Last Testament Church
presents
29 September,
an early autumn morning.
Svetlana Babushkina We are in the southern Krasnoyarsk region,
Svetlana Babushkina in the depth of the taiga,
Svetlana Babushkina 25 km away from the closest settlement.
It's already been 9 years that here a new, unique town has been built,
and its uniqueness is not in some special buildings and machinery,
but in the people, which are gathered together here,
to build a new society on a completely new base,
on the principle of the United Family,
the confidence, fraternity and love.
And also, on the harmony with the Nature.
Every morning in the Abode of Dawn,
the day begins with a small liturgy in the town centre.
Let us take part into this mystery,
and let's our walk in this town begin with that.
Autumn walk in the Abode of Dawn
Glory to Lord,
Glory to the Gracious,
Glory to the Live and True God.
Glory to Lord, Glory to the Gracious, Glory to the Live and True God.
Love, love.
And turning our look to the Mother-Earth,
let us embrace the Planet with the pureness of our thoughts,
and the tenderness of our souls,
with heartened wishes
for the well-being of everything living on Her.
And let the power of our imagination
help us in this blessed mystery
and to try to warm up Mother-Earth with our warm breath.
To feel Mother-Nature
the care of Her children.
And in our thoughts to take each-other by hands
and in the dance of our feelings
to turn our faces to Father,
and to beg His blessed Will on our righteous labour in the present day.
To bring Father His children to reason,
and to bring us to the Path of the Truth.
And to try to take with gratitude,
what is prepared in the new day to each of us.
Every Sunday a lot of people come up here
wishing to help with the building of the new Temple
and the development of the Town.
And there is a circle of acquaintance.
Let's see what it is like.
I'm Valeri Gavrilov and this week I will be Papa, senior of the Town,
so take me as I am.
Now there will be a Circle of acquaintance,
where every new-comer will step up and say
where he comes from, why he is here and his profession.
Here is our Larissa, responsible for the open Camp.
My name is Lena-Larissa, I was born in San Petersburg,
now I live in the Camp,
and I learn to serve.
Georgi from Sibirika, I have different occupations,
I would like to work in the assembly of the suspension constructions.
Zina Kordova, I was sent from the Family to the Teacher,
I am from Novosibirsk and I came here to work.
Glama form Kordovo, I came to meet the Teacher
and to work, I can do any work.
Tania from Cheremshanka, I came here to work in the school.
Volodia from Lithuania, I rest one more week to help the building.
Tania Alitska from Cheremshanka, I came to work.
Jury Gaspers from Riga,
I came to work from Juravljovo village.
I rest for second week.
Tatiana from Kordovo, I'm teacher of drawing, but I can work everything.
Sveta from Kordovo, I come from Cuban, I am here to work.
Nikolai from Petropavlovka, I came for one week to work.
Nikolai from Bugurtak, to work.
Sergey from Cheremshanka, I came up for the Club.
Dervish Abdullah form Riban,
I've been recently in Petropavlovka village
I am single, believer, without residence,
candidate for the club of the funny and ingenious,
I can do only one: to bring about difficulties to the neighbours.
Good morning, I'm Igor from Petropavlovka and Kamchatka.
I came to build the Temple.
Vladislav Vikachev, I maintain the power supply of the Town.
Dimitry Melnik, I live in the Town and I am a power engineer.
Andrei Tashlanov, servant in the Town, I came from Bishkek,
my occupation is the construction.
Jury Gubanov, I came from Moscow, I am servant in the Town.
Well guys, let's try the following:
those who have come up for the Club are separate group,
no matter your village go there, next to the blue tank.
Now those, who have come to work, they will be distributed
between the building sites, some on the Temple, others rest in the Town.
Look at how it happens.
The Club, you are aside, right?
Now guys, let's look at who have come up
with a set purpose, not to the Temple building?
For what particular purpose you have come up?
For the school, you can step apart right now.
Saddle-work in the Town, you too, Vassil, you can go aside.
Adrian, the same, just rise your hand right away.
But if I've come for the Club?
