№ 3 (18) September 2017

EXPANSION PROJECT: Hot August

Contents:

On the Path of Successful Development • p. 1 / Expansion Project: Hot August • p. 6 / Reserve for Uninterrupted Operation • p. 10 / An Important Feature of Business Style • p. 12 / CPC Persons • p. 18 / Ecology: Let Us Protect Saigas! • p. 22 / Thanks to CPC • p. 28 / To the End of the Earth by Car • p. 38 / Krymsk is the Birthplace of Russian Oil • p. 41 / Portrait of a Nation in Proverbs and Sayings • p. 42 CONTENTS

IN THE FIRST PERSON On the Path of Successful Development 1

BUSINESS AND SOCIETY Together with the Region 2

KAZAKHSTAN Multi-Vector Strategy 4

EXPANSION PROJECT Hot August 6

THE WAY IT WAS 500 Million Reached! 8

OPERATION Reserve for Uninterrupted Operation 10

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT An Important Feature of Business Style 12

SAFETY Keeping Up a Good Tradition 15 Outstanding Worker, Sportsman, CPC PERSONS and Just a Wonderful Person 18 Appreciation from the City 21

ECOLOGY Let Us Protect Saigas! 22

Save and Protect 26

THANKS TO CPC Call for Ambulance! 28

To Deliver High-Quality Health Care 30

Stadium of My Dream 32

Happiness of Childhood 34

HOBBY Wonderful Korean 36

TRAVELS To the End of the Earth by Car 38 IN THE RETROSPECT OF THE HISTORY Krymsk is the Birthplace of Russian Oil 41 Portrait of a Nation in Proverbs TRADITIONS and Sayings 42 OUR FUTURE A Sporting Tandem 46

IN THE WORLD OF BEAUTY Colour, Light, and Shape... 48

QUOTE OF THE ISSUE «Each new day is a small life». Maksim Gorky

Panorama CPC September 2017 IN THE FIRST PERSON

On the Path of Successful Development DEAR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, WE HAVE RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR PROFESSIONAL HOLIDAY – THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY WORKERS DAY. CPC HAS BEEN CELEBRATING THIS DAY FOR A QUARTER OF THE CENTURY.

It is a traditional holiday for oil to accident-free operation of industry workers in Russia and the pipeline system and high level of Kazakhstan. However, I am sure industrial and environmental safety that for 25 years of the Consortium of production. This year, the CPC operation, this day has also become traditional Safety Day was held a true high day for our Sharehold- with great success in Stavropol and ers from different countries. All gathered around 400 participants. this time CPC stakeholders have And we are all proud that for been working as one team and the first time ever this event went have achieved a really outstanding beyond the corporate framework success. and gained an international status, with the vast geography of This oil year is marked for us with participants! many, without the slightest exagger- ation, momentous events. CPC com- The collaboration between CPC and missioned four new pump stations the regions, where the Consortium in Russia and one in Kazakhstan, facilities are located, is boosting and completed the construction and developing. Over the past of the Tank Farm in the village of 12 months since the last Oil and Yuzhnaya Ozereevka. New, more ad- Gas Industry Workers’ Day, we have vanced and reliable SCADA system signed cooperation agreements was put into service; the operations with the Akimat of the Atyrau control center for the CPC pipeline Region, with the administrations system was renovated. Nowadays, of the Stavropol Krai, Kalmykia, of collaboration and cooperation the annual throughput capacity of Astrakhan Region, Krasnodar have been created, allowing CPC the Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline Krai and city of Novorossiysk. In moving dynamically forward, exceeds 58 million tons. By the end all these regions, CPC is not only playing an increasingly prominent of the year, we will commission two a major employer and taxpayer, but role in the global hydrocarbon more pump stations and will reach also a company that implements transportation. the designed annual oil flow vol- large-scale social projects. We are umes of 67 million tons. happy to see that active charity I am confident that these glorious activities by the Consortium always traditions will be further enhanced, At the end of last year, the resource receive a real appreciation from and the Consortium will continue potential of the Consortium in- the locals, and the heads of local its successful development. I wish creased significantly: We began administrations hold up CPC as the whole team to be cheerful, receiving oil from the Kashagan an example to other companies optimistic, and to implement all field in Kazakhstan, as well as from doing business in their jurisdiction. their plans. May welfare, health, the Russian oilfields named after and happiness be with you and your Filanovsky and Korchagin. I reiterate that all these achieve- loved ones! ments of the Consortium would A milestone of this year was loading have been impossible without deter- of the half-billionth tonne of crude mined, well coordinated, and highly oil at the Marine Terminal. Since professional work of all CPC busi- 2001, over 4 thousand 700 tankers ness units in Russia and Kazakhstan, have been reliably, accident-free, without reliable and full-fledged and safely loaded near Novorossiysk. support from our Shareholders.

You all know the great emphasis Over the years of the International by Nikolay Gorban, the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Consortium existence, rich General Director, places on the issues related traditions and a unique experience Caspian Pipeline Consortium www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 1 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

Together with the Region ALEKSANDR ZHILKIN, GOVERNOR OF THE ASTRAKHAN REGION, AWARDED THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER FOR MERITS TO THE ASTRAKHAN REGION TO MR. DENNIS FAHY, FIRST DEPUTY GENERAL DIRECTOR OF CPC.

said. “It is a very illustrative exam- the Consortium will continue imple- ple for many companies, first of all menting social projects in the Astra- Russian ones, of how to proceed in khan Region that are provided for in the market, gain prestige and form the agreement between the Region a positive attitude of the population. and the Company. Thanks to imple- Thanks you!” mentation of the Expansion Project, new jobs have been created, which Dennis Fahy, in turn, noted that means that the Consortium has he was very pleased to receive undertaken social commitments not the award from the Governor. only to new employees, but also to their families and children. “Everyone in their work strives to do everything in a good and “We are creating jobs, and we are proper manner. When this activity certainly interested in ensuring is recognized by public, self-esteem that children of our employees go increases much. The facilities of to a good polyclinic, a good kinder- the Caspian Pipeline Consortium garten, a decent school,” Nikolay have been operating in the region Gorban said. Aleksandr Zhilkin, Governor, and Dennis Fahy, First Deputy General for many years. We have recently Director of CPC substantially increased the produc- The Consortium has totally invested tion capacity here. At the same time, over 700 million rubles in charity in when developing our business, we the Astrakhan Region: there were At an official ceremony held in have indeed been giving emphasis kindergartens, sports and health the building of the regional govern- to solving social issues, enhancing centers built, school buses, comput- ment in Astrakhan, it was noted our reputation in the Astrakhan ers, rehabilitation equipment for that for the first time in the history Region,” Dennis Fahy emphasized. disabled people purchased. This year of the Consortium such award was the total amount of the planned received by a CPC employee who COOPERATION WILL BE expenditures for charity will be over was a foreign citizen. CONTINUED 277 million rubles. Traditional char- ity programs, i.e. CPC for First-Grad- AS A TOKEN OF Nikolay Gorban, CPC General Di- ers, New Year and Christmas Holi- APPRECIATION AND rector, assured the Governor that days with CPC, will be continued. GRATITUDE Handing over the award, Aleksandr Zhilkin thanked Dennis Fahy, who has worked for CPC for more than 10 years, for his professionalism, positive approach in solving issues of cooperation between the region and the Consortium, and for his enormous contribution to ensuring safe and accident-free operation of CPC facilities in the Astrakhan Region.

“I would like to mention a social- ly-oriented attitude of CPC to all regions, in particular, to the Astra- Nikolay Gorban, Aleksandr Zhilkin Nikolay Gorban has handed over khan Region, in respect of humani- and Nurgali Baitemirov are opening a symbolic key to Dina Aisangalieva, tarian projects,” Aleksandr Zhilkin a kindergarten in Baibek Village head of the kindergarten

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Gorban, Astrakhan Region Gover- nor Aleksandr Zhilkin and Head of the Krasnoyarsky District Nurgali Baitemirov.

The Governor congratulated the vil- lagers on the opening of a new kin- dergarten and expressed gratitude to CPC for social support to regional population. In particular, he noted that it was important to find such business partners for the regional development that would not only create new jobs and make tax pay- ments to the regional budget, but also take part in various humanitari- an projects.

Nikolay Gorban handed over a sym- bolic key to Dina Aisangalieva, head of the kindergarten, and together The Baibek kindergarten leavers with the school bags newly presented by CPC with Aleksandr Zhilkin, Gover- nor, presented the school bags to 34 future first graders – leavers of Two more kindergartens are being PERFECT BUSINESS the kindergarten in Baibek Village. currently completed in the town PARTNERS of Kharabali and in the village of Nurgali Baytemirov, Head of Starokucherganovka in the Nari- Then the CPC and regional man- the Krasnoyarsky District, thanked manovsky District. agement went to Baibek Village of the Company and presented letters the Krasnoyarsky District. Here, of appreciation to the builders. After the awarding ceremony, a ceremony was held to commission As a token of special appreciation the Governor and Consortium repre- a new kindergarten for 60 children, and gratitude, the villagers also sentatives made a short walk along which had been built with CPC con- presented the traditional Kazakh the beach promenade of Astrakhan. tribution. costumes – chapan to the honored Aleksandr Zhilkin showed the guests guests. the work progress on improvement A symbolic ribbon was cut by of the urban area. CPC General Director Nikolay by Pavel Kretov

Governor Aleksandr Zhilkin showed to the guests the work progress on improvement of the urban area www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 3 KAZAKHSTAN

Multi-Vector Strategy CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION IN KAZAKHSTAN HAS INCREASED FIVE-FOLD OVER 25 YEARS. IT BECAME POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE SUBTLE INVESTMENT POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC LEADERS. Oil refinery at Tengiz

that would guarantee unhampered creation of the CPC project, and transportation of the black gold to you took an active part in it. How international markets. sophisticated were the negotiations?”

Late in 1992, I was transferred to “Given the strategic importance of the Ministry of Energy and Fuel Re- construction of the first Tengiz-Novo- sources from the position of Deputy rossiysk oil export pipeline, I believe General Director of Oil Trunk that Nursultan Nazarbayev himself Pipelines of Kazakhstan and Central played a crucial role in the negoti- Asia, Production Association. There, ations. With his perseverance and being the managing director, I was authority, he managed to achieve in charge of development of oil and the establishment of CPC and in- gas pipeline transportation. volvement of all parties concerned.

Kairgeldy Kabyldin At the rise of independence of No wonder they say: it’s always diffi- the Republic of Kazakhstan, one of cult to start. Indeed, the first stage of the main strategic tasks set by Pres- the CPC establishment was the most Kazakhstan, geographically remote ident Nursultan Nazarbayev before difficult in its history. Nowadays, from the world’s oceans and seas, the oil industry representatives hardly anybody can remember what was formerly at risk in terms of tran- was construction of a multi-vector, challenges its participants had to sit. Now, the oil from Kazakhstan export-oriented, efficient oil trans- face before this project was imple- is sent to China, Europe, through portation infrastructure. mented. the territory of Russia, as well as by the Caspian Sea. An important International experts proposed The result of the work on expansion link in this multi-vector system more than 10 routes of oil transpor- of the export potential was signing is the CPC pipeline. How did it all tation for export from Kazakhstan, the first Framework Agreement on begin? Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Deputy including through the Russian June 17, 1992 between the Republic General Director for Kazakhstan Federation to the Black Sea, through of Kazakhstan and the Government Government Relations of CPC-K, Iran to the Persian Gulf, through of the Sultanate of Oman on estab- JSC, tells us about it. His biography Baku, Ceyhan, Turkey to the Med- lishment of the Caspian Pipeline is closely linked to the history of iterranean Sea. One of such prom- Consortium (CPC Ltd) for transpor- the oil and gas industry develop- ising, economically sound projects tation of hydrocarbons from Ka- ment in Kazakhstan. of the multi-vector strategy was zakhstan to the world markets. On the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. July 23, 1992, the Russian Federation “I came to the oil industry in 1978, joined the Agreement. to Glavtransneft,” recalls Mr. Kabyl- Availability of a reliable, safe and din. “After collapse of the USSR and efficient multi-vector, export-orient- From 1992 to 1996, while working transfer of assets to the Republic of ed oil transportation infrastructure in the Ministry, I had been partici- Kazakhstan for the industry devel- of the country is a strategic asset, pating in negotiations on the part opment, great investments were which has competitive advantages of Kazakhstan. It was a great school required. At that time, we produced and creates a favorable investment and acquired experience of negoti- about 16 million tonnes of oil (for environment for oil operations in ations with international investors comparison, today we produce more the country. and financial institutions on project than 80 million tonnes, production management and funding, which has increased five-fold). At the same “At that time, all the power industry came useful in the future in devel- time, foreign investors required operators were closely monitoring oping a growth strategy for the new shipment capacities and agreements the negotiation process concerning pipeline company.

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“In the early 1990’s, you proposed “Today, the President Nursultan system (KCTS) along the Atyrau-Ak- that the oil transportation industry Nazarbayev’s Strategy has been tau-Baku-Ceyhan route, which be identified as a separate business implemented in Kazakhstan: will possibly be in demand after structure. How was your proposal met?” a multi-vector oil transportation the Kashagan field has reached system was created. There have been the designed capacity. The KCTS “In 1993, our Russian colleagues projects implemented on oil pipe- project feasibility study was per- established Transneft to manage and lines running to China, the Black formed by German company ILF. develop the oil transportation system Sea and the Baltic Sea; there is in Russia. Transneft was transferred a route through the Caspian Sea to The new port of Kuryk in the Cas- to all the assets of the trunk oil pipe- Baku. As time goes by, projects on pian Sea has started to carry out lines in the Russian Federation, and increasing the capacity of existing railway freight activities; new very charged with the tasks of implement- oil pipelines in certain directions large crude carriers with a displace- ing the state policy on oil transporta- can be implemented. ment of up to 63,000 tonnes, as well tion in Russia. as associated onshore infrastructure It is difficult to imagine now that will be developed in the Caspian Sea It is usually done in order investors, 25 years ago we started exporting in anticipation of large volumes of including general public, start pur- oil from Kazakhstan in the amount oil. chasing shares and implementing of 3 million tonnes per year. It was an investment policy. I was very well carried out using a single Atyrau – At present, the oil and gas industry familiar with the Transneft system. Samara oil pipeline. Nowadays, the ca- receives huge investments; investors pacity of the CPC pipeline system are familiar with our country and We held consultations with inter- is over 50 million tonnes per year, do not ask many questions. They are national experts on regulation and Atyrau – Samara pipeline is 17 million sure that they can export products methodology for calculating tariffs tonnes, Kazakhstan-China pipeline is from Kazakhstan to the interna- and oil companies’ right of access 20 million tonnes. 16 million tonnes tional markets, and for this, tre- to the pipeline on the market-based economy principles. These principles were approved as the key principles in the concept of establishing a na- tional oil transportation company in Kazakhstan.

In 1995, after much debate and dis- cussion, Minister Nurlan Balgimbaev supported our idea and sent a letter to Nursultan Nazarbayev, in which he proposed establishing a compa- ny that will manage, finance and develop pipelines for the purpose of attracting investments into devel- On the day of a final decision taken on the Expansion Project investment. opment of pipeline transportation December 15, 2010 and increase of energy independence of the country. The President of of oil out of 80 million tonnes pro- mendous credit goes to the suc- the country instructed the Prime duced by Kazakhstan are delivered to cessfully implemented CPC project. Minister, “To study these issues the domestic market. The Consortium played a key role in crucial for the country in the Cabinet the development of the oil industry and take actions in regard thereto. New plans for development of of the Republic, having established I am all for it!” the oil transportation infrastructure a safe and reliable system of oil dictate the rate of development transportation.” Then there were two more years of of the Kashagan field. In the long bureaucracy, and finally, on April 2, run, the Kashagan field will pro- “Thank you for the interview!” 1997, the Government of the Repub- duce 50 million barrels per year. To lic of Kazakhstan issued a resolution transport this additional oil volume, “I take this opportunity to con- “On Establishment of Kazneftepro- a designated oil transportation gratulate with great pleasure my vod, JSC”, which was later renamed system will be required. colleagues from Kazakhstan and to KazTransOil, JSC. Russia on their professional holi- As for the future directions, Kazakh- day: the Day of Oil and Gas Industry “Could you please tell us about the stan, along with oil companies, is Workers!” prospects for the further development examining a project of the Kazakh- of the industry?” stan-Caspian oil transportation Interviewed by Aina Zhetpisbaeva www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 5 EXPANSION PROJECT

Hot August LAST AUGUST HAS TURNED OUT TO BE HOT NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF OFF-THE-SCALE TEMPERATURES IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONS OF RUSSIA WHERE THE CPC OIL PIPELINE IS INSTALLED, BUT AS THE MONTH OF COMMISSIONING THE NEW PUMP STATIONS. THE CONSORTIUM HAS COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL FACILITIES UNDER THE EXPANSION PROJECT IN KRASNODAR AND STAVROPOL KRAI.

PS-8 IS ON STREAM! segment of the Tengiz – Novorossiysk Nikolay Gorban, CPC General pipeline: From PS Kropotkinskaya Director, and Vasily Shvets, Head On August 8, 2017, PS-8 was cer- to the Tank Farm of CPC Marine of the Department for Investments emoniously commissioned in Terminal. and Small and Medium Business the Krymsk District of the Krasnodar Development in the Krasnodar Krai, Krai. The start-up ceremony was at- PS-8 is a high-tech facility built thanked all attendees for success- tended by Nikolay Gorban, CPC Gen- utilizing state-of-the-art technol- ful completion of the Expansion eral Director, Andrew McGrahan, ogies. Four mainline pump units Project in the Krasnodar Krai and Chairman of CPC-R Board of Direc- driven by 7.0 MW electric motors awarded the most deserving spe- tors, Vasily Shvets, Head of the De- are installed at the pump station. cialists. In particular, Vasily Shvets partment for Investments and Small The safety of the oil pumping pro- noted that the Krai Administration and Medium Business Development cess is ensured by automatic fire supports and welcomes the invest- in Krasnodar Krai; representatives foam suppression system and surge ment activities of CPC as a company of the Krai and District Administra- relief system. The latter includes that combines significant opera- tions were present as well. a valve header, five underground tional tasks solving with large-scale tanks of 100 m3 each, and oil evac- social projects, which favorably PS-8 commissioning allowed increas- uation pumps. The access road of affect economic development of ing the throughput by 20 million 1.8 km to the facility has also been the region and the living standard tonnes per year in the western constructed. of the locals.

The mainline pump station is the core Hand-over of a symbolic key The attendees of the ceremony: of PS-8 to the facility commemorative photo

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PS-5 IS IMPORTANT PART OF The facility is of high importance for CPC SYSTEM the Stavropol Krai economy: the new station means additional tax reve- On August 23, 2017, PS-5 was com- nues to the Krai budget. By the way, missioned in the Stavropol Krai. It over seven months of 2017, CPC has is the second of the two stations, paid more than 700 million rubles to which were to be constructed under the consolidated budget of the Stav- the CPC Pipeline Throughput Expan- ropol Krai. sion Project in this Krai. PS-5 commissioning made it possible In addition to CPC Management and to create extra 122 permanent jobs Shareholders, the top-level delega- for the locals. tion of the Stavropol Krai attended the ceremony: Governor of the Stav- When handing over a symbolic key Symbolic start-up of PS-5 ropol Krai Vladimir Vladimirov, to PS Manager, Nikolay Gorban, CPC Deputy Chairman of the Krai Govern- General Director, was glad to em- ment Roman Petrashov, and Minister phasize that not a single incident or of Energy, Industry and Communica- violation of safety requirements had tions Vitaly Khotsenko. The cere- happened during the PS construction. mony was also attended by Elena Mr. Gorban expressed confidence that

The central figures of the ceremony – CPC personnel

Vladimir Vladimirov and Nikolay Gorban: PS-5 commissioning is a milestone both for CPC and the region Local talents performed for the guests and hosts of the ceremony Teplitskaya, Adviser to the President the station staff would continue this and Chairman of the Management tradition. Board of Sberbank of Russia, PJSC. Commissioning of PS-5 in After walkabout of PS-5, the ceremony the Stavropol Krai and start-up of attendees personally made sure that PS-2 in Kalmykia scheduled for the new station was a high-tech fa- the fourth quarter of this year cility built with the use of innovative will increase the throughput technologies. The station is in perfect of the Tengiz-Novorossiysk order; the blue-and-white framed pipeline by 9.5 million tonnes of and modular buildings harmoniously crude oil per year at the section blend into the surrounding landscape. from PS Komsomolskaya to During PS-5 construction the power PS Kropotkinskaya. supply system of the Stavropol Krai The key relic of PS-5 has been upgraded as well. Press-service of the CPC www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 7 THE WAY IT WAS

500 Million Reached! ON AUGUST 12, 2017 AT 3:48 P.M. MOSCOW TIME, THE HALF-BILLIONTH OIL TONNE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE OIL PIPELINE SYSTEM OPERATION HAS BEEN LOADED AT THE CPC MARINE TERMINAL. THE ANNIVERSARY 500-MILLIONTH TONNE WAS LOADED ONTO THE TANKS OF OHIO OIL TANKER CHARTERED BY KARACHAGANAK PETROLEUM OPERATING.

This is a milestone event not only for the Operations Control Center for Operations Control Center in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, but the CPC pipeline system have been the village of Yuzhnaya Ozereevka also for the countries of the Eurasian significantly expanded: The operators at the time of loading an anniver- Economic Union. Since 2001 – over have received a more advanced and sary tonne onto a tanker. At a large 16 years of the Company’s opera- reliable SCADA system, visualization display there gathered Oleg Ivan- tions – there have been exported and usability of their workplaces ishchev, Marine Terminal Manager, 500 million tonnes of the black gold have been significantly improved, Igor Florovsky, Deputy Regional produced at large oilfields of West- information transmission rate along Manager for Maritime Operations, ern Kazakhstan, on the Russian and the pipeline route has been increased Igor Mischenko, Head Dispatcher of Kazakh shelf of the Caspian Sea, as 25 times. the Operations Control Center, and well as at other fields in the Russian Alexandr Nosov, Lead Dispatcher. Federation. IN THE THICK OF THE EVENTS Everyone is in high spirits. Numbers on the screen are quickly alter- FOLLOWING The correspondents of Panorama nating: 499,999,992; 499,999,995; MODERNIZATION CPC found themselves in the thick 499,999,999, and here it is, the cru- of the historical event – in the CPC cial number – 500,000,000! The Marine Terminal fully upgraded as part of the CPC Pipeline Expansion Project reached an important mile- stone in the history of the interna- tional company.

After commissioning the third Sin- gle-Point Mooring, the CPC marine structures acquired a configuration in which they can handle crude oil transshipment of more than 70 million tonnes of oil per year. The Consortium got the opportunity to simultaneously perform moor- ing and loading operations on two or three oil tankers with a loading speed of up to 24,000 tonnes per hour. The capacity of the Tank Farm has been expanded to one In the Operations Control Center at the CPC Marine Terminal, they are registering million tonnes. The capabilities of an oil loading record with unabashed joy

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Alexandr Nosov picks up the radio, for the Marine Terminal to function In 2011, CPC proceeded to “CPC Marine, this is CPC Two, come as a robust mechanism, its highly the implementation of the Pipeline in.” professional team daily performs System Capacity Expansion Proj- meticulous work. In-line inspections ect, and phased commissioning “CPC Two, this is CPC Marine, go of marine pipelines, replacement of new facilities also allowed for ahead,” the CPC mooring master in of marine and floating hoses for the gradual increase in the volume the tanker immediately responds. the Single-Point Mooring are carried of oil transportation via the pipe- out in a timely manner. To maintain line. In 2014, over 40 million “This time the tanker is being the CPC marine facilities, a whole tonnes were transferred at the CPC loaded with the “anniversary” fleet of 15 vessels is homeported at Marine Terminal. In 2016, the Con- 500-millionth tonne of oil since the terminal. sortium sent already 44.3 million the beginning of the CPC pipeline tonnes of oil to the world markets. system operation.” “International experts regularly From the beginning of 2017 to point out that the CPC termi- the end of July, over 31.7 million “CPC Marine to CPC Two. I confirm nal is one of the best oil ports in gross tonnes of oil were shipped, the receipt of the 500-millionth the world,” remarks Igor Flor- which is 6.1 million tonnes more tonne of oil to the tanker. Loading ovsky, Deputy Regional Manager year on year. is carried out under normal condi- for Maritime Operations. “CPC has tions.” received many prestigious awards It is worth mentioning that in 2016 at major conferences, exhibitions, there was a significant expansion of This report of the mooring master and forums as the most advanced the resource base of the CPC pipe- is welcomed with a loud applause at and safe terminal, and most impor- line system: The Kazakh Kashagan the Operations Control Center. tantly, as a reliable partner for our field and Russian oilfields named shippers.” after Filanovsky and Korchagin were SAFELY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY “Dear colleagues, I congratulate you on the milestone: 500 million tonnes of crude oil have been loaded at the CPC terminal: Loaded safely, without incidents since the begin- ning of the CPC facilities operation. It is a major achievement not only for the Marine Terminal personnel, but for the entire team of the Con- sortium from Tengiz to Novorossi- ysk,” says Oleg Ivanishchev, Marine Terminal Manager.

Igor Mischenko, Head Dispatcher of the Operations Control Center, recalls that in 2001 he started The Tank Farm capacity at the pipeline system endpoint has been increased to 1 million tonnes! the CPC pipeline system operation with the volume of about 1 million tonnes of oil per year. RAMPING UP added to the large fields of Tengiz and Karachaganak. Today, the oil “And now we have come over The operation of the Tengiz-Nov- is pumped into the Consortium a half-billion threshold!” he exclaims. orossiysk pipeline system began pipeline system from more than ten “It is a significant milestone both in late 2001. By mid-2004, CPC fields. for the Company and for the global had achieved the initial phase full power industry. And all this is done throughput capacity of 28.2 mln In 2017, after commissioning with high standards of industrial and tonnes. all Expansion Project facilities, environmental safety.” the throughput capacity of Since 2005, by using drag-reducing the CPC main pipeline will be Not a single drop of oil has been agents, the Consortium has gradual- increased to 67 million tonnes of spilled either on land or to the sea ly increased transportation volumes oil per year. during the entire operation of that reached 35 million tonnes per the CPC Marine Terminal. In order year in 2010. by Pavel Kretov www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 9 OPERATION

Reserve for Uninterrupted Operation

AS A RESULT OF THE EXPANSION PROJECT, THE TANK FARM OF THE CPC MARINE TERMINAL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST IN RUSSIA. THE FACILITIES COMMISSIONED LATE IN 2016 INCORPORATED ALL LATEST TECHNOLOGIES OF PIPELINE INDUSTRY.

Having its total capacity of one mil- because of weather conditions,” says lion tonnes of oil, the CPC Tank Farm Sergei Aksyonov, Tank Farm Deputy operates in highlands, 9 km away Manager. “If the tanks are full, we from the Marine Terminal offshore have an opportunity to receive oil area. The upper group of the tanks is at PS Kropotkinskaya where there located at an altitude of about 260 m are two tanks having capacity of above sea level; the lower one is at 50,000 m3 and two tanks with capaci- an altitude of 252 m. ty of 20,000 m3.”

Under the Initial Construction Proj- A new group of tanks at the Tank ect four VFRT-100,000 tanks were Farm was put into operation in erected. This quantity was enough for stages. To expand the Tank Farm, transporting about 30 million tonnes an enormous volume of construction of oil per year through the CPC and installation work was performed. pipeline. However, with the expan- The earthworks alone equaled sion of the pumping capacity, it was 5 mln m3. Together with the new required to considerably increase VFRT-100,000 tanks, dozens of auxil- the capacity of the Tank Farm by iary facilities were constructed: For commissioning another six VFRT- power supply, control, fire fighting 100,000 tanks. systems, etc.; hundreds of kilometers of cables were laid. “Availability of a large tank farm allows the Consortium continuing Under the Expansion Project, an ad- oil pumping for three or four days ditional retention pond No. 1 with Sergei Aksyonov even if the tankers are not loaded the design capacity of 4,000 m3 of

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water was constructed. It is im- Maintenance of the tanks is carried Construction Project. In 2017, at portant to note that the effluents out on a monthly basis in accor- Vertical Steel Floating Roof Tank 1 from the Marine Terminal are not dance with the schedule. Generally, we are completing the whole scope discharged into the sea. All water col- three days at most are required to of the work under the Project, and lected either from onshore facilities service one tank, following which simultaneously performing the work or Tank Farm is treated at the treat- the contractor proceeds with main- at Vertical Steel Floating Roof Tank 2. ment facilities, and then discharged tenance of the next tank. to a fire water pond with the capacity The Marine Terminal and its Tank of 35,000 m3. “The only thing that may break Farm are frequented by representa- the maintenance schedule is bad tives of other Russian and foreign Before the construction of a new weather conditions or absence of oil transportation companies. They group of tanks, i.e. at the design empty tanks,” Sergei Aksyonov appreciate the high level of technol- phase, the operation experience of points out. “Yet in this case, we can ogies introduced by CPC. the four tanks of the first stage was taken into account. For example, the structural elements of the tanks were modified; the stationary hydraulic washing-out system was replaced with mixers.

The commissioning of the new facilities required the number of op- erational personnel to be increased twice. Previously, the Marine Termi- nal operations personnel performed their functions successively at two facilities. It was difficult: They had to use vehicles to move from one facility to another, which is unsafe, especially at night. Now, not only Treatment facilities of the Tank Farm this problem has been solved: With the increase in staff, an individual approach to each unit of equipment has been introduced. Nowadays, easily adjourn the maintenance ac- “Our visitors are especially im- 49 people work at the Tank Farm. tivities for a couple of days without pressed by the fact that the Tank Maintenance of the tanks is carried violating the requirements of the by- Farm, even having such a large out on a monthly basis in accordance laws.” capacity, saves very much space. with the approved work schedule And indeed it is so. In our complex and plan. Generally, three days at With the commissioning of tanks of facilities each sub-facility oper- most are required to service one built as part of the Expansion ates as one unit,” concludes Sergei tank, following which the contrac- Project, there is a required reserve Aksyonov. tor proceeds with maintenance of for the scheduled maintenance of the next tank in the group. the tanks erected under the Initial by Pavel Kretov

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An Important Feature of Business Style IN OUR COMPANY, MUCH ATTENTION IS PAID TO BUSINESS STYLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF WORK. AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE CPC IMAGE, AMONG OTHERS, IS A MODERN APPROACH TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.

The main success factor of the EDM Documentation and System implementation was a prin- Data Management Department team ciple of “let’s start with the top management.” As early as in April 2016, thanks to the huge support from Alibek Zhilbaev, General Business Consultant, it was possi- ble to successfully launch a pilot project for the General Director’s Department. By the end of 2016, all CPC departments, including regional, were officially integrated into the system. Responsibility, with which the EDM System is entrust- ed, is also measured in percentage of trust of the General Director’s Department as these are our special- ists who are in charge of complete document flow control of all official correspondence with state bodies, shareholders, and counterparties at the top level.

However, it was not only our depart- ment that had been solely shaping the image of the future system. All main departments delegated There is a large number of external At the end of 2015, the CPC man- their experienced personnel to and internal business processes agement issued an instruction on the working group. A major contri- in CPC, a single base for which is implementation of a single central- bution to the common goal is made the document flow control: Starting ized document flow control system by the specialists of the Technology from general orders and instruc- throughout the Company. Group of the IT Department: Our tions for the Company as a whole to colleagues proposed that the system drawings exchange between design Following the Lessons Learned prin- should be implemented on a brand institutes and contractors. ciple established in CPC, a desire to new version of the SharePoint 2013 preserve and use the best practices, platform. The material and techni- FROM IDEA TO as well as innovations, the Electronic cal resources were provided in no IMPLEMENTATION Document Control Service (EDCS) was time, and the Pipeline Application established, which included the em- Software Group made the software Implementation of a centralized ployees who had previously success- compatible with the core operating Electronic Document Management fully implemented similar projects. systems and shared its valuable System (EDM System) has been experience. proposed for many years in various Vladimir Domokurov, Administra- departments; packaged solutions tion Manager, became our master- ALWAYS ON CALL were tested, presentations were mind. It was him who bore respon- given. Some of the packages were sibility to build a team for the new What do EDM System and Corre- implemented in groups, but were not department, as well as to develop spondence Module mean today? It generally adopted. a concept as a whole. is 21,000 logically linked cards and

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80,000 files to them. It is more than System introduction in other areas of System is that the documents are 4,000 resolutions of the manage- the CPC’s activities. always at hand, though not on ment. It is the registration of a new a table, but in soft copy with a histo- document every 3 minutes! ALWAYS AT HAND ry saved. At the same time, the level of confidentiality and performance Almost in no time, more than 60 spe- The second major project on sys- discipline are raised, the speed of cialists from 25 subdivisions became tematization, centralized storage, document registration, search, and authorized users of the system. and updating of documents is approval is increased, document loss the CPC Documentation Library. Over is excluded and its preservation is The team of the DDM Department 4.5 thousand of regulatory docu- guaranteed. was guided by two principles: ments were uploaded to the Library Minimizing the time of document thanks to well-coordinated and WHAT’S NEW?.. registration and making the standard efficient work of the representatives interface as user friendly and com- of QMS Group, Financial Group, Legal Unfortunately, anything new prehensible as possible. Department, and DDM Department. is taken in with caution. Technical Documentation specialists The employees are not always The specialists of the EDC Service are from the regions appreciated the con- comfortable with switching to always on call. They are busy with venience and system approach, and fundamentally new technologies conducting seminars and training on also took an active part in the trans- and changing the usual way of their using the EDM System for the Com- fer of all regulatory documentation work. The human factor is thus pany’s employees. Plenty of positive from the outdated storage means in important: The system functioning feedback received on the conve- O Drive to the new Library. as a whole depends on the quality nience of the new system operation work of the skilled personnel. gave an impulse to development The most important advantage of The administrative assistants and and speedy promotion of the EDM the Electronic Document Control other CPC designated specialists

NATALYA CHEKUNOVA, VIKTORIYA TISHECHKINA, ALEXANDR SCHERBAKOV, Document Control Specialist, Document Control Specialist, Architect, Electronic Document “The EDM System, as the blood-vascular “The success in any business directly Control System, system of the Company, controls depends on the coherent interaction “The main complexity of the tasks we information flows and ensures creation of of the team. The personnel of the EDC face is that they address simultaneously a single information space.” Service, as part of the big team of CPC, all employees of the Company, and are committed to success and open to should be convenient for everyone. interesting proposals and ideas.” This requires attention to detail, use of familiar solutions understandable by each employee.” www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 13 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

who had born all responsibility Every year the consumption of paper for registration and transfer of grows; it is more convenient for documentation showed a high level many employees to read mail mes- of expertise, changing the culture sages and approve documents not of working with documents in soft but in hard copy. However, if by the minute and ensuring you begin to think about real need uninterrupted processing of to print a document every time you information flows. press the Print key, you can change this habit. According to the mate- You may have just thought that rials of statistics companies, 45 % it would be nice to automate or of paper documents are discarded improve this or that business within 24 hours after their creation, process, when architect of our and if office paper consumption group, Alexandr Scherbakov, in the country is reduced by at being proactive, is already putting least 10 % from today’s level or by this new product into life. There 540,000 tons, hydrocarbon emis- are no unsolvable tasks for this sions into the atmosphere will be professional, only twenty-four hours reduced by 1.6 million tons, which is a day are not enough for Alexandr to equivalent to an annual removal of LIDIA ISMAGILOVA, implement his ideas. 280,000 cars from urban roads. Head of Electronic Data Management System, The success from the EDM System In addition, by using the EDM System development cannot be measured we will reduce the time and logistics “We have ensured consistency of in numbers, but in the long run costs. The document, therefore, will operations, taken into account the past it will definitely result in high be put into operation and fully pre- experience and keep up with the times efficiency of interaction between pared without a single hard copy. Let applying new knowledge and good the departments. The Electronic us keep our planet clean and green cooperation skills. Trying to change Document Control Service has together. Only awareness of the prob- the document management system extensive plans and a ready action lem is not enough: It is necessary for to the better, we have to face minor plan for their implementation. each of us to act actively starting to difficulties and obstacles, but being use the Electronic Document Man- a team, we believe in a success of our agement System. efforts!” 2017 IS THE YEAR OF ECOLOGY IN RUSSIA Thanks to the EDM System, CPC CPC carries out environment will be able to measure not only protection activities at a high level, the amount of oil pumped per year, implements measures and social but also the exact volumes of docu- programmes aimed at improving ment flows. the environmental situation in the country. by Marina Shkad

MARINA SHKAD, Document Control Specialist, “Electronic document management is a dream of yesterday, reality of today, and necessity of tomorrow! We are breaking stereotypes and opening up new Master class on Correspondence EDM System in the CPC Moscow Office opportunities.”

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Keeping Up a Good Tradition ON AUGUST 22, THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY DAY OF THE CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM WAS HELD IN STAVROPOL.

FIRST-EVER “From 2012, this day has been traditionally uniting our employ- The competition was held for ees, our shareholders, contractors the sixth time already, but there and partners of the Consortium,” were a lot of things done for the first Igor Lisin, the main organizer of time ever. For the first time ever, the event, General Design Manag- the event was held within the scope er, said in his welcoming speech. of the Company’s operational ac- “By holding the Safety Day today, tivities, and not within the frame- we want to emphasize the person- Nikolay Gorban, CPC General Director work of the Expansion Project. For al contribution of a huge number the first time ever, the Kazakhstan of people to the common goal, team took part in it, thus giving the result of which can be compared “Though the Safety Day program the event an international status. with the light of the constellations involves competitions and contests, For the first time ever, Governor of in the Galaxy, where each of us is there will not be and cannot be the Krai Vladimir Vladimirov took a star.” any loser: the whole CPC team will part in the opening of the high-day benefit from the growth of the safety for the Consortium. For the first WE STAND TOGETHER! level at the Consortium’s facilities,” time ever, all the attendees of with these words Nikolay Gorban, the Safety Day opening ceremony Igor Lisin invited Evgeny Glavatskikh CPC General Director, addressed were singing the anthem of the Rus- with his family to the stage. the audience in the hall of Stavropol sian Federation as the corporate Regional Industrial Park “Master”. holiday coincided with the Russian “Evgeny has oftentimes helped us “Every success to you, dear friends! National Flag Day. with his proposals. He helped us to Way to go!” implement the contest program that The common spirit of the holiday, you are going to see today. To our In such a way the CPC Safety Day was its main mission and mindset of all great regret, he got into a terrible ac- started. participants remained unchanged. cident last year. But today he is with www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 15 SAFETY

us, and, on behalf of the Caspian Both long-term staff and newcomers and the very idea that permeates Pipeline Consortium, I would like to took part in the competitions. the whole event.” give him a voucher to the rehabili- tation center. Evgeny, thank you for For example, head of the West Bank DAD, MOM AND I... staying with us!” Team, Alexandr Zhdanov, HSE En- gineer for the Western Region, was The representatives of Trust Kok- Everyone in the hall got on their an active participant of all Safety sokhimmontazh team came to feet to greet Evgeny. Days held earlier. He was also an or- the competition together with their ganizer of contest programs during son, who even took part in the wel- Then there was time for the attend- the Expansion Project. come contest and demonstrated his ees of the event. First, each team professional training and excellent gave their presentations in wel- “First of all, engagement in this stretching. come amateur performances. After event means communication,” the home task has been completed, Alexandr confides. “Starting from “Being a part of the support group, everyone went to the places of 2012 (it was the time when the very I have taken part in this event for the main contest program. The par- first Safety Day took place – author’s the third time; my husband and child ticipants were able to demonstrate note), I have been regularly meeting take part in the competitions for their professional knowledge my colleagues and watching their the first time,” says Viktoriya Pere- and skills in various competi- development. We have worked lygina, mother of the young athlete. tions: Castles in the Air, Get Me together for six years now, and we “We are happy to be here. I am HSE Right, Checkers of the Mind, Save are always glad to see each other. Manager of Trust Koksohimmontazh; the Princesses. Episode 2, and And, of course, one can feel a spe- my husband is the chief mechanic. many others. cial corporate spirit here, a drive, I hope my son will follow in our

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footsteps. We have been working in Project. Such competitions train pushed the star closer to its final this Trust for many years, and safety people on safety procedures, signifi- look. The last two and such import- for us is not just a word, it always cantly reduce injuries, and teach ant elements were carried out by Ni- comes first. We are building a lot of us how to keep healthy and alive. It kolay Gorban, General Director, and facilities, indeed. And this project seems to me that all regional manag- Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Deputy General gives the participants an invaluable ers must participate in this event, so Director for Kazakhstan Government experience, opportunity to share that they can watch and think about Relations. knowledge with colleagues working hosting a similar event next year, and at other sites.” of how they can improve it. “We unite these two parts into one that mean Russia and Kazakhstan,” BETTER AND BETTER! PARTS OF THE WHOLE Nikolai Gorban officially announced to an ovation of the audience. Not only had the participants of At the end of the event, all the team the competition come to take over heads were asked to go up the stage Such was the symbolic reunion of the experience of others. and carry out the elements of all the members of the international a star, which they have earned in project: employees, shareholders and “From year to year, the organiza- fair competition with the purpose two global powers, at the territory tion of this day is getting better and to unite them into one big star. It of which the CPC pipeline operates better,” said Ivan Sharai, Regional appeared that these elements were thanks to the daily work of many Manager of the CPC Central Region. not enough to complete the star people: moreover, it is operated in “I believe that such competitions construction. Then, the representa- a safe manner. must be held to keep up the good tra- tives of the shareholders came up to dition started under the Expansion the stage and added elements that by Ekaterina Krapivko

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Outstanding Worker, Sportsman, and Just a Wonderful Person THE YEAR 2017 HAS BECOME REALLY REMARKABLE FOR. ALEKSANDR IGNATIEV, SPECIALIST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.

known by fishing, has always been “Since the distance learning of ich- famous for its fishing areas, fish thyology was impossible, I agreed,” soup, and fishermen. Aleksandr recalls. “I decided that I would come and I sort it out. I am However, Alexandr dreamt of an- from a collective farm myself. We’ve other profession. After graduating been catching fish all my life...” from school, he tried hard to enter the Astrakhan Technical Institute THE MAIN “CATCH” OF of Fishing Industry and Economy THE YOUNG FISH-FARMER (“Rybtuz” as people call it) to become an economist. He took the entrance On the fourth academic year of examinations twice, got enough the institute Alexandr met the love scores, but was not successful in of his life – Natalya. writing compositions. He passed suc- Hand in hand through the years. cessfully all the exams on the third “My diploma paper was called Mi- Aleksandr and Natalya Ignatievs try, but... was called up for military gration of Eggs and Fry of the Gray service. In between his attempts to Mullet,” in such a manner our hero He celebrated his 65th anniver- become a student, he did not waste begins his romantic story. “I was sent sary in March, and on May 12, at time. He worked as an assembly to Kerch. At first, I traveled around the opening ceremony of the new oil fitter at Progress, Astrakhan Ma- by land from Novorossiysk to Odessa, pump stations in Astrakhan Region, chine-Building Plant. visited all the lagoons inhabited by Aleksandr Zhilkin, the Governor young mullet, and then I had been of the region, awarded him with And then, when the dream was about going to sea for three months. At that the Honor and Glory Decoration of to come true, and it remained to only time Natalya and her friend were the 1st Class. It is the second gov- complete his service in the Soviet doing practical training in the village ernment award in the collection of Army, Aleksandr Ignatiev got to of Zavetnoye near Kerch: She studied the leading representative for rela- know that the rules for counting the mullet at a fish-breeding farm. tions with regional authorities in As- admission scores on entering the in- I had been coming to this village trakhan. In 2012, Aleksandr Ignatiev stitute had changed. So, in “Rybtuz”, after the sea trips, and lived in a tent was awarded the Medal of the Order they offered him to transfer the doc- in the farmyard. She, her friend and of Merit to the Astrakhan Region. uments to the ichthyology faculty, I are the natives of the same region, for which he had enough scores. and, following the request of their The entire professional life of parents, I had to keep an eye on Aleksandr, or rather all his life, is them. So I did: We came back from inextricably bound up with the As- the practical training hand in hand trakhan Region. He was born here; with Natalya. We came back in Octo- he studied, married, started working, ber and got married in November.” and continues working hard here for the benefit of CPC and the whole They have lived happily together for region. But first things first. almost 41 years now. They raised two wonderful daughters, and now they A DREAM TO BECOME AN are happy to help bring up their six ECONOMIST HAS COME grandchildren. TRUE… IN ICHTHYOLOGY WORKING IN FIELD Aleksandr Ignatiev was born in AND IN OFFICE the village of Chulpan of the Ikry- aninsky District. For as long as “At the beginning of my studies I was anyone can remember, this district, Aleksandr Zhilkin, the Governor, given a scholarship of 40 rubles; is conferring a decoration

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soon we came short on it,” Alek- sandr recalls. “I went to the Krasny Chulpanovets collective farm, and had a word with the chairman about studying at the expense of the col- lective farm (by that time the schol- arship of the collective farm scholar was already 53 rubles). Having solved everything, I was transferred with the obligation that I would then return to the collective farm to work off. As a result, I graduated from the institute and came to the collec- tive farm to work in the fisheries. I had been working for three years. And Natalya worked with me too.”

The young graduates started a life full of events in the collective farm. The fisheries of 1,000 hectares “Rule your fortune and your fate, allowed achieving good results: and you will master any way. All your friends remain with you, 1,000 tonnes of fish were annually and your beloved is near you,” – delivered. At the same time, there the words from the song of were not enough workers there, and Mark Lisyansky, 1960 he had to spread himself to any work. For example, the senior fishery offi- authorities had started, which lasted “how much meat was yielded?”, cer of the collective farm, Aleksandr for 29 years. Assignments had come “how much fish were caught?”... It Ignatiev, went to the city to deliver and gone, areas of work and respon- was therefore necessary to phone the fish bred in fishponds, standing sibility changed. around all the collective farms before in long lines. In those days, Ikry- his call, gather information, includ- aninsky District really lived up to its He has been building up the experi- ing the information about industry, name: There was indeed a lot of fish. ence, which allows keeping fit, being transport, construction, and about all “battle-ready” and positive until now. fishery sector. Reports on these areas Having worked for three years, Alek- for plenary sessions and conferences sandr Ignatiev was elected the Chair- “What does it mean to be the second were also prepared by the second sec- person of the Executive Committee secretary?” Aleksandr recalls his retary. Such fuss, documents, figures, of the Chulpan Village Council of work in the village of Ikryanoye. meetings all day long...” People’s Deputies, and two years “I came to work at 7 a.m., and got later, the Party Secretary of the col- home from work at 11 p.m. Every “When I was a Communist Party orga- lective farm named after Kirov. That day was like that. By 8 a.m. every nizer, the work was going on day and is the way his career in the state day there was the first secretary of night,” Aleksandr recalls. “The region the regional party com- was set up a target to collect 1 million mittee already calling tonnes of vegetables per year. So me via “troika” (special we, including all personnel, except departmental commu- women, loaded the tomatoes on nication network – au- the ferry, and set them sail. We were thor’s note) and asking short of hands: Anyone, who could, questions. I had to reply. helped us. You are loading till late at The questions were as night, and then back to work.” follows: If it rained, then “how many milli- Experience of being a Party member meters of precipitation came useful in every respect, especial- had fallen down?”; ly in terms of negotiating. Very often it if there was frost in was necessary to meet people, more- winter, then “what over, completely different ones. At is the ground tem- that time, there was a well-developed perature now?”, “how industry in the Ikryaninsky District, many eggs were laid at the poultry there were many enterprises operat- Sasha Ignatiev with his parents. Few hours before getting off to farm?”, “how much milk was given? ing, including those of federal signifi- the army (every liter was counted that time), cance, so there were a lot of visitors. www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 19 CPC PERSONS

FEWER THAN ALL MAY who, according to the scenario, had love for life, vitality, and optimism TRAVEL WITH SANTA CLAUS to leave the square on the sledge are really catching. of Santa Clause, made a joke when Aleksandr Ignatiev joined the Cas- driving by us “Those who work badly ALWAYS ON THE GO pian Pipeline Consortium in 2006. do not travel with Santa Claus!” So His assignment to the position of I thought, “Well, I have a good start,” At the end of our conversation I ask the representative for relations with our colleague laughs. Aleksandr Ignatiev about the way he the regional authorities of the CPC manages to keep physically fit in such Central Region was personally a perfect way. approved by the Governor of the As- trakhan Region, as required by “When I came to CPC, I weighed the procedure. 95 kilograms,” he admits. “At a certain point I was tired of Over 10 years of work in carrying this weight always the Company, Alexandr has with me. I bought a tread- made a significant contri- mill, started to walk, slowly bution in strengthening slimming down. I lost 13 kilos meaningful cooperation in two years. And even now between the CPC manage- I am keeping fit: In winter I am ment and the administration on the treadmill; when it gets of the Astrakhan Region. With his warmer, any work outdoors can participation, the first Agreement on replace the treadmill.” cooperation between the Company The Ignatievs with grandchildren: and the region was signed, which Simple human happiness Work in the yard of the own house, eventually determined the direction active pastime with the grandchil- of building a mutually beneficial Today, Aleksandr Ignatiev is known dren, traveling with the wife, billiard relationship for the years to come. and valued in the regional adminis- devotion – well, the list of “recharg- tration and in all regional organiza- ing hobbies” of Aleksandr Ignatiev is But it did not start all that smoothly. tions, with which CPC is cooperating. long. However, there is one occupa- His professional skills, exceptional tion solely for the soul. “I joined CPC in December 2006, and responsibility, experience of a long- almost immediately after that I had standing work in public service and “I have my own pigeon-house in to hand over four of our buses to- managerial positions, and what is the yard,” Alexandr confides. “I built gether with the governor in the main most important – his love for his it myself two years ago. I have various square of the city,” Aleksandr Ignati- native region and understanding pigeons. Back in my childhood, being ev recalls the beginning of his work of its specifics– allow him to cope a schoolboy, I tried to breed them. in the Company. “That year the frosts with job challenges as smoothly as We even fought with neighboring were terrible! There was a violent possible. boys for them. Someone would surely wind! The night before the hand- rope in your pigeon, and you went over we had been warming up these His colleagues esteem and adore to get things straight. Pigeons are for buses in the vehicle park all night Aleksandr not only for his compe- my pleasure. They fly in and fly away. long, but still two of them did not tence, but, above all, for his personal Beautiful independent birds.” start at a “happy” hour. The governor qualities. He is always ready to help, of the region, Aleksandr Zhilkin, encourage or simply cheer up. His by Ekaterina Krapivko

At the events devoted to the start-up of new oil pump stations in the Astrakhan Region There is a token: and letting off the sturgeon into the Volga river basin a white camel brings luck

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Appreciation from the City THIS SPRING, AN AWARD CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF NOVOROSSIYSK FOR THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE MADE A PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.

Tank Farm. Since then, he grew up to After the ceremony in the administration the head of the division. of the hero-city of Novorossiysk

In the Company, his activities are di- transport terminals. It should be rectly related to ensuring trouble-free noted that the engineering expe- operation of the existing mechanical rience of Vladimir Dmitriev was espe- and process equipment of the Marine cially in demand during the construc- Terminal, including development and tion as part of implementation of implementation of internal regulato- the CPC Pipeline Capacity Expansion ry documents for maintenance of oil Project, when it was necessary to pumping equipment. quickly resolve the issues of inter- facing existing and commissioned All in all, Vladimir has worked for equipment, as well as adapting new more than 20 years in the oil indus- systems and integrating them into Vladimir Dmitriev try. His career began in the Extreme the existing infrastructure. North regions, in the Uryevneft Oil and Gas Production Division of “I am pleased to work in a team of Among the main heroes of the occa- Langepasneftegaz Production Asso- high-level professionals,” Vladimir sion, there was our colleague Vlad- ciation, in which he worked his way says sincerely. “People and time have imir Dmitriev, Deputy Manager for from a fitter of the pipeline repair created a high-tech safe system in Onshore Facilities and Tank Farm workshop to a process engineer for CPC and, perhaps most important, Maintenance, Marine Terminal. By storage and transportation of crude a team of like-minded people. I am the decision of the municipality oil and petroleum products of the oil sure that in the future a close-knit head, his picture was put up on treatment and transfer workshop. team of competent specialists – CPC the city’s Honors Board along with employees – will successfully develop the pictures of other natives of In 2007, he graduated from the Mar- the Company’s business, increase Novorossiysk whose diligent work itime State Academy named after the efficiency and reliability of determines the development of Admiral Fyodor Ushakov with the entire oil pipeline system”. the hero-city. It was noted that all a degree of an operation engineer together they contributed to the im- for handling equipment of ports and by Ekaterina Krapivko provement of the city’s social sphere and the environmental protection.

Vladimir himself reacted philosophi- cally to his award, noting that it was both “a great honor and a very big responsibility”.

WORK OF LOVE Vladimir Dmitriev has been protecting the environment of Novorossiysk since 2004, when he was employed by In his free time Vladimir is not used to do nothing. He prefers an active the Consortium for the posi- lifestyle; he goes in for spearfishing, and anytime, when the opportunity tion of an auxiliary equipment offers, he starts out for cycling. operator at the Marine Terminal www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 21 ECOLOGY

Let Us Protect Saigas! CPC GIVES SUPPORT TO PRESERVE SAIGAS, A TYPE OF STEPPE ANTILOPES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION.

In 1996, the Saiga tatarica popula- the west to Mongolia and Western international wildlife protection tion was included in the Red List of China in the East. Development of groups, for example the World the International Union for Con- these lands by people, especially Wildlife Fund (WWF), even encour- servation of Nature (IUCN), and in in Europe, resulted in a situation aged the hunting of saigas to some 2002, this organization classified where, by the early 20th century, extent considering their horns saigas as CR Category: Critically the saigas had been driven out into as an alternative to the horns of Endangered. the steppes of Kalmykia, Cen- aggressively extirpated African tral Asia and partially Mongolia. rhinoceroses. In the USSR, only The Consortium did not ignore Anyway, the subsequent protection in the period from 1985 to 1998 the problem. With the sponsorship measures taken and high fertility the commercial hunting allowed of CPC-K, JSC, satellite collars were allowed restoring the population, exporting up to 131 tonnes of saiga purchased this year, with the help and in the 1950s, the number of horns. of which the Association for saigas was more than two million the Conservation of Biodiversity of specimens that were living in CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Kazakhstan (ACBK) would monitor the steppes and semi-deserts of the migration of saigas. the USSR. However, the industrial However, the most tragic chapter hunting entities were charged not in the history of saigas was not due A BIT OF HISTORY only with protection from poach- to officially authorized commercial ers, but also with commercial hunting, but because of large-scale In 18-19 centuries, herds of mil- hunting of saigas with the purpose poaching: During hard economic lions of saigas inhabited steppes of selling their valuable horns period after the fall of the Soviet and semi-deserts from the foothills to the foreign market. A great Union the hunting for saiga horns of the Carpathian Mountains in wonder is that at that time some and meat became the only means of survival for thousands of country- men and mountain village inhabi- In order to preserve the saiga population, tants. CPC-K, JSC invested more than 20 million tenge in arrangement of If the number of rhinoceroses in satellite monitoring of the animals in Africa has decreased 20 times in the Caspian Sea region of Kazakhstan 50 years, the number of saigas in and purchase of modern collars with Kazakhstan has decreased 50 times transmitters, satellite communication in only 10 years (from 1992 to 2003) system that open automatically after because of intensive and uncon- 2–2.5 years, after which they can be trolled hunting! In absolute terms, reused. the number of heads has decreased from almost 1 million to just over

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20,000 specimens. The lack of effec- Oleg Romanov, assistant professor tive control over the Kazakh-Chi- of the chemistry department at nese and Russian-Chinese borders at the Kalmyk State University, says in that time facilitated the contraband his monograph “On the Chemical export of saiga horns to China and Composition of the Animal Horns”

then to other Southeast Asian coun- that the latest studies performed © Abduaziz Madyarov tries where they had long been used using the most up-to-date methods as raw materials for manufacturing have shown that saitarin has a con- traditional regional medicines. siderable amount of amