugoso, cubierto con innumerables pústulas ovoides y tejido de araña con una red de túneles largos y estrechos. Cada pústula lleva la larva de un Gran Antiguo.

Mh'ithrha
Un demonio invisible parecido a un lobo similar a Fenrir de la mitología nórdica (si no es coincidente). Mh'ithrha (Archordord de Tindalos ) es el señor de los sabuesos de Tindalos, y el más poderoso. Aunque no es un Dios externo real como tal, su forma y poderes asombrosos desafían la clasificación estándar. Se dice que la batalla eterna de Mh'ithra con Yog-Sothoth es legendaria.

Mlandoth y Mril Thorion
Dios externo de la corte.

Madre de Pus
Un dios externo menor compuesto de limo, tentáculos, ojos y bocas. La Madre de Pus se engendró a través de un apareamiento obsceno entre un humano y Shub-Niggurath. Cuando es convocada a la Tierra, la Madre de Pus busca refugio en piscinas de agua estancada y sucia.

La niebla sin nombre
La niebla sin nombre (Magnum Innominandum, Nyog 'Sothep) es una "cosa brumosa y sin forma" engendrada por Azathoth, y es el progenitor de Yog-Sothoth.

Ngyr-Korath
Ngyr-Korath ( The Ultimate Abomination o The Dream-Death) es una bruma verde azulada oscura que causa una sensación de terror a medida que se acerca. Una vez cerca, se forma un ojo de llama dentro. Engendró por fisión al Gran Viejo (o el avatar de su) 'Ymnar, y su némesis es el Dios Mayor Paighon. Coincide con la entidad conocida como Magnum Tenebrosum.

Nyarlathotep
Apareciendo por primera vez en el poema en prosa de Lovecraft del año 1920 del mismo nombre, más tarde fue mencionado en otros trabajos de Lovecraft y de otros escritores y en los juegos de rol de mesa que hacen uso de los Mitos de Cthulhu. Escritores posteriores lo describen como uno de los dioses externos.

Nyctelios
Alguna vez un Dios anciano, Nyctelios ha sido castigado por sus compañeros, especialmente Nodens, por haber creado una raza de servidores sucios. Ha sido expulsado permanentemente del Olimpo de los Dioses Antiguos y encarcelado bajo el mar Mediterráneo oriental, cerca de Grecia, en una oscura ciudadela construida con basalto llamada Atheron. Sin embargo, la deidad exiliada no está muerta, sino solo durmiendo, y un día se levantará nuevamente de su abismo manifestándose como una monstruosidad azul, de 6 metros de altura, parecida a un cíclope, con la mayor parte de su cuerpo cubierto completamente de gusanos que se arrastran.

Ny-Rakath
Un horror diabólico parecido a una cabra con alas de murciélago y cuernos múltiples, mencionado como el hermano de Shub-Niggurath.

Olkoth
Olkoth (Dios de los arcos celestiales) aparece como una entidad demoníaca parecida a un dios capaz de reencarnarse en cuerpos humanos si las estrellas son correctas (una especie de anticristo "Cthulhian"). Olkoth puede emerger en nuestra dimensión a través de una estatua grotesca y sin ojos de la Virgen María.

Shabbith-Ka
Shabbith-Ka aparece como un aura purpúrea sin forma, del tamaño de un hombre, escupiendo y crujiendo con poderosos arcos eléctricos. Una sensación de poder, malignidad e inteligencia lo acompaña y las personas capaces de mirar su forma lo suficiente pueden ver una cara o caras rudimentarias dentro de la masa brillante.

Shub-Niggurath
Dios externo muy importante de la corte.

Estrella Madre
La Madre Estrella aparece como un trozo de piedra verde amarillenta del tamaño de un bebé. Su forma sugiere una figura femenina regordeta, de pecho enorme y sin rostro. De allí se extienden docenas de hilos en forma de raíz delgadas como un lápiz. Es una de las larvas de los otros dioses y no tiene culto, aunque es servida por esclavos necrófagos zombis.

Suc'Naath
Suc'Naath es uno de los dioses sin sentido que se retuercen y bailan en la corte de Azathoth. Aparece como un huracán sin forma que gira con hilos de colores violetas y dorados en toda su forma, emitiendo constantemente ruidos asqueantes y chirriantes mientras muestra rostros doloridos en todo el cuerpo.

La esencia de Suc'Naath se divide actualmente en tres partes, una en un cometa llamado Aiin, la otra en algún tipo de estatua ubicada en algún lugar del mundo, mientras que la tercera ha sido transmitida genéticamente durante eones a través de razas prehumanas, y ahora humanas. , principalmente en el medio oriente. Se dice que los portadores de los poderes del Dios Exterior han realizado grandes actos de magia y/o han estado locos. Si alguna vez se combinan estas tres partes, Suc'Naath se liberará. Esta entidad es servida por un pequeño culto del Medio Oriente conocido como la Mano Dorada de Suc'Naath, que reúne a intelectuales trastornados y asesinos entrenados, que desean liberar a Suc'Naath (también pueden tener conexiones con el antiguo culto de Hashashin).

Tru'nembra
Tru'nembra (El ángel de la música) es el nombre dado en la guía del juego de rol Malleus Monstrorum Call of Cthulhu a la entidad descrita en la novela de HP Lovecraft " La música de Eric Zahn ". No tiene forma, pero se manifiesta como una música inquietante.

Tulzscha
Tulzscha ( The Green Flame ) es el nombre dado en la guía del juego de rol Malleus Monstrorum Call of Cthulhu para la entidad descrita en la historia de HP Lovecraft "El Festival". Tulzscha aparece como una ardiente bola de fuego verde, bailando con sus Dioses Externos Menores en la corte de Azathoth. Llamando a nuestro mundo, asume una forma gaseosa, penetra el planeta hasta el núcleo, luego entra en erupción desde abajo como una columna de llamas. No puede moverse de donde emerge.

Ubbo-Sathla
Una importante figura en la corte.

Uvhash
Uvhash (El Dios del vacío loco de sangre) aparece como una masa colosal, vampírica y roja de tentáculos y ojos. Habita dentro del reino de Rhylkos, que coincide con el planeta rojo Marte, y quien convoca a Uvhash es testigo de una muerte atroz. Él tiene afinidades con los vampiros, y se rumorea que también fue uno de los patrocinadores del emperador loco Calígula. Hay enemistad tanto con el dios mayor Nodens como con el gran viejo Gi-Hoveg.

Xa'ligha
Xa'ligha (Master of the Twisted Sound o Demon of Dissonance ) es una entidad hecha de un sonido enloquecedor, de alguna manera similar a Tru'Nembra . Hay cierta afinidad con el Gran Viejo Hastur. [85]

Xexanoth
Un Gran anciano de gran poder pero dormido.

Ycnàgnnisssz
Ycnàgnnisssz es una masa negra, purulenta y amorfa que constantemente explota y hace erupción violentamente, arrojando trozos de material agitado en forma de lava. Ella engendró al Gran Viejo Zstylzhemgni.

Yhoundeh
Gran anciano de gran poder pero de carácter maligno.

Yibb-Tstll
Un humanoide gigantesco con alas de murciélago con ojos separados, que llevaba una túnica verde. Esta horrible deidad ve todo el tiempo y el espacio a medida que gira lentamente en el centro de su claro dentro de la Jungla de Kled, en las Tierras de los Sueños de la Tierra. Debajo de su capa ondulante hay una multitud de juegos nocturnos, que succionan y se aferran a sus senos. Teniendo una estrecha conexión con el Gran Viejo Bugg-Shash,   también debería considerarse a Yibb-Tstll como un Gran Viejo, específicamente en el grupo Drowners presentado por Brian Lumley, entidades alienígenas parásitas que prosperan vampirizando a los Grandes Antiguos. ellos mismos - aunque en los materiales RPG ella está clasificada como un "Dios Externo".

Yidhra
Yidhra (The Dream Witch o Yee-Tho-Rah) generalmente aparece como una mujer joven, atractiva y terrenal, aunque su forma puede variar.

Yidhra ha estado en la Tierra desde que aparecieron los primeros microorganismos y es inmortal. Para sobrevivir en un entorno cambiante, ganó la capacidad de asumir las características de cualquier criatura que devorara. Con el tiempo, Yidhra se dividió en diferentes aspectos, aunque cada parte comparte su conciencia matriz.

Yidhra es servida por cultos devotos que se encuentran en lugares tan separados como Myanmar, Chad, Laos, Sumeria, Nuevo México y Tejas. Los miembros del culto de Yidhra pueden obtener la inmortalidad fusionándose con ella, aunque como consecuencia se vuelven un tanto como Yidhra. A quienes la atienden también se les promete cosechas abundantes y ganado sano. Por lo general, oculta su verdadera forma detrás de una poderosa ilusión, apareciendo como una joven atractiva; solo los miembros favoritos de su culto pueden verla tal como es en realidad.

Yog-Sothoth
Gran anciano de gran poder destructivo y muy adorado por cultos malignos.

Yomagn'tho
Yomagn'tho (La fiesta de las estrellas, lo que espera sin descanso) es un ser malévolo que no desea nada más que la destrucción de la humanidad por razones desconocidas. Él espera en su dimensión de hogar en Pherkard, hasta que es convocado a la Tierra. Cuando se lo convoca por primera vez, Yomagn'tho aparece como una pequeña bola de fuego que se expande rápidamente en un gran círculo de fuego con tres pétalos interiores en llamas. Se sabe que los reptiles madrigueras, los Rhygntu, adoran a esta deidad maligna.

Dioses mayores
En las historias posteriores a Lovecraft, los Dioses Mayores se oponen a los gustos de Cthulhu y sus semejantes. Derleth intentó agrupar retroactivamente a la deidad benevolente Nodens en esta categoría (que actúa como deus ex machina para los protagonistas tanto en The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath como en " The Strange High House in the Mist "). Con respecto a la naturaleza de los Grandes Antiguos, Joseph S. Pulver menciona en su novela Discípulo de Pesadilla (2006) una serie de Dioses Antiguos originales, aunque carece de cualquier descripción sobre su verdadera forma. La historia presenta entidades como Adaedu, Alithlai-Tyy, Dveahtehs, Eyroix, Ovytonv, Urthuvn, Xislanyx y Xuthyos-Sihb'Bz. Otros tienen un título de culto como Othkkartho (En Sire of the Four Titans of Balance and Order), que se dice que es el hijo de Nodens, y Zehirete, que es el vientre puro y sagrado de la luz. Sk'tai y Eppirfon son hermanos. Eppirfon fue originalmente la segunda novia de Cthulhu que le dio un hijo, T'ith, ahora esta muerto, asesinado por el propio Cthulhu.

Dioses antiguos conocidos en los mitos
El siguiente es otro Dios antiguo sin descripción: Walter C. DeBill, Jr.'s Paighon, plantearon a una entidad extragaláctica que ahora habita en el núcleo de la Tierra, que se dice que es enemiga del Dios externo Ngyr-Korath y su servidor  Ymnar.

Bast
Bast (Diosa de los gatos o Pasht) aparece como una mujer humana con cabeza de gato.

Hypnos
Una deidad ambigua considerada como un Dios antiguo. Apareció por primera vez en el cuento de Lovecraft Hypno.

Kthanid
Una creación de Brian Lumley, Kthanid se ve igual que Cthulhu, excepto por el color de los ojos.

Oryx
Oryx fue presentado sin nombre en "La guarida del engendro estelar" de August Derleth (1932). El nombre Oryx se le da en el suplemento RPG Call of Cthulhu "The Creature Companion" (The Bright Flame) se manifiesta como un pilar gigante de cegadoras llamas blancas y moradas. Aunque su expresión es brillante y cegadora, nadie siente su calor. Nadie puede mirar a Oryx más de unos segundos; después de la primera mirada, los ojos de cualquiera que lo vea se vuelven doloridos y llorosos.

Oztalun
Oztalun (Golden and Shimmering One) es un Dios antiguo presentado por James Ambuehl. Está simbolizado por un símbolo de estrella de siete puntas, que es su propio sello.

Nodens
Nodens ("Señor del Gran Abismo") aparece como un hombre humano montado en una enorme concha marina tirada por bestias legendarias. En los suplementos de CthulhuTech, se dice que Nodens es el avatar de Forgotten One Savty'ya.

Shavalyoth
Shavalyoth (Shadowy and Shapeless One) es un Dios antiguo presentado por James Ambuehl, que se supone oscuro y sin forma.

Ulthar
Ulthar (o Uldar y también Ultharathotep) es una deidad enviada a la Tierra para vigilar a los Grandes Antiguos.

Vorvadoss
Vorvadoss * (The Flaming One , Lord of the Universal Spaces, The Troubler of the Sands , Who Waiteth in the Outer Dark ) aparece como un ser encapuchado, envuelto en llamas verdes, con ojos ardientes. Se lo describe como un hijo tanto del dios mayor Nodens como del gran viejo Lythalia, y tiene un hermano gemelo, Yaggdytha.

Yad-Thaddag
Otra deidad de Brian Lumley. Tiene la misma apariencia que Yog-Sothoth, excepto que sus esferas son de un color diferente y su naturaleza es puramente benévola.

Yaggdytha

Yaggdytha ("El Incandescente") es hermano gemelo de Vorvadoss, manifestándose como una gran bola incandescente amorfa e incandescente de energía viva, que se extiende en una red de garras gigantes de luz.

Véase también

 Mitos de Cthulhu

 La llamada de Cthulhu

 Ambrose Bierce

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos

 Haïta the Shepherd

 Cthulhu Lives - Página web en inglés

Deidades de los mitos de Cthulhu
H. P. Lovecraft
Deidades ficticias
Monstruos


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Nagin Lake in Srinagar is a deep blue water offshoot lake of Dal Lake that is interconnected by a thin causeway. The lake is located to the east of the city of Srinagar, at the foothill of the Zabarwan Mountain.
Nagin Lake in Srinagar is a deep blue water offshoot lake of Dal Lake that is interconnected by a thin causeway. The lake is located to the east of the city of Srinagar, at the foothill of the Zabarwan Mountain. The Shankaracharya Hill on the south and Hari Parbat on the west enclose the Nagin Lake offers breathtaking views to the visitors. It is flanked by beautiful willow and poplar trees. Good numbers of houseboats and shikaras can be seen in Nagin Lake where tourists enjoy their peaceful vacations in Srinagar. Unlike Dal Lake, Nagin Lake is a calm, serene and peaceful getaway for those who want to spend holiday in sheer nature. Apart from houseboat staying and shikara ride, tourists can also enjoy water skiing, motor rides and sailing over there.
The Nigeen Lake is surrounded by a large number of willow and poplar trees. Hence, it has come to be referred as a "nageena", which means "the jewel in the ring". The word "nigeen" is a local variant of the same word.
The lake is located adjacent to the Hari Parbat hillock, to the west of the Dal Lake. To its north and west, lie the localities of Baghwanpora and Lal Bazar while to its north east lies the locality of Hazratbal, which is known for the famous shrine.
The lake is a major tourist attraction in Srinagar, known for its relatively pristine waters as compared to the Dal Lake. Houseboats and shikaras are a usual sight. It's also ideal for swimming, being deeper and less crowded than the Dal Lake.
However, as is the problem with other water bodies in the Kashmir Valley, the lake also suffers from encroachments which are deteriorating its water quality and also increasing the risk of floods. As such, the government of Jammu and Kashmir is engaged in taking steps to help improve the condition of the lake and restore it to its original glory.
The shikara is a type of wooden boat found on Dal Lake and other water bodies of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Shikaras are of varied sizes and are used for multiple purposes, including transportation of people. A usual shikara seats half-a-dozen people, with the driver paddling at the rear. Like the Venetian gondolas, they are a cultural symbol of Kashmir. Some shikaras are still used for fishing, harvesting aquatic vegetation (usually for fodder), and transport, while most are covered with tarpaulins and are used by tourists. Some are used as floating homes by poor people.
Established on the bank of famed and picturesque Nigeen Lake, the very ambience of Nigeen Club is enormously attractive. As an icing on the cake recently upgraded infrastructure and state- of- the- art facilities provide ample amusement and entertainment to the club visitors of not just the valley but outside too.
A houseboat (different from boathouse, which is a shed for storing boats) is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a home. Some houseboats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power. Float house is a Canadian and U.S. term for a house on a float (raft), a rough house may be called a shanty boat.


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Stress and Immune System
The two arms of the immune system are in effect battling it out to dominate our mood.
[Immune System is the body's main function of defending itself against millions of antigens that would otherwise invade it.
None of these things will be able to affect the body when the immune system is working effectively. But the moment that the immune system stops functioning properly, the body becomes at risk of infection.]
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, at least when it comes to stress and immune cells. Mice that received a cocktail of immune cells from bullied mice appeared to experience a mood boost. The unexpected discovery may have implications for treating depression.
We know that prolonged bouts of stress take their toll on the immune system. That leaves us susceptible to illness, which in some cases can lead to depression.
Most research on the link between immune health and mood has focused on the innate branch of the immune system – the cells that mount the first response to pathogens, says Miles Herkenham at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. His team wondered if there might also be a role for the adaptive branch of the immune system, which "learns" about a pathogen in order to respond rapidly the next time it appears.
To find out, the team introduced an aggressive competitor mouse into the cages of male mice. "These mice are like bullies," says he. Two weeks later, the bullied mice seemed depressed: they cowered in dark corners and seemed uninterested in the scent of a female.
The team extracted their adaptive immune cells and injected them into another set of mice bred to lack these cells. This meant that the recipient mice essentially acquired the adaptive immune system of the bullied ones.
If anything, he thought the recipients would become depressed, too. But the opposite happened: the cells appeared to have "antidepressant-like effects", he says.
The mice spent more time exploring open areas and were more interested in females compared to similar mice that didn't receive the injection (Journal of Neuroscience, DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.2278-14.2015).
The team also injected the cells into a strain of mice known for their unresponsiveness. These mice are rarely used in research because they don't do anything – they just sit in a corner. The mice were soon running around, exploring their surroundings with abandon. It was like a personality change. He thinks that adaptive immune cells may cope with stress by building up a sort of mood-boosting resilience, although he doesn't know how this happens. What's unclear is why the donor mice didn't eventually become better at coping with their bullies, and why chronically stressed people often have weak immune systems.
In these cases, the adaptive immune system appears to be held back from exerting its beneficial effects – and the innate branch of the immune system may be to blame. It's already known that mice which receive a transplant of cells from the innate immune system can show symptoms of anxiety and depression. Perhaps the two arms of the immune system are in effect battling it out to dominate mood. George Slavich at the University of California, Los Angeles, says it would be premature to call the adaptive immune system "antidepressive". "The immune system is extremely complex and these two branches interact in many ways," he says.
The team now hope to disentangle what is going on and explore whether reprogramming adaptive immune could hint at a new treatment for depression.
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Byodo-In Temple - Oahu
The Byodo-In temple in O'ahu Hawaii is a non-practicing Buddhist temple. This means that this temple welcomes people of all different religions and faith to worship, and to look at the beauty of the temple. As well as worship, the temple holds Buddhist weddings for both locals as well as visitors from Japan. The Byodo-In Temple is located at the foot of the Ko'olau Mountains in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Oʻahu's Kaneohe Region of Hawaii. It was established on June 7, 1968, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrant workers that came to Hawaii. This Byodo-In temple in O'ahu Hawaii is actually a small-scale replica of the world heritage site 950-year-old Byodo-In temple in Uji, Japan, which is located on the southern side of Kyoto.
Byodo-In Front View
Byodo-In Peace Bell
Byodo-In Lotus Buddha
Byodo-In Koi Pond
Byodo-In Meditation Pavillion
Buddhism is a religion that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama ("the Buddha") more than 2,500 years ago in India. Buddhism is considered by scholars to be one of the world's major religions with about 47million followers worldwide. Throughout history, this religion has been the most prominent in East and Southeast Asia, but the influence that Buddhism holds has moved its way over to the western world. Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on original teachings attributed to the Buddha and resulting interpreted philosophies.
Those who follow the teachings of Buddhism, unlike those in other religions, do not acknowledge a supreme God or Deity. The focus of Buddhism is instead on achieving enlightenment. The meaning of enlightenment is a state of inner peace. Even the founder of this religion is not considered a God, although the name Buddha means enlightened. But on the other side, some scholars do not recognize Buddhism as an organized religion. These scholars look at Buddhism as more of a "way of life" of "spiritual tradition."
The Byodo-In temple in O'ahu Hawaii is only one of a handful of Buddhist temples that are in Hawaii. But contrary to belief, the Byodo-In temple is not an active Buddhist temple. This means that this temple does not host a resident monastic community, nor does it host an active congregation. Inside of the Byodo-In temple is an 18ft tall statue of the Lotus Buddha (a wooden statue of Amitābha). Amitābha is one of many celestial Buddha.
In 1968, the Valley of Temples Memorial Park constructed a replica of the 11th century Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-In temple in Uji, Japan. With the Byodo-In temple in Hawaii being a replica (half-scale model) of the temple in Japan, the Hawaii Byodo-In temple was built in the traditional Japanese style with no nails. Instead the wooden beams of the temple were put together like a puzzle. The Byodo-In temple in Hawaii was constructed to commemorate the 100th university of the first Japanese immigrants that came from Japan to work in Hawaii. The construction of this temple in Hawaii took nearly 3 years to finish, as well as around $2.6 million.
Like the temple that it is replicated from, the floor plan for the Byodo-In temple in Hawaii resembles the shape of a bird. The hall that the Byodo-In temple in Hawaii is called the Phoenix Hall. The Byodo-In temple consists of one main temple building and two smaller side wings, along with a wing corridor that is attached to the main building. This hall in Hawaii is called the Hoodo Hall, or Hall of the Chinese Phoenix.
To enter and enjoy the abundant sites that the Byodo-In temple has to offer there is a fee that you pay. There is a fee for adults and a fee for children for admission to go through the main gate of the temple. With your money, you get to explore the koi ponds, ring the Peace bell that is located inside the temple gate, relax in the meditation pavilion, and go inside and get a close up view of the Lotus Buddha statue.
An interesting fact about the Byodo-In temple in Hawaii is that it has been featured in many T.V series. Some of the series that the Byodo-In temple has been featured in include, Hawaii Five-O and Magnum P.I. The temple also appeared in an episode of the series Lost as a stand in for South Korea. One movie that the temple made an appearance in was the 2001 Pearl Harbor movie as a replica of the Byodo-In temple located in Japan.
Byodo-In. The Byodo-In Temple, Byodo-In Temple Hawaii. April 11th 2017. Accessed October 14th 2019. https://www.byodo-in.com.
History.com Editors. Buddhism, HISTORY. October 12th 2017. Accessed October 17th 2019. https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism.
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REEGHYN Beardmore may be currently sitting her final year 12 exams, but rugby league is still the main thing on her mind.
Having just returned from a trip to England with her team, the Tooowoomba Valley Fillies, where the team won both their games convincingly, 17-year-old Reeghyn's league dreams are far from over.
"I started playing when I was five years old, my older brothers used to play, and I was a pretty energetic kid so I started playing and I loved it.
In under 14s, Reeghyn played in an all-girls comp in Harvey Bay, over 630 kilometres away from St George.
Following that, she joined the Western Mustangs, where she was team captain.
Joining the Toowoomba Valley's Fillies has seen her take her passion for rugby league around the world.
The Toowoomba Valley Fillies had great wins over their English competition.
The team won over the Whitley Bay Barbarians 42-8, and beat the Thornhill Trojans 34-6.
With the end of her schooling on the horizon, Reeghyn has been offered a job by the NRL to be a mentor for kids in rural southwest Queensland.
"I'll go around teaching kids skills and drills in this area, cause there's not many people out here.
She has also been selected for the 2019 QAS camp, designed to further progress the state's promising league stars.
Her mother Karen Beardmore said Reeghyn's passion for rugby league would take her far.
"She's been playing against the Jillaroos all year in A grade, and they've been very inspiring to her.
Karen said that she was proud of her daughter for sticking with her passion.
Reeghhyn wasn't the only one making St George proud in England, with Madison Spackman, 19, also venturing to the United Kingdom to play for the Fillies.
"Madison was not allowed to play due to a knee operation, she was unfortunately injured playing in Toowoomba, but she was an invaluable part of the team by being a water girl," Karen said.
Madison Spackman and Reeghyn Beardmore proudly represented St George in England.


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I've already requested criticism from a few friends, but I'm in need of whatever input I can get. The deadline is July 15, and I'm nowhere near finished. Please—whatever comes to mind, say it without hesitation.
To avoid formatting the entire thing, I'm just going to post a link for viewing and downloading. Many thanks in advance!
Weirdly enough, I like what you have already. I don't know if this is where you left off but, page fourteen is partially blank and then you have page 15 with Harvey speaking. I'd like to know what the Director has to say to Meredith's changes. Honestly, I think its good and perhaps even brilliant. At first, I dreaded having to read something long in the beginning but, once it cut to the Director calling everyone onto the stage and wanting to change everything, I ended up liking it a lot. You should continue where you left off. I'd definitely read more of it, if you do. I'm being earnest when, I say this too.
Meredith: ...and how he needs to refuse the big corporations! That scene where he's carrying the firewood--that's clearly a statement against the logging industry.
Harvey: There was no logging industry in Shakespeare's time! If anything, Caliban is an analogue to the oppression of native peoples by Europeans.
Meredith: Oh, people didn't use wood to build things in Shakespeare's time?
Jack: Well, do you know that for a fact?
It's played for laughs and to show the 'pointlessness' of the digression, but the conversation itself is an over-long digression. The humor of the scene might actually benefit from cutting it to "Meredith: I mean, the whole point of his character is to show the oppression of the working man... Harvey: Wait, what!?" From those two lines, we understand the crux of the argument and how completely disconnected Harvey's and Meredith's readings of Shakespeare are.
Taken further, it seems like the scene is going to end with Harvey making a righteous declaration on the importance of understanding Shakespeare rather than just adapting him, which is fine--except that it makes everything between Harvey's first complaints and his last speech a digression. Meredith might have some interesting nuggets to share, and Jack and Mark may interject some comedic commentary, but if we're just going to circle back around to Harvey again, we are literally talking in circles. That's my main concern--that the scene (like the conversation) spins its wheels and doesn't go anywhere.
For some more constructive criticism, you might actually show how far some of these characters will take the Bard. Let Meredith play a scene as a class-conscious Caliban, let Jack sing his ragtime piece, and let Harvey play Richard III straight. I'm not sure where those scenes will take you, but they may give you more ideas than just letting the characters talk about their delusions in the abstract.
I'm afraid that's all I can offer right now, but I'll think about it more and let you know if anything else comes to mind.
Well, thank you very much! I do appreciate it.
I probably should have explained that blank space, haha. As Hidden surmised, the scene culminates towards an explosive monologue from Harvey—in which he manages to express his indignation by mashing bits of Shakespeare together, a process that has totally eluded the company.
Duly noted. Finding opportunities for each character to shine has been difficult, and a few similar (and even less productive) bits have been added and subsequently cut. Thanks for catching another one.
Agreed. I now see that problem more clearly than ever.
Lately I've been trying to shorten the initial conversation about revising the script—so as to reach the "everybody gets a turn" section sooner. That would allow for more character-centric moments, and force me to use those moments constructively.
This is actually the approach that I wanted to pursue, in the beginning. The Richard III mishmash scene is an energetic, comedic high; and so it only makes sense to use other bits from the in-universe play for that same purpose.
I greatly appreciate it, Hidden. Even when it was no more than confirming a hunch that I had, it helped refocus things.
Let me offer one other possibility then, just something for you to consider. Instead of centering the conversation (and therefore the scene) around revising the script, just jump right into it, starting with the director. Harvey, being a classically-trained Shakespearean actor, plays Richard too straight; the director jumps in and tells him 'No! You've got it all wrong, it's a "non-linear pastiche", a story in "brain-network format", etc.' Then he jumps in and performs that odd medley of Shakespearean excerpts we see at the beginning. When he gets to one particularly egregious passage (perhaps the "Jew of York"), Meredith or whomever jumps in and says, 'No! Shakespeare was not an anti-semite! He was writing for the disenfranchized proletariat, etc.' and then give the 'proper' rendition by her own lights. And so forth until Harvey (who has remained silent this whole time) can no longer abide it.
A few things a structure like this could accomplish: it completely cuts out the opening 'everybody on set' conversation and keeps the focus on one or two characters at any given time; it makes the director a more lively and engaging character; and it saves Harvey's feelings for the very end, where hopefully they will be more effective and affecting. Of course, you lose things as well, such as some of the cross-banter between actors, and risk it becoming a 'rinse-and-repeat' device if you play it too long without variation. So again, it's just something to consider in (re)writing the script.


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About the Artist UP
IGOR V. BABAILOV,
Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA (Ph.D), D.Litt. (Hon.Causa)
For Media Inquiries ~ Short Bio
IGOR V. BABAILOV, Hon.RAA, KStA, MFA(Ph.D), D.Litt.(Hon.Causa),
world-renowned American portrait and figurative artist, recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2022), Honorary American Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757), Knighted Chevalier of the Order of St. Anne (est.1735), scholar and spokesperson for the traditional school of fine art, was born on February 9, 1965 in the city of Glazov, Udmurt Republic of Russia, into a family of academia.
His father, Valery Babailov, was a portrait and landscape painter, and co-founded the very first preparatory fine art school in Glazov. He was also poet and composer. Igor's mother, Rosa Kudasheva Babailova, was an acclaimed and award-winning teacher of biology & chemistry. In the family of cultured and academic intelligentsia, Igor and his brother Vladislav, grew up in an environment of high professional ethics and inspired creativity.
Art Career - The Beginning
Igor painted his first portrait at the age of four (4). Child prodigy, he began his formal fine art education at the age of nine (9) at the preparatory art school. At the age of thirteen (13), he entered into a nationwide competition of thousands of applicants, to compete for the only opening at the most prestigious and one of only two schools of its kind in the world, the school for gifted children, specialized in classical visual art education - Moscow Secondary School of Fine Arts (later renamed The Moscow State Academic Art Lyceum under the Russian Academy of Arts). Upon strict and disciplined art exams for twenty five pre-selected children, Igor Babailov was honored to be the one to fill that special vacancy and was accepted into the school, where four years later he graduated with honors.
High Art Education - The Academy
Having been awarded a rare recommendation by the art professors of the Art Lyceum and after successfully completing nine entry exams, Babailov was accepted into the world acclaimed Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute (aka Surikov Academy) representing the Russian Academy of Arts, est.1757, which taught and gave the world many outstanding Masters, including the great American artist Whistler.
by Valery Babailov, Igor Babailov's father
by Valentin Serov
by Ilya Repin
Since the early age in his formal academic education, Igor Babailov studied under some of the finest artists in art history, and belongs to the DIRECT Academic Lineage of world-famous portrait painters, Serov and Repin. Babailov's fine art education (1974 -1990), rooted in the curriculum of Classical Realism, especially contributed to his unparalleled skill in academic drawing (or drawing from life), which today is a fundamental challenge for many painters.
Major Portrait Commissions
Igor Babailov is one of the most sought after portrait artists of the historic academic tradition. Deemed Living Master by the Art Renewal Center and recipient of national and international awards and honors, his commissioned portraits of world leaders, celebrities and distinguished individuals are in official public, private, corporate and museum collections, including those of: President George W. Bush (Bush Presidential Library), former First Lady Hillary R. Clinton (Clinton Presidential Library); U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito (Supreme Court of the United States); General David Petraeus - United States Army Commander and CIA Director (West Point Museum), historic new portrait of George Washington (George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum); Pope Francis (Vatican), Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican, Rome), Pope St. John Paul II (Vatican, Castelgandolfo); Nelson Mandela (Presidential Collection, SA); Prince Andrew The Duke of York (Buckingham Palace, London); President Vladimir Putin of Russia (The Kremlin); Justice Joseph P. Sullivan (Supreme Court of New York); Mayor Rudolph Giuliani of New York (Giuliani Partners, NYC); Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Kirill (Moscow Patriarchate); Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (Parliament Hill, Canada); Prime Minister Jean Chretien (Collection of POWER Corporation.); Col. Christoph Graf, Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (Vatican); Gov. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England; Canadian Senator Michael Pitfield; Inventor of AK-47 Mikhail Kalashnikov; TV personality Regis Philbin; actor James Gandolfini; Isadore Sharp, Founder & CEO (Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts); Dr. Wayne Streilein (Harvard University); pianist Byron Janis and Maria Cooper Janis, (daughter of film star Gary Cooper); Ted Lazenby (The Board, Kennedy Center, by Presidential Appointment); hockey legends Bobby Hull and Vladislav Tretiak, American football stars Boomer Esiason and Tiki Barber; Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, world-renowned Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa (Steven Spielberg's Starlight Starbright Foundation, Japan) and many others.
Vatican Splendors museum tour
In 2010, Vatican Curator and scholar of Michelangelo, Monsignor Roberto Zagnoli, acknowledged Igor Babailov as Maestro when his Vatican portrait of Pope Benedict XVI was selected by the Pope for the Vatican Splendors international museum tour. Babailov was honored to be the only living artist in the exhibition, as his papal portrait hung alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Great Masters of the Renaissance.
Multi-Figure Grand-Scale Paintings
The ability to create multi-figure murals is traditionally recognized as the highest achievement of the artistic expertise. Besides being a prolific portraitist, Mr. Babailov's uniqueness as an artist is also evident in his large-scale Old Master-like compositions such as the historical painting, "For God, Gold and Glory", depicting the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas (permanently featured in the Peruvian Encyclopedia Empresa Editora Il Comercio, S.A.). His multi-figured composition "Be Not Afraid", the official historic portrait of Pope John Paul II, now a Saint, was commissioned in commemoration of the World Youth Days. It is in the Collection of the Vatican Museum and by the personal decree of the late Pope, it is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, the Papal summer residence. His epic painting "MERCY - Who has to suffer…and Why?", portraying a crowd of diverse children of various cultural and religious backgrounds together, is currently underway and it is dedicated to the timeless issue of ongoing global humanitarian disasters (many of which are man-made) and to its innocent victims, children.
Member of the National Arts Club, in 1996 he organized the very First Official delegation visit of American artists to post-Soviet Russia and has taught at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy in 1999.
For Gold, God and Glory
Fine Art Education
Igor Babailov's fine art education (1974-1990) belongs to the acclaimed Russian-European Academic school of art. In the Direct Teacher-Student Academic Lineage of the Academy he is a third generation student of Russian Masters: Repin, Serov, Korovin, Arkhipov and Favorskiy. They taught Kulikov, Yuon, Kardovskiy, Grabar, Deineka, S.Gerasimov, Korin - world-renowned artists, who taught Mr. Babailov's professors. Igor Babailov studied directly under Zabelin, Danilichev, Chirkov, Andriaka, M.Kugach, O.Pavlov, Valery Babailov, Shatskiy, Sherbakov, Zavgorodniy, Gorbunov, legendary art historian Mikhail Alpatov and other distinguished artists and professors of Fine Art.
Human Anatomy (The Anatomical Studies of the Human Form, as the fundamental of the most challenging form in visual art).
The Laws of Perspective
Composition: The Master Rules
Studio Life Painting: Still-life, Cast, Portrait, Torso,
Nude Figure, Clothed Figure, Group Modelsetting, concepts of colors and tonal values
Studio Life Drawing: Still-life, Cast, Portrait, Torso, Nude Figure, Clothed Figure, Croup Model setting, exercises in anatomy, proportions, chiaroscuro.
Plein-Air Practice (national and international travels, outdoor Portraits, Landscapes, etc. all from life)
Technology of Painting and Painting Materials (studied under professor O.B. Pavlov, great-grandson of the 19th century famous Russian landscape painter Alexei Savrasov.
Studies of the Masters' Techniques
Official Museum Copies (official permission from the Russian Ministry of Culture was obtained to make identical copies from the original works of art in major museum collections )
World Art History: Painting , Sculpture, Architecture from Pre-historic Art to Contemporary
Curriculum of studies included intensive training in:
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
2019 - Doctor of Literary Letters (Honoris Causa) - Awarded by Cumberland University, USA (Founded in 1842)
2012 - Honorary Academician of Painting - Elected by the Russian Academy of Arts (est. 1757)
1983 - 1990 Master of Fine Arts Degree - MFA / official Ph.D. equivalent in the U.S. - CAA, NASAD. Surikov State Academic Art Institute (a.k.a. Surikov Academy of Fine Arts) of the Russian Imperial Academy of Arts (est.1757). Painting Studios of A.Danilichev and V.N. Zabelin.
1979 - 1983 Fine Arts Diploma and High School Diploma, Moscow Academic Lyceum of Arts under the Russian Academy of Arts. (Honors graduate, received Professors' Recommendation to the Surikov Academy)
1974 - 1978 Fine Arts Certificate and Diploma, Preparatory School of Fine Art, Glazov, Russia (Honors graduate).
AWARDS and HONORS (selected list)
2022 Awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor that ranks as one of the most prestigious awards in America.
2020 Granted Hereditary Nobility and official Coat of Arms by Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria, Head of The House of Romanov
2019 Distinguished Fellow - The Busch School of Business, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
2019 Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Cumberland University (USA).
2018 Awarded the Presidential Award on behalf of President George Washington, by the President of Mount Vernon Museum, Mount Vernon, VA
2017 Knighted Chevalier of the Order of Saint Anne. (Malta, 2017)
2016 Awarded the title of Academician by the International Academy of Culture and Art
2016 Award of Apreciation -"The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution"
2015 Official Unveiling of the Portrait of Pope Francis.
2015 Official State Recognition by the TN Senate and Governor
2012 Elected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757)
2012 Awarded State Title "Honored Artist of Udmurt Republic", by the President (Governor) of Udmurtia.
2012 Official Portrait of Patriarch Kirill of Russia unveiled at the historic Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow
2010-2011 Igor Babailov's Vatican Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI selected by the Pope for the Vatican Splendors
museum tour, exhibited alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto, Vasari and other Masters of the Renaissance.
2011 ~ Official Major League Baseball ~ Award for Portraiture, Presented at Yankee Stadium, New York City
2010 Commemorative Medal from the Archdiocese of St.Louis, MO presented by Archbishop R. Carlson
2009 NEW portrait of George Washington inducted into the George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum collection, Mount Vernon, Virginia
2009 Awarded Order "Service to Art" ("The Golden Star") by the International Academy of Culture and Art
2009 General David H. Petraeus Award "For Excellence", awarded by U.S. General David H. Petraeus
2006 Honored by the Vatican with the special sitting with Pope Benedict XVI for the Papal Portrait.
2005 Pontifical Medal of Pope John Paul II, presented by Papal Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Ventura
2004 Portrait of Pope John Paul II, now a Saint, by the personal decree of Pope John Paul II, is displayed in Castel Gandolfo, Vatican
2004 The painting "For God, Gold and Glory" is permanently included in the Peruvian Encyclopedia, Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A
2003 Honorary Member, Drawing Society of Canada
2002 Honored with the title "Living Master" by the Art Renewal Center (ARC)
2001 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, International Artist Magazine, Australia
1999 Honorable Mention – Portrait Competition, The Artists Magazine, U.S.A.
1997 The Merit Award – "Realism '97 International Art Competition, Parkersburg, WV
1994 Grand Prize Winner – American Society of Portrait Artists Competition
1993 Award "For Outstanding Achievement in Portrait Painting" – National Portrait Seminar and American Artist Magazine
1992 Selected to create a Cover for the book "From East to West"
1990 Selected by the National Academic Committee to be one of the few students to represent the Russian Academic school in the Exhibition in Scotland. Participants included the graduates of the Surikov Academy, the Repin Academy and the Stroganov Art Institute.
1989 First Prize Winner – Annual All-students Graphic Works Competition, Surikov Academy of Fine Arts
1989 Selected to draw the portraits of Russian Celebrities, such as: A.Rosenbaum, I.Resnik, L.Dolina, E.Shifrin, B.Moiseev, to name a few.
1988 Surikov Academy presents Babailov's academic drawing to Vietnam Academy of Art, to symbolize the friendship between two Academies.
1983 Honors Graduate, Surikov College of Fine Art. Professors' Recommendation for special admition to the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts.
1981 Top Prize Award for portrait "Egorka" in the prestigious Soviet Art Colleges' National Competition,
judged and presented by the celebrated Russian Artist Fyodor P. Reshetnikov.
1979 Selected out of thousands in the Nation-wide competition for the only vacancy at the prestigious Surikov College of Fine Art in Moscow.
LECTURED & DEMONSTRATED (selected list)
Present The Russian-American Academy of Art / The Igor Babailov Institute of Realism – Master Workshops
2019 - 2016 Cumberland University
2019 - 2018 Catholic University of America - Washington, DC
2018 International Cultural Forum - St.Petersburg, Russia
2018 Legatus Club - Washington, DC Chapter
2018 George Washington's Mount Vernon - Fellowship with Igor Babailov
2017 Rotary Club (Lebanon, TN; Brentwood, TN)
2016 The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
2015 Vanderbilt University
2014 Pope John Paul II High School, 500+ lecture attendance, Tennessee
2012-2013 Legacy High School (for challenging children), New York City
2011 St. Thomas Aquinas College, Nashville, TN
2010 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2010 Monmouth University, New Jersey
2009 Ave Maria University - Master Workshop, Lecture, Demo
2009 Portrait Society of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
2009 Dominican Sisters, the Congregation of St.Cecilia, Nashville, TN
2006-2010 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture, critiques)
2005 Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University (Lecture)
2005 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Painting Demonstration & Lecture)
2004 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (Stage Demonstations, Workshop & Judging of the Portrait Show with Dr. Marcus Burke, Curator, Museum, Hispanic Society of America, New York City)
2003 Bellport Art council, Long Island, NY (Master Workshop / Demonstration)
2002 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (Stage Portrait Demonstration, Canadian Society of Portrait Artists Festival)
2000 Preparatory Art College, Glazov, Russia, ("Mastering yourself" Lecture)
1999 Florence Academy of Art - Florence, Italy (Instructor of Figure Painting in Oil, Summer Program) The International attendance of students included the art students from Four Continents.
1999 Cincinnati Art Club, 2nd oldest Art Club in the USA (Demonstration for at least 100 people & a Master Workshop)
1999 Private instruction to Sayaka Yamaguchi, the student from Tokyo, Japan
1999 West Coast Portrait Society – Sacramento, CA USA (Master Workshops, Demos)
1995 American Society of Portrait Artists – USA (Lecture/Painting Presentation)
1994 Ontario College of Art - Canada (Lecture & Slides Presentation)
1990 -1993 Master Workshops, Loyalist College, Ontario
SELECTED LIST OF PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
2020 Portrait of Judge Seth W. Norman - official unveiling, Nashville, TN.
2019 Portrait of HIH Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich - official unveiling, Madrid, Spain.
2017 Painting presentation at the San Anton Presidential Palace, Republic of Malta
2016 Multi-figurative painting "CREDO" unveiled at the National Shrine of St. John Paul II, Washington, DC
2016 Exhibition in Malta, International Academy of Culture and Art
2015-2016 Igor Babailov's Vatican Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, exhibited in the "Vatican Splendors" North American exhibit, alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Masters of the Renaissance.
2016 The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA - Vatican Splendors
2015 The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA - Vatican Splendors
2015 Official Unveiling of the Portrait of Pope Francis
2014 Portrait unveiling - Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
2013 Portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York, unveiled.
2012 Official Portrait of Patriarch Kirill of Russia unveiled at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow
2010-2011 Igor Babailov's Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, exhibited in the "Vatican Splendors" North American exhibition, alongside the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, Giotto and other Masters of the Renaissance.
2010 Portrait presentation to Gen. David Petraeus - AEI, Irving Kristol Award presentation event
2010 Unveiling of the portrait of Albert G. Lowenthal, Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., New York City
2009 Unveiling of the portrait of Michael Novak, Ave Maria University
2009 Unveiling of the portrait of George Washington, Mount Vernon Museum, Mount Vernon, VA
2009 Unveiling of the portrait of Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Famer, New York
2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Justice Joseph P. Sullivan, The Supreme Court, New York
2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, DC - Vatican, Rome
2008 Unveiling of the portrait of Tiki Barber, American Football Star, New York City
2007 Unveiling of the portrait of Frederick Hart and his Cross of the Millennium, collection Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Washington, DC
2007 Unveiling of Portraits of Bob Costas and Bill Gallo, Waldorf Astoria, New York City
2006 Solo Exhibition, The Gallery at Summerlin, Las Vegas
2006 "The World Celebrities Art Fair", Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Presentation of preliminary sketches to Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican
2006 Unveiling of the portrait of Isadore Sharp, Founder&Chairman, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
2006 Unveiling of the portrait of Boomer Esiason, New York City
2006 Unveiling of the portrait of John Bello, New York City
2006 Unveiling of two portraits at the Indiana University Art Museum.
2006 Regional Museum Exhibition on Life and Works of Igor Babailov, Glazov, Russia
2006 Unveiling of Portrait of Dr. J.W. Streilein, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard
2005 Unveiling of James Gandolfini's portrait, Waldorf Astoria, New York City
2005 Official presentation of Frederick Hart's portrait, Russian Embassy, Washington, DC
2005 Unveiling of the Portrait of Byron Janis, Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons, New York City
2004 State Portrait Presentation to Pope John Paul II, Vatican
2003 Portrait Presentation to Regis Philbin, New York City
2003 Portrait Presentation to Gouvernor Yves Fortier, Hudson's Bay Company
2002 State Portrait Presentation to President George W. Bush, The White House, Washington, DC
2002 Portrait Presentation to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York, NY
2002 State Portrait Presentation, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Parliament Hill
2002 State Portrait Presentation to President V. Putin, Moscow, Russia
2002 State Portrait Presentation to V. Tretiak, Moscow, Russia
2001 State Portrait Presentation to Nelson Mandela, Ottawa, Canada
2001 Portrait Presentation to Prime Minister of Canada, Jean Chretien
2001 Solo Exhibition and Launch of the Russian Sponsored Book, Russia
2000 State Presentation of the Portrait of M. Kalashnikov, Central Armed Forces Museum, Russia
2000 Unveiling of the Portrait of Dr. R. Kilmura, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1999, 98, 97 Art Auction, Alzheimer Society (Benefit)
1999 Solo Exhibition, Ogilvy's Ltd., Montreal (Benefit for Emmanuelle Masson School for disabled children)
1999 Art Auction, Unicorn Children's Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida (Benefit)
1999 Annual Exhibition of Portrait Brokers of America, Inc. (Conference) .
1996 Joint American-Russian Art Exhibition, Kolomna (dated 1078), Russia.
1996 "Vernisazh" Solo Exhibition, HEIM America at Fisher Island Gallery, Florida
1995 Solo Exhibition, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto
1995 Art Auction, Shaw Festival, Toronto (Benefit)
1993 Solo Exhibition, Portraits Inc. Montreal
1992 International Foundation for Peace Through Culture, Ottawa
1989 Glasgow College of Art, Scotland
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONS (Selected list)
2018 International Cultural Forum (Speaker) - St. Petersburg, Russia
2015- 2016 Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI exhibited at the Vatican Splendors museum tour in North America.
2012 Elected Honorary Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts (est.1757) - Life Membership
2010-2011 Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI selected by the Pope to represent His Papacy at the Vatican Splendors museum tour in North America.
2009 International Academy of Culture and Art -
2003 Pre-Unveiling tour of the portrait of Pope John Paul II (New York-Montreal-Toronto-Vatican)
1996 Organized the very First Official delegation of American artists to Russia in conjunction with the DUMA (Russian Parliament) and the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation. The agenda included trips to the Art Museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg and Plein Air painting with the group of prominent Russian artists, resulting in the joint Art Exhibition, featured in print media.
1989 Selected by the Surikov Academy to represent the Russian School of Drawing at the exhibition in Scotland.
Igor Babailov created over 2,000 portraits and other works. More than half of these are in official public, private and corporate collections around the world. They include:
CORPORATE & OFFICIAL (Selected list - alphabetical order)
Albert College - Ontario, Canada
Ave Maria University - Naples, Florida
Boston Eye & Ear Hospital
Buckingham Palace, London, England
Bush Presidential Center - Dallas, TX
Catholic University of America - Washington, DC
Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia
Clinton Presidential Center - Little Rock, Arkansas
Consulate General of Russia - Montreal
Contrans Corporation
Corporate Planning Associates -Toronto
Cramer, Rosenthal, McGlynn, LLC - New York City
Essroc Cement, Inc. - Portrait of Harvey McFarland - Picton, ON
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (HQ) - Full-length portrait of Founder and CEO, Isadore Sharp - Toronto
George Washington's Mount Vernon Museum - Mount Vernon, VA
Giuliani Partners, LLC - New York City
Harvard University, Medical School, Cambridge, MA
House of Commons, Parliament Hill, Canada - Heritage Collection, Gallery of Prime Ministers - Canada
Hudson's Bay Company (est. 1670) - Hall of Fame, Portraits of Gouvernors - Toronto, Canada
Hummingbird Communications - Toronto, Canada
Imperial House of Romanov - Madrid, Spain
Indiana University Art Museum
Indiana University Foundation
Justice A.A. Birch Court Building, Nashville, TN.
Kremlin, Moscow, Russia - Presidential Collection
Kurosawa Productions, Tokyo, Japan
McDonald's Corporation
Monmouth University - Seven portraits displayed at the University's Portrait Gallery, New Jersey
Nelson Mandela Presidential Collection, South Africa
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., New York City
Patriarchate, Russia
Presidential Foundation, Presidential Palace - Republic of Malta
Power Corporation of Canada
Reitmans Inc., Montreal
Rhone - Poulenc Rorer Inc., France - U.S.A,, Philadelphia, PA
Russian Nobility Association in America, New York City
San Anton Presidential Palace, Republic of Malta
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School
Somiper Inc. Canada
Starlight-Starbright Children's Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Steinway & Sons, New York City
Supreme Court of the United States - Washington, DC
Supreme Court of the State of New York - New York City
Synergistics Industries Ltd.- Toronto
The White House, Washington, DC
Vanderbilt University Medical School, Children's Hospital - Nashville, TN
Vatican Museums, Vatican
Vatican, Castel Gandolfo
Vatican Nunciature, Washington, DC
Vatican Collection of Commanders of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Vietnam Academy of Art
West Point Military Academy Museum, New York
WORLD LEADERS, DISTINGUISHED FAMILIES, PERSONALITIES (Selected list)
His Holiness Pope Francis
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Nelson Mandela, President, South Africa
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America
Justice Samuel Alito, Supreme Court of the United States
General David H. Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command, CIA Director
George Washington - NEW Portrait (Collection: Mount Vernon Museum)
H.E. Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation
Patriarch Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
Brian Mulroney, 18th Prime Minister of Canada
Jean Chretien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
Hillary R. Clinton, First Lady of the United States
His Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York
Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna
H.E. Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta
Gov. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
Senator and Mrs. Douglas Henry, United States
Senator Michael Pitfield, Canada
Senator Herman Moore, North Carolina, United States
Senator A.P. Torshin, Vice-Speaker - Federarion Council of Russia
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York
Justice Joseph P. Sullivan, the Supreme Court of New York
Amb. Michael Novak - U.S.Ambassador to UN Human Rights Com., American Enterprise Institute
Governor Y. Fortier - Hudson's Bay Company (est.1667)
Archie W. Dunham, CEO, ConocoPhillips, Houston,TX
Dr. C. Wright Pinson, CEO, Vanderbilt Health System - Nashville, TN
Dr. Billy K. Hudson and Dr. Julie H. Hudson, Nashville, TN
Dr. Cyril Geacintov - President, Russian Nobility Association in America
Prince & Princess Vladimir Galitzine, New York
Prince Ivan Obolensky, New York
Fred "Ted" W. Lazenby, Kennedy Center, Advisory Board, Washington, DC
Madame Lucie Vanier Vincent, niece of The Rt.Hon. Georges Vanier, The Governor General of Canada
Frank Military, Legendary Music Publisher, Vice-President, Warner Chappell Music, NYC
Byron Janis - American Pianist
Maria Cooper Janis - daughter of Film Star Gary Cooper
Isadore Sharp, Founder & CEO of The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Regis Philbin - TV Personality, Creator of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"
James Gandolfini - Actor
Tony Lo Bianco - Actor
Mikhail Kalashnikov - Legendary Inventor of AK-47.
Dr. Allan Sniderman - Renowned Cardiologist
Boomer Esiason - American Football Star
John Bello - Founder of SoBe beverage
Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Famer
Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza, owner of "Detroit Tigers", Founder of city of Ave Maria, FL
Dr. Wayne Streinlein, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, MA
Dr. Jeff Balser, MD, Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Julie K. Hudson, MD, Vanderbilt University
Dolph von Arx, Naples, FL
Gerald Cramer - New York City
Dr. Robert Kimura, Leading U.S. Researcher of the Inner Ear, Boston, MA
Peter McConnell, Montreal
R. Regelbrugge, Charlotte, NC
Tiki Barber - American Football Star
Maria Bartiromo - TV host, FOX
Dr. R. Blackwell, Charlotte, NC
David & Julia Bianchi, Miami, FL
Bob Costas - 17 Emmy Award recipient
George Cohon, CEO, McDonald's Corporation, Toronto
Steven Ross, Toronto
Bennett Lebow, Fisher Island, FL
Mr. & Mrs. Andre Lemire, Montreal
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Desmarais, Montreal
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Glaubinger, New York City
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Sawatzky, British Columbia, Canada
Joseph Steinberg, New York City
Aziza Mustafa-Zadeh - Jazz Maestro, Germany
Robert "Bobby" Hull - Hockey Legend
Peter Quaife - "The Kinks", UK
Vladislav Tretiak - Hockey Legend, Moscow, Russia
Ms. Natasha - granddaughter-in-law of Nikita Khrushchev
Boris Moiseev - Entertainer, Moscow
Ilya Resnik - Songwriter, Moscow
Larisa Dolina - Russian Pop Star
Efim Shifrin - Russian Comedian
Vladimir Vinokur - Russian Entertainer
Ignat Solzhenitsyn - son of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, portraits of children
FEATURED IN (Selected List)
Present Marquis Who'sWho in America
2017-2018 Catholic University of America - media
2017-2018 Features in Russian newspapers about Igor Babailov's Knighthood.
2017 "Times of Malta" - Republic of Malta
2015-2016 Vatican Splendors - Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA ~ Ronald Reagan Presidential Library - Exhibition Catalogue
2014-2015 Media news about the Portrait of Pope Francis.
2013 Cassone, The International Art Magazine, United Kingdom
2013 The Tennessean
2013 Magazine Antikvar, Kiev, Ukraine
2012 Russian print-media and TV, re: Patriarch's portrait and State Award "Honored Artist of Udmurtia"
2011 Fine Art Connoisseur
2010-2011 Vatican Splendors - St.Louis, MO ~ Pittsburgh, PA ~ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Exhibition Catalogue
2009 "Hunger for Beauty" (MercantorNet, online publication)
2008 "Portraits de Famille" (Le Temps, leading Swiss magazine, Switzerland)
2008 "Reviving the Renaissance; A President With Leadership" - ZENIT publication (Rome)
2008 Associated Press - National and International Print Media
2008 National Review's feature by Michael Novak
2008 Vatican Insider with, EWTN
2008 New York Daily News
2007 Illustrated bestseller Book "Ford and the American Dream -Founded On Right Decisions"
2007 "AskMen - Fine Living Top 10 Portrait Artists"
2006 Life Interview with TV Channel 3 News, Las Vegas
2006 "The World Celebrities Art Fair", Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, Japan
2006 Global news about the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, newspapers, interviews
2006 TV news about infringment of the copyright of Igor Babailov's paintigs.
2006, 2005 The Russian Nobility Ball, New York City
2005 "Quest" Magazine, New York City
2005 A Taste of Thailand, Washington, DC
2004 Peruvian Encyclopedia, Empresa Editora Il Comercio,S.A
2004 "In Focus" Magazine
2004 EWTN Global Catholic Radio (live interviews), U.S.A.
2004 Moscow Times, Russia
2004 Robb Report Magazine
2003 New York Family Magazine - U.S.A./International
2003 "Live with Regis & Kelly" TV Show
2003 Dan's Papers – Long Island/Manhattan
2003, 2002 New York Times, Brooklyn Papers, New York – U.S.A.
2002 Globe and Mail - Canada
2002 National Post - Canada
2002 Magazine Art - Canada
2001 PRIMO (Italian-American) Magazine - U.S.A.
2001 "Udmurtia", book about the Udmurtia Region, Russia
2001 "Contemporary Russian Realists"
2001 International Artist - Australia
1999 The Finer Things in Life – U.S.A.
1999, 98 The Artist Magazine – U.S.A.
1998 Focus Magazine – U.S.A.
1997 Classical Realism Journal – U.S.A.
1997 Selecta Magazine – U.S.A.
1996 CJOH TV News
1996, 95, 94 Portrait Signature – U.S.A.
1995 Solo Exhibition, National TV News, Canada
1995 Featured in the film-documentary about Alla Pugachyova, Russian Pop Star
1992 Selected to create a Cover for the book "From East To West" by Antonina Demczyna
1989 "Moskobskiy Komsomolets", National Newspaper (featured with the portrait of the Winner of the international Jazz competition in Washington, Aziza Mustafa-Zadeh), Russia
1989 Glasgow College of Art Exhibition Catalog, Scotland
ESSAYS by Igor Babailov
2017 Resurrection of Realism - Beauty will Save the World
2007 Letter to Artists and Art Students
2005 The SEVEN Essentials to Commissioning A Portrait
2002 Italian Influence in Art - PRIMO Italian-American magazine
2001 Why We Must Keep The Traditions Alive 'International Artist' - Australia
1999, 98 'The Artist's Magazine' – USA
1997 Keeping the Academic Tradition - 'Classical Realism Journal' – USA
1996, 95, 94 'Portrait Signature' – USA
1982 Before Impressionism and after.
FILMS on the Artist
DVD "Igor Babailov" directed and produced by Matt Bush Productions – nationally televised in Japan for the World Celebrities Art Fair – Starlight Starbright Foundation (Steven Spielberg – Chairman Emeritus)
The Last Homily (Book Front Cover), by Mary Eberstadt, 2018
The 13th Disciple (Book Front Cover), by Paul Stutzman, 2017.
Book Greatest Portrait Moments - Published, 2012.
Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art (2010 - 2016)
"Veritas I" (book cover), by Peter Quaife, The KINKS, United Kingdom, 2010
"Return to Greatness - Driving the American Dream" - Illustrated by Igor Babailov
"Four Seasons:The Story of Business Philosophy" (Igor Babailov's portrait featured on the back cover), by Isadore Sharp,CEO 2009
Kids Meet the Presidents (features Babailov's portrait of President George W. Bush) - by Paul Rodhe and Paul Beatrice (Mar.31, 2009)
"The World of Igor Babailov", by V. Zakharov, sponsored by the business and political elite of the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Published in 2001
Bestseller Book "Ford and the American Dream -Founded On Right Decisions" Illustrated by Igor Babailov
'Paulina the Sky Girl' co-authored and illustrated by Igor Babailov – a children's fiction novel on fighting bullying in schools. 2003
From East to West - book cover. By Antonina Demczina, 1992
2019 Honorary Doctorate - Cumberland University (USA).
2016 Honorary Academician - International Academy of Culture and Art
2012 Honorary Academician - Russian Academy of Arts (Founded in 1757)
MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Ellis Island Honors Society (members-only Society) - Member
Order of Saint Anne (founded in 1735) - Dynastic Order of Knighthood (Chivalry) - Awarded
The Russian Academy of Arts ( est.1757 ) - Honorary Life-time Member, Hon. Academician (Hon.RAA)
Doctor of Literary Letters (Honoris Causa) - Cumberland University (USA)
Distinguished Fellow - Catholic University of America
The Igor Babailov Institute of Realism - Founder & Instructor
National Arts Club, New York - Elected Member
Art Renewal Center - Living Master™
Russian Nobility Association (Russia) - Full Member
Russian Nobility Association in America - Member
The Foundation for Sacred Arts - Washington, DC
The Drawing Society of Canada - The Drawing Master (Honorary Member)
International Academy of Culture and Art - Honorary Member, Academician
Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists - Advisory Board Member
Portrait Institute, New York, Charter Member
Portrait Society of America, Inc., Patron Member (2000-2012)
Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists, Senior Member
Canadian Society of Portrait Artists, Member


According to the Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Imam Nahrawi, Indonesian athletes will begin intense training this January 2017 but not in preparation for the SEA games but for the 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Since the country is set to host the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang in South Sumatra, the government has not put the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on its top-four priority list for the year. Instead, it will focus on hosting and excelling in the upcoming multi-sport event.
The Youth and Sports Ministry is also preparing for the Asian Paralympic Games, setting up the Olympic Center and the ongoing work of the Gold for Indonesia elite program.
The country is only sending 250 of its athletes to this year's SEA Games – half the number of its sports contingent in 2015 where they sent 500 athletes. They will also only be participating in sports that they are good at. Those who will be sent to Malaysia are the ones who are expected to do well in their respective fields.
Nahrawi said that the 29th SEA Games will serve as a stepping stone for the Indonesian team especially on priority sports where they could potentially win medals. He also hoped that the public will not put so much pressure on the athletes by demanding excellent performances since they are more focused for next year's Asian Games.This is the country's second time to host the Asian Games after 1962 in Jakarta.
However, even if they did not set any target, Nahrawi will give bonuses to those athletes who will bring home medals from the SEA Games.
During the last SEA Games in 2015, Indonesia was able to bag a total of 47 gold medals and placed fifth overall. Malaysia was fourth, Vietnam came in third, Singapore placed second and Thailand was the champion.
The 29th SEA Games will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 19 to August 31, 2017.


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Barry and the remaining men of 27 Line Section reached a big well-run camp, Tha Khanun, more than 200 km up the river Kwai Noi. To their disappointment they had to march on up-river and then inland:
When we reached the site of (the misnamed) 211kilo camp it was as usual raining and there were no preparations at all, in particular there were no huts or latrines or cookhouses. Our Jap O.C. pointed out a heap of green tents… There were not nearly enough to accommodate the whole group but fortunately these tents were supplied with separate fly sheets, and these extra sheets could be pitched on improvised bamboo poles to provide extra cover although without ends.
On our first morning at 211 we were roused out very early, in the rain and in darkness for a full scale Tenko [parade headcount]. Through the medium of a Japanese interpreter who spoke very little English, our Jap commander told us that the progress of the railway building had fallen far behind schedule and that this was caused by the idleness and incompetence of the British workers and their officers… This speech was recognized as a "speedo", which meant longer working hours and more harrying, shouting and beating by the guards.
There was no barge traffic up to 211 camp and our rice ration came up through the jungle paths on a hand cart or carried on our backs by ourselves. A 50kg bag (one hundredweight) is not an impossible burden for a fit man, but by now most of us were far from fit and were anyhow already fully occupied building the new section of railway, so that the rice ration was small and became steadily smaller.
…the rice ration, now down to a very few ounces, would be calculated strictly according to the number of men who went out to work. This put us in the unhappy position of being forced to detail for work men who were too weak to stand. It was quite usual to see a man actually suffering from a malaria rigor being supported between two others on the march out to the railway site. Such men were, of course, no use for actual work.
One day a few dysentery cases started violent vomiting as well as producing sudden dehydration and death within a day or two. Men who had served in India recognised the symptoms of cholera… The cholera spread rapidly and it soon became impossible to bury the dead so, on the advice of those who had experience of such epidemics in India, we started to burn the bodies… The fire was kept burning continuously by a small duty party. We never ran short of fuel.
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4 thoughts on "Hungrier, thinner, speedo and then cholera – POWs 14"
gpcox on September 4, 2013 at 6:48 pm said:
How anyone came out of those camps alive is beyond my comprehension. What a testimony to their endurance.
hilarycustancegreen on September 4, 2013 at 11:01 pm said:
Mine too, but it is clear that, as a species, we have he most incredible stamina. These POWs were heavily dependent on luck, but also, all the survivors lived because at some stage a friend helped them. Any man who lost all his friends, had to find others quickly or died. I shall be posting an example of this in the next POW instalment.
Pierre Lagacé on September 13, 2013 at 12:24 pm said:
So sad… Such a sad story of men dying far away from home and their families.
hilarycustancegreen on September 13, 2013 at 2:54 pm said:
It is difficult to read the contemporary diaries, especially of the ordinary soldiers. I have one that just stops after his best mate died. He last another month or so.