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Director's centre ''Closed zone'' presents documentary by Natalia Fitedz...
''Opened zone''. She was an international lawyer...
He was a surgeon invited to work abroad.
Both of them gave up of this all
and they moved to live far away from civilization.
PARADISE on the first channel on Wednesday 1st October 10 pm
"Everything what is beautiful equals the power of countermeasures''.
Third Newton's Law works not only in physics.
It also can be successfully used in life.
The rapid developement of civilization causes that some people...
run away from it when they get to know what it really is.
Recently there are more and more people like that...
and it would be a mistake to think,
that those people run away, because they can't achieve something in their lives.
that those people run away, because they can't achieve something in their lives.
The heroes of this story...
are successful people, but...
they left all...
and went to live close to the land and water and wildlife.
and went to live close to the land and water and wildlife.
Moreover, they found not only...
this but much more.
PARADISE
On the picturesque hills Hodorov near Kiev
people settled down since immemorial times.
Approximately 7000 years ago on this land...
they began to build villages.
they began to build villages.
Since then little has changed.
In a village which has a nice name Romaszki…
In a village which has a nice name Romaszki...
without all the benefits of civilization...
apart of electricity and auto shop
to which people go once a week.
Olga and Piotr Rajewscy have lived in Romaszki…
already 4 years.
Both of them were born and grew up in big cities...
Both of them were born and grew up in big cities...
but they don't miss the civilization...
On the contrary- they escaped from it.
We came here not only for ...
giving a birth to our daughter...
but in order to participate in a creation of a new lifestyle,..
to show people that they can live differently.
Olga Rajewska is qualified international lawyer.
She finished high school in USA,
and she is graduated from Law Academy in Odessa.
and she is graduated from Law Academy in Odessa.
Olga speaks 5 languages and she traveled a lot all over the world,
Olga speaks 5 languages and she traveled a lot all over the world,
She was ambitious, active.
She worked as a lawyer in the municipal council, prosecutor and in private companies.
She worked as a lawyer in the municipal council, prosecutor and in private companies.
I understood that I am not really able to help people.
I understood that I am not really able to help people
What is more, this what we have learned in school and how it actually is...
What is more, this what we have learned in school and how it actually is...
it has nothing in common.
Piotr Rajewski is a capable, talented surgeon.
He was invited to work in Denmark.
He also practiced an unconventional ....
medicine and chinese acupuncture ....
and he had a lot of customers.
I was not happy with my work...
because to help people...
to regain health is very difficult.
to regain health is very difficult.
People should take steps yourself.
People should take steps yourself.
Their life has been changed …
when they met each other.
It happened in Lviv.
They both came to Lviv to learn German
in the local high school.
They became friends.
Sometimes Olga visited Piotr...
in Kiev. Sometimes he visited her in Odessa. In the meantime young couple...
talked through the phone long hours...
This item of civilization become useful ....
when Piotr dared to ask Olga to marry him at a distance.
Through the phone...
He called me around
12.30 pm and said:
12.30 pm and said:
''Olga I have to talk to you''...
and when he said that I understood what he had in his mind
In general we talked about everything...
and when it was nothing else to talk about
I dared to ask.
He asked in Russian- ''Olga, will you marry me?''
I didn't answer but at that moment I felt ....
- I saw a bright light around me-
It was such a spiritual storm.
-It was like the time stopped for a while.
-It was like the time stopped for a while.
When through the phone Olga agreed...
he came to the bride to Odessa.
he came to the bride to Odessa.
He took her to Kiev.
and there they arranged a wedding with all the formalities.
They signed at the office of marital status, married in the orthodox church ...
and they had a wedding party in the restaurant.
As usual at this point...
tale-stories ends...
but their story has just begun...
Young lived in Kiev two in one room flat.
It was a little too tight but they managed.
''At the beginning it was fine there but after that ...
we wanted to look after a house somewhere
to somehow be able to have children.''