Then you go there.
We'll discuss it there.
I suggest not to cancel the club,
because the seminar began and there will be club every day.
As to the Masters' Association, I suggest to discuss the work now,
I have already prepared something about the building team.
There will be almost nothing left to clarify.
We need four grooms,
to fully maintain all the transport
of the work on the Temple.
Who likes to work in the kitchen of the Camp?
To work with Larissa.
Three... We need five, right?
Then both of us.
...4, 5, that's all.
Two girls are necessary for the cooking the lunch in the Peters' tent.
You go, right?
Who else? We need one more.
OK, you go.
Now, tell me who has come with a set purpose,
because we have one day of community labour -
raising the metal constructions and the planks for the Temple.
That day everybody takes part, no matter his particular occupation.
Now, I just need to know - who, where and how.
Now guys, there are two suggestions:
the suggestion about the Club and the suggestion about the meeting.
What problems will be discussed? Andrei has already told it twice.
So, let's vote to express our attitude to this nice choice.
If we manage to bring up the lunch to the Peak,
than spoons, cups, glasses, everything will be of use there.
Now the bell is ringing and after it we'll go on.
Information:
In the new town "Abode of Dawn" at the end of 2003 there are 50 houses built and 10 under construction.
There live 100 adults and 38 children.
This is the House of Creativity in front of us.
The house, where the children will be taught different arts and crafts.
But for two years, it's been serving us just as school.
Now we are in the House of Creativity.
Here the lessons are going now
and they are variety.
Our school has its special feature,
that our children are not a lot, so every class is 1-4 people.
And everything is carried out in one room,
but the students somehow manage to work together
without disturbing each other.
So here, this is the 9 year.
They are fulfilling a task in Russian language.
There is a class in Biology here, right?
Iva Dashenka studies in what class? In the seventh.
And the teacher is so young and charming as the student.
In this corner, it is what class?
The sixth. The sixth class has History.
What is the topic of the today's lesson?
The joining of England and France before the century war.
This is a really interesting topic, isn't it? Lena?
Stephan, it's very interesting, serious, isn't it?
And do you learn something about Russia?
Not yet.
On the second floor of the House of Creativity
there are the children of first to fourth year.
Usually, there is a lot of liveliness.
And now we are going up to take a look.
What other materials were used to write in antiquity?
Now, it is used to make utensils.
From clay. From clay, certainly.
And the clay was in what form?
Come on, come on, remember.
It was in the form of clay-slips. What did they use to write on them?
They wrote with stones. What else?
Sticks. Sticks, certainly.
Now, Andrei is going to read on
and all the rest will keep an ear on him.
Here, behind the stove, in this corner, it's the fourth class.
This is the most serious group of the beginning school.
Let's go to the teacher
and ask about the lesson.
Anna, we are sorry to interrupt you for a minute, just for a minute.
We've already guessed that you have History, right?
And you have very beautiful new books, isn't it?
I think the children are interested in studying.
They like History. Yes, they like History.
Andrei, which is you favourite lesson? Mathematics.
And you, Genya? I like Mathematics very much.
Very strong group in Mathematics will be in the future.
Lena, and you?
In the school before, I liked the singing very much.
But now I also like Mathematics.
But sometimes it happens that...
The teacher bothers me.
And then you sing in Mathematics. Yes.
Wonderful, very well.
And Slavi?
I like Drawing, History and Mathematics.
So this is a versatile person. Or just he looks like to be so.
All of them like to draw, to count... they like everything.
Anna, how long have you been teaching?
In this class... From its second year.
Yes, from the second year.
Wonderful. Than you have well stuck and you know each other very well.
Thank you very much.
and I wish you success in this school year.
I'm sorry to interrupt you for a minute.
Here, as far as I see, it is second year.
And the lesson is... Mathematics.
Wonderful, the most serious lesson.
Now they solve personal problems.
Guys, whoever finishes the examples, I've made a chain on the board.
You should solve it also personally.
Natasha, I have a question: Don't the children disturb each other,
indeed everything happens in one room?
You know, at the beginning everything was complicated,
but this is my second year and they have got used to it,
they are already focused on their books, and there's no disturbance.
Sometimes they help each other.
Isn't it cold in the winter here?
It has never been cold.
Wonderful. And the age probably is very important?
Yes. Yes, they walk outside?
Both outside and inside they play different games.
Also, I've heard that the group has a practical lessons, have they?
All the students have practical hours after the school.
They have lessons, additional work.
Thank you.
What is the number? Thirty.
So, from 80 we are taking 30.
What are we doing next? Sash.
We are writing equal mark. And after the equal mark?
After the equal mark, plus 40.
Very well and after 40, what are we doing?
We have equal mark and minus 20. Well, next?
And at the end? Equal mark and minus 50.
And here the lesson of the first year is finishing.
Seemingly they are happy with their toys, dogs.
We use toys, we play with them.
Different animals visit us. Isn't it, whom you are speaking with?
With a puppy.
How is it called?
Beside the House of Creativity, there is the greenhouse.
It is well heated in order to keep the temperature moderate.
There is a rain outside and here it is dry, comfortable and warm.
This is one of the two greenhouses of the Town.
Mathew, tell us a little
about what are you growing here and what is the aim?
We decided to make here a collection of
tropical and subtropical plants,
which cannot grow in the open yet.
I don't know, maybe just out of interest.
But we hope that
the conditions will change so as to grow them in the open.
For example, do you have eucalypt?
Here.
It doesn't look very like eucalypt.
At the beginning the focus was on the fruit plants.
But now we've already begun to grow more decorative plants.
And the fruits, you should have grape, right?
Yes, generally all the citrus plants,
grape, pomegranate, fichua, avocado,
but actually it's hard to say what we don't have, everything subtropical.
The range of tropical plants is a little less.
Nice. There are fruits all the year.
We taste them here.
And do you have mandarins? Yes, we have also mandarins.
And is that right that they flower and give fruits all around the year?
Yes.
And what is this plant?
This is naranhila. Naranhila?
Yes, the Indians grow it. One family brought it here.
Interesting, how fluffy it is. Is it ripe or not?
No, but when it is ripe, it will be orange.
What is its taste?
It is sour, but very aromatic.
Very special fragrance, it is used in the soups.
There are two more here.
Have they given fruits yet?
Yes, already second year.
This is another kind of guayama with ripe fruits, yellow.
They are not very big. Yes, not very big.
Down here, there is a little pomegranate.
It is ripe too, isn't it? Generally, yes.
Isn't it that it should be bigger? No, the sort is like that.
There are big types, but this is small.
There is also eucalypt, bamboo, this is an olive tree.
There is a coffee at the corner... Do you have cacao?
No, the cacao is very delicate plant, totally equatorial,
it is unreal to grow it here.
And here, this is cotton in the little box.
Oh, how interesting. Real cotton.
Maybe, later it will be possible to grow it in a large scale?
It is possible.
And curcuma, can we grow?
There is curcuma here next to the board.
There is everything: iambus, cardamom...
Kind of spices, aren't they?
Yes, all kind of plants.
Various bananas.
But the bananas haven�t had fruits yet, right?
Yes, they have not.
The papaya has had no fruits yet.
Here is azalea, it is now blossoming with very beautiful flowers.
They are about to open themselves.
And here is a yellow lemon. It is not only one.
Here is a tea growing.
Tea? Black tea? Yes.
And this is a big lemon? Yes. Second one is hanging there.
Is it bitter?
No, it's not bitter, it is sour. Some special sort?
With a thick rind, but it is a normal lemon.
There is also anichua here. I hear for the first time.
They are such big, orange and they are eaten with the peel.
Have they ripe yet?
Yes, this is not the first crop.
A little mandarin.
And why is it little?
It is still little as a plant.
It knit very hard.
And is this a collection of cacti?
Tomato tree!
Tomato? Yes, tomato tree.
Is it edible?
Yes, it is. It has a fruit taste, not like tomato.
Sweet taste and a little different consistence.
Oh, what a big cabbage has grown!
Giant.
And these are the houses of our fellows.
Information:
Every week the camp welcomes 50 people to help the building of the town.
What will we have for lunch?
For lunch we have an exotic tea.
From sticks?
Yes, from sticks.
Oh, wonderful!
It will be tasty!
Cat.
Now, we are at the path to one of the houses of our Town.
Here, the Petakovis live.
Nicolas, Marisa and their little Vania.
Now it is a lunch time and likely the family is at home.
It is worm at home. Enter!
Enter, enter, Volodia.
It is so well, comfortable at home. Wonderful.
The mummy and the little boy have just come from the bath.
We hold the equipment in hands and we don't let it go.
Vania, you've already gone for the saw.
Good boy.
Say that it must be started immediately working with the saw.
The tool must be taken immediately.
Oh, what a good boy, what a master, a helpmate of his father.
It seems this is his favourite toy, isn't it?
Yes, the hammer, the pliers, the saw...
Aren't you afraid that it could happen something dangerous?
I was afraid at the beginning, but after that I saw that it is OK.
Certainly, I should watch over him.
Sometimes he falls down, he cut himself here, do you see the wound?
But this is the way it goes.
Do you know that he gets up in the morning and he is so anxious.
And right away, sh-t-sh-t.
Come on, let's cut, let's work,
we must build a Temple.
Where is the plank? Daddy, the plank is behind the night table.
There is no time to dress him, he must keep the saw.
Come on, look now, look.
It must be cut like that, come on.
Come on, cut and don't wander.
Where's the hammer, Vania? Where is the hammer?
The saw is everything, nothing is more important.
Vania, you are like your father.
There is almost half plank outside cut by him.
Good boy. How old is he?
An year and two months.
An year and two months?! Vania, you have a great labour future.
It is just like that.
Carefully.
Look, what a content it feels from it!
Vania, let's make a brake. Come to me to talk a little.
Come, Vania.
There's no time? What are you talking about?
Do you have, Kolia, some particular job in the Town?
Or you just take part in the general work?
I take part in the general work.
But you have to travel a lot.
I do what is necessary.
I do my best to help where it is necessary at the moment.
If the need requires that I have to travel - I travel.
if I have to build something, I build;
if I have to be carpenter, there's no problem.
The problem is not in the job, the problem is in the head,
and if there's no problem with the head, everything is OK.
Very well, then you are an optimist in life, right?
I don't know. I just go like that and I like it.
Amazing.
How long have you been here?
We are almost one year here.
And where did you live before that? In Petropavlovka.
And were you in Petropavlovka for a long time?
We lived one year and a half in Petropavlovka. Before that in Imiss.
Before Petropavlovka we had three more years. We came from Krasnodar.
From Krasnodar. So you've come from the Society for how many years?
Five years.
On September 29, our foot stepped on the land of Kuragino.
And what day is today? Today? Today is September 29.
So, today it's been exactly 5 years since we are in the Dreamland.
Exactly five years? Absolutely.
But this is incredible.
Do you see what a moment we've come upon?!
Mary, what is your crop this year?
Sure, this is not the corp. in Petro- pavlovka, especially the one in Imiss.
But it's OK, I think that everything is all right.
But explain what means that it's not like Petropavlovka, like Imiss?
In the quantity, even in the quality.
I mean, here even the beetroot is hard to grow. It's so small.
But there it was really big, enormous.
The soil here is not the same, certainly.
But this is because it's not cultivated, right?
Sure. Here the soil should be cultivated, fertilized.
But this is not a problem. I think it's enough.
Isn't it difficult in this case?
You know, the difficulty is mainly mental, but passing.
There are various situations occurring, which should be passed correctly.
Else, such difficulties... Sure, the child requires lots of care.
A lot of care, it's hard,
and the situations come intensively, quickly, it's funny.
And the elder daughters, what's going on with them?
The daughters know well everything,
but they're not ready to live here yet.
I mean that they have no friends here.
They lack of communication.
And they are not used to be here.
They feel hard to be separated from their friends.
They didn't want to move from Imiss to Petropavlovka as well.
And then they got used to and they couldn't leave Petropavlovka.
Now, the elder one studies in Abakan,
Jana has already chosen to be designer.
The middle one is in the 10-th class in the school in Imiss.
So they've chosen their way in life.
But we miss them a lot.
They are OK. They receive a lot of care.
Do they visit you sometimes?
Yes. Every holiday they come up here.
And now they called on Sunday or may be the last Monday.
Katy: "Mum, do you tell Vania
at least our names so that he could know us?"
So they are sad about us, they love Vania, certainly.
But everything is OK.
Here, do you see what a master.
He's been working since the morning. This is our miracle.
There's no need to talk to him. He gets everything.
And he cannot drop the instrument.
Let's dance a little. The saw will not go away.
It's in hands. The handle is caught.
It's possible only with the saw, right?
We can dance only with the saw?
He doesn't feel like dancing.
That means a choice. The future generation chooses... the work.
After all, we couldn't take the working instrument from him.
This is our lunch.
Oh, incredible.
Vania, would you bless?
The family is going to have lunch.
But there is a custom, first to bless the food.
The men do it.
A Cuban borsch.
Everything is from your garden, isn't it Marisa?
Yes, natural products, absolutely ecological.
How do you bake the bread, with yeast or...
The pan-breads I bake right in the pan, but for the bread I use yeast.
Now, I've left it to rest for a while.
So, we're starting with the pan-breads and we invite you on the table.
Thank you very much, we will join you.
Let's take a look at how the life here looks like.
Here, near the forest, the bath is located.
It is smoking, it seems someone is taking bath.
And the man on duty is chopping the wood.
Let's ask him few questions,
about what's going on with the bath of the Town.
Take a look at the strange sculptures here.
Somehow similar.
Here, the people are very creative
and they can let themselves such issues.
Here is the man on duty, which we are looking for.
How such common things are going on
like going to bath?
Probably there is some regulation or so?
Misha tell us.
Like every bath, I think.
Is there every day someone on duty here?
Every day. Me, for example, I came here this afternoon.
From now until 6 p.m.
What's your job here?
The duty here comprises in chopping the wood,
bringing the wood, worming up the bath,
bringing the water and that's all.
This is the duty.
Isn't the water far from here?
We take the water from the stream. It is over there.
We use this water to wash ourselves.
As to the regulations, I would like to say that
we are on duty whole day and night.
Here, I've come now
and tomorrow morning I will warm up the bath at 5,
because at 7 a.m. it's the first bath.
After that I will be replaced by the next one,
and it's deliberately in the middle of the day,
so as to be able half day to do something on the major job.
Is it convenient as a whole?
Yes. It's like that now.
Earlier we worked from morning to night
and then one can do nothing neither at home, nor at work.
Because this is not our major occupation. This is a necessity.
The major work is the craft.
The major in our life.
For me, this is the laying of stoves.
Stoves, right? Yes.
And how long this bath has been generally?
It's been opened already for two years, this is the second summer.
And this will be its second winter, now.
Earlier the bath was elsewhere.
But the former bath was built in 1996...
...and it was very used. Yes, it doesn't exist any more.
And this is already well proved.
But this is far better.
This is the look, the room, there is a special place for the wood.
How many people can take bath together?
It's different.
As a rule, not more than 4 people can take bath normally.
It happens to be more.
But as a rule we take bath in couples.
Two people an hour.
There is a timetable?
Yes, there is a timetable. We take bath in couples per hour.
Whole families take bath according to their work.
I mean, man and woman, and the children if there are.
The guys take bath according to their spare time.
The women can take bath all the day,
but the guys - only around noon
and at the evening after 6, after the working time.
Thank you. You are welcomed.
Happy bath, girls. Thanks.
How did you feel the bath. Well. Excellent, hot
Did you steam yourselves? Yes, we did.
You like it hot, aren't you?
Me, generally, I don't like the heat,
but sometimes, when I freeze, it's nice to worm up.
Well.
end of part one