.............Then they returned?
and the reason is that they really did not want to change their lifestyle.
All diseases appears ...
because a man is doing something wrong in his life.
Gradually Piotr and Olga Rajewscy began to understand,
that the paradise in their lives is different from the tale they were dreaming about.
As often as it was possible young couple flee from the city...
to their parents dacha or for a holiday at the seaside...
that only further away from the city.
At this time Peter had a proposition to work in Denmark.
Young thought it was the chance of their life.
Almost a year they learned Danish language.
culture of the country and step by step they were preparing to leave.
It turned out that these people-
- culture of this country is very close to us.
They live like we do.
Painted houses, many villages deserted ....
and our hearts began to prompt:
''Why leave there?''
our country is also beautiful...
a place somewhere will be found....
away from the city, good to live in there.
Olga and Piotr stayed in Ukraine.
but the thoughts associated with the change of the lifestyle was not given up.
They tried to set a path to ....
to find themselves further from civilization ….
using the invention of civilization- Internet.
They met equally minded people,
whose wanted to create an ecovillage
on the Chodorow hills near Kiev
not far from Romaszki.
правда доверия справочно (true confidence reference)
"It was a period before new year….
when we met a man….
(I don't remember his name.)
(I don't remember his name.)
He looked different -big man, tanned...
in contrast to the people of Kiev,
people from Kiev were still pale,
they stood with lowered back ...
He always kept straight.
When I saw him I was impressed,
later on, our friend said that...
this man has lived in Romaszki…
about one year. He was a beekeeper's assistant
and I said: ''Piotr-
I want to live in this Romaszki...
where there live so healthy people''
The real example of what they had before their eyes ....
so inspired Olga and Piotr that ....
they dared ….
to go to Romaszki to scout….
but they came to the village at night and they had to go back shortly.
but they came to the village at night and they had to go back shortly.
After this little failure .....
The fate indicated them a second chance.
Someone said there was a house for us.
The owners lived in Boguslav,
You certainly would find their phone number!
In this way, through the phone, we made a contact with the owner.
He gave us the key...
by the bus driver...
we even haven't seen each other.
Together with our colleagues….
we opened the house.
We came in - nobody had lived in there for three years.
Rats, of course, made there a complete mess.
Rats, of course, made there a complete mess.
Everywhere old things, all scattered, bitten.
Everywhere old things all scattered, bitten.
quilt, pillow -everything was in feathers, torn, it was ridiculous.
quilt, pillow -everything was in feathers, torn, it was ridiculous.
The old cottage was not very similar ....
to that one from the fairy tale they were dreaming about.
to that one from the fairy tale they were dreaming about.
Fortunately, there were friends with them-
they helped to clean,
made a temporary bed using the hay.
There was not a way back to them
because they were expecting a child.
''It all happened for her.
Our main dream was to have a baby ....
in the Kin's Domain
it would be her patrimony, her fruit garden,
she will have colleagues, friends, neighbors.
We would like her to be free and happy...
We would like her to be free and happy...
and we felt that in the city ....
we can not give her that.
One and a half month Olga and Piotr were arranging their new living place …..
and were getting used to a new life.
it turned out quite different ....
than it seemed to be in their dreams -It was heavier but more interesting.
than it seemed in their dreams - It was heavier but more interesting.
We started to think where we are ….
and at the first moment the world seemed to be gray...
it was because we had a lot to improve in here.
it was because we had a lot to improve in here.
but every day the life became happier...
due to what we did.
Time passed .....
little by little we got used to our new lifestyle...
and then the highest time came...
to which we were preparing the most.
''There was no fear for me,
that I would be giving a birth without doctor's help.
For the time of child's birth we didn't invite anybody, no midwife ...
no gynecologists either other specialists ...
a giving a birth is as intimate matter as a Creation of a Child .
a giving a birth is as intimate matter as a Creation of a Child .
a giving a birth is as intimate matter as a Creation of a Child .
Just in case Piotr was holding a briefcase next to him-
Just in case Piotr was holding a briefcase next to him-
He had no experience with births.
He was a surgeon, not an obstetrician.
He was a surgeon, not an obstetrician.
He relied on his wife.
"When the childbirth began.....
there was such a funny moment: Olga was dreaming .....
about hanging the curtains on the window before the childbirth ....
about hanging the curtains on the window before the childbirth ....
and it happened like that: Olga says that the childbirth has just began,
it happened like that: Olga says that the birth has just began,
I said: ''Shall I hang the curtains?''
She replied: ''Which curtains?
"It is too late to hang the curtains.''
The childbirth took nearly two days.
The childbirth took nearly two days.
Piotr didn't have to use any medicines.
Piotr didn't have to use any medicines.
Olga was doing wonderful.
She gave a birth to a healthy baby girl,
Her name is Uljana.
Next day I left the house.
Piotr led me by the hand ....
Piotr led me by the hand ....
Spojrzałam na wszystkie I looked at all the flowers I had planted .....
All the trees, all around was shining,
All the trees, all around was shining,
Everything all around was enjoying the fact that a new man has appeared.
Everything all around was enjoying the fact that a new man has appeared.
1st November
I had the impression that I did not feel the ground under my feet.
I said to Piotr: "hold me because I'm flying."
I said to Piotr: "hold me because I'm flying."
I said to Piotr: "hold me because I'm flying."
It was .. it is impossible to describe by words,
everything was so beautiful.
Family happiness did not last long.
Family happiness did not last long.
The news of Uljana's birth ....
without the doctors help - did a real confusion in Romaszki.
In the past 10 years ....
no child was born here.
Especially the village mayor and the village doctor were afraid....
if they could be responsible
for the unusual birth of the child.
All the inhabitants of the village, without thinking it over, came to the young people's house…..
and they demanded explanations.
Piotr didn't let the uninvited guests come in...
explaining that in the first months
no strangers should stay around the baby.
The thing is that when a child is born….
you should protect the child from strangers as long as possible…
so they will not have the possibility to quit charms, the child is calmer.
When I heard that I was not surprised ....
but all the others started to think that
but all the others started to think that
something can be wrong with the baby.
Ryma Chryhoriwna- Rajewscy's neighbor,
Ryma Chryhoriwna- Rajewscy's neighbor,
she was a biology teacher in the local school, now retired
she was a biology teacher in the local school, now retired
she reminds the birth of the child.
The whole village was gossiping, so the young couple had to retreat .
The whole village was gossiping, so the young couple had to retreat.
Olga and Uljana left Romaszki for a couple of months,
waiting until the situation quieted....
but then they returned back.
Inhabitants treated them very carefully at the begining…
After some time they understood...
after all- they do not drink do not smoke, ...
after all- they do not drink do not smoke, ...
Here in the village it is not possible to find a men .....
without this habit.
They present themselves beatifully...
they are ready to help everybody.
After some time with the village mayor, who contemplated the childbirth so strongly,...
After some time with the village mayor, who contemplated the childbirth so strongly,....
Piotr and Olga came to an agreement...
and now they became friends with Ryma Hryhoriwna.
Today Piotr gives her advices how to cure a bad leg,
under his influence she dared to pour herself with the cold water in the middle of winter.
When in the winter they were pouring cold water...
and doing gymnastics outside…
they were breathing,
I also was going out barefoot .....
it is nothing terrible - In any case .....
it is nothing terrible - In any case .....
how long has it been since October? I haven't been ill even once.
I suggested it to my friends….
pouring cold water...
pouring cold water...
but nobody agreed.
But the grandmothers from Romaszki do not trust the young.
they say: "They do not live like everyone" ...
their house is not painted, and also in the garden they work in a different the way. And it's true -
their house is not painted but Piotr and Olga ….
like it very much. Their house is from samana (cop)…..
- clay mixed with straw.
From the same material they have a stove to cook food in the field.
From the same material they have a stove to cook food in the field.
From time to time...
they need to improve it with some fresh clay,
this is clay with sand and straw,
this is clay with sand and straw,
such a material which is easy to be burned.
You can without straw but first you need to clear, then .....
You can without straw but first you need to clear, then .....
soak with water, so the surface .....
soak with water, so the surface .....
is ready to work and clungs to saman ...
and then you can do something with this.
and then you can do something with this.
To survive Piotr and Olga had to do everything by themselves.
To survive Piotr and Olga had to do everything by themselves.
For people who were born and grew up in the city it was not easy...
For people who were born and grew up in the city it was not easy...
but they won…even more,
they consciously gave up the benefits of civilization, which still are not much in Romaszki.
The gas stove, they received from parents, is closed by them in the barn…
They cutted off the electricity,
even their mobile phone accidentally drowned in a bucket of water ...
even their mobile phone accidentally drowned in a bucket of water ...
and they lightly breathed without it.
Now they do everything in their own way….
even in the garden they use different methods.
Biodynamic and organic work on the ground means
that you grow the garden plants together with the weeds,
that you grow the garden plants together with the weeds,
that you grow the garden plants together with the weeds,
they also live.
they also live.
Because of the appearance of their garden .....
grandmothers in Romaszki lose consciousness.
''how can it be to grow cabbage, potatoes along with the weeds?"
''how can it be to grow cabbage, potatoes along with the weeds?"
But those methods are not meaningless,
vegetables grow without irrigation either chemistry.
vegetables grow without irrigation either chemistry.
In general people plow the land first, then equal the ground,
then they put the seeds in the ground, throw away the weeds, spray against the beetles...
and they, of course, also gather the harvest.
and they, of course, also gather the harvest.
But we are like: we would like to cuddle to the environment.
without us plants were growing here.
we just must add something here to the already growing plants.
we just must add something here to the already growing plants.
Instead of working hard in the garden from the morning to the night.
during the spring and autumn….
Piotr dedicates to this case only 2 hours...
Piotr dedicates to this case only 2 hours...
during the day he moves the weeds,
he talks with the plants….
and then he receives such a good harvest, so the grandmothers can be only jealous.
We dry squashes
every year they are very tasty,
they tasts good with garlic, with olive oil,
they tasts good with garlic, with olive oil,
they very nicely dry in the sun.
they very nicely dry in the sun.
We also dry pumpkins, cabbages and cauliflowers.
And what is interesting, if you do something by yourself ..
And what is interesting, if you do something by yourself ..
- you won't buy it anywhere.
the exceptions that you can find it somewhere are very rare.
the exceptions that you can find it somewhere are very rare.
The advantage for your soul brings everything that you are doing by yourself ''putting your soul in it''.
The advantage for your soul brings everything that you are doing by yourself ''putting your soul in it''.
Piotr, Olga and their daughter Uljanka….
use mostly plant-eating-
self- bred plants
They say that the self- bred plants have a different taste.
moreover, they do not take from nature nothing unnecessary, ....
but only what they need for life.
We collect hazelnuts.
Uljana likes them, we also, of course, do but Uljana specially.
Uljana likes them, we also, of course, do but Uljana specially.
While it is - needs to be collected, otherwise squirrels will pick those hazelnuts up.
While it is - needs to be collected, otherwise squirrels will pick those hazelnuts up.
Now the squirrels begin ....
to collect the hazelnuts. One week more and they will be gone.
so we can not waste our time.
so we can not waste our time.
This cop can wash clothes, wash your hair, brush your teeth,
This cop can wash clothes, wash your hair, brush your teeth,
This cop can wash clothes, wash your hair, brush your teeth,
It is very nice in touch ....
after using it skin is so smooth.
People use it as a poultice in beauty parlor.
It washes everything very well,
especially this material.
especially this material.
It won't wash any artificial materials, but to me it is not a pleasant to wear artificial materials,
for this clothes which we wear it is a perfect detergent.
for this clothes which we wear it is a perfect detergent.
Clothing made of linen they wear for a long time. When the clothes, they had from the city, were already worn out…
a friend gave them as a present a piece of canvas...
Olga sewed a simple dress- such clothing will give you cool in the summer and warmth in the winter.
And shoes: they do not wear, even in winter they walk on barefoot.
the same- they are not demanding in the apartment.
We are in our house, where we spend nights and take refuge in the rain.
Here's our bed made with hay and pine needles,
also fragrant herbs like thyme, a St. John's wort,
Here we dry marigolds-
Here we dry marigolds-
here swallows are living with us, they made a socket here and started to live here.
Leaving the city, Piotr and Olga aspire not to waste time,
Leaving the city, Piotr and Olga aspire not to waste time,
they occupy creativity, handicraft, even in their daily work they find joy ..
but the greatest attention they devote to their daughter.
Uljanka is growing up and every day ....
she wants to explore the world around her.
If we see in our child something is not as it should be ....
If we see in our child something is not as it should be ....
it means that we have something what leads her to this behavior in us.
First, we look into us -what in us is not so.
and we as parents help to grow up and develop to explore the world ....
but we don't connect to the stereotypes of life which were formed in us, .....
We are trying to break with those stereotypes.
They are bringing up a tiny Uljanka firstly: through their own example ....
They are bringing up a tiny Uljanka firstly: through their own example ....
and they learn together with her.
The girl is watching leaves, grass, insects,
she even doesn't suspect that somewhere are great cities flooded with asphalt and concrete.
Her childhood is different.
We feel great here.
We feel great here.
every day we wake up and….
go to sleep in a great mood.
because here we feel absolutely natural.
I feel happy here,
every day is like a new life.
every day is like a new life.
When you drag in the morning you do not know what is waiting for you throughout the day.
When you drag in the morning you do not know what is waiting for you throughout the day.
When you drag in the morning you do not know what is waiting for you throughout the day.
Recently a follower appeared at Rajewscy's house….
Recently a follower appeared at Rajewscy's house….
Andrei Kovalenko.
The former marketing director of a large company.
The former marketing director of a large company.
Andrei has a triple higher education ...
and had great prospects for career but gave the priority of freedom.
and had great prospects for career but gave the priority of freedom.
The whole system is concentrated to earn money.
and wanted to find another system
where you can live in a harmony with each other
with the soul, where there is no needed to earn money ....
where you can work for yourself, for your own good.
This search of freedom and my own way,
This search of freedom and my own way,
is a search of some new recipes to a life,
so a man can harmoniously develope his body, spirit and soul.
so a man can harmoniously develope his body, spirit and soul.
Most of the time, Andrei lives in Romaszki,
He absorbs Piotr and Olga's experience....
he grows potatoes and enjoys life.
But for a few days or a week ....
Andrei returns to the big city.
He has some important projects there....
he doesn't want to turn away completely from the civilization.
All holy men are different.
Here, contact with nature .....
and there contact with people.
Here improvement ....
and there's a social mission,
which you can do for people.
which you can do for people.
Andrei Kovalenko dreams of a merger of the two worlds.
Piotr and Olga Rajewscy have chosen just one.
World far from civilization devoid of amenities ....
World far from civilization devoid of amenities ....
but they got freedom ....
but they got freedom ....
and became happily and it is worth of that.
I think that to do this step and resign of civilization for the heroes of this story was not easy ......
but they did it. They had a dream and went for it ....
and the step is worth of an attention because sometimes ...
take one step is a courage.
Where courage .....
-There is liberty .....
regardless whether we live among civilizations ....
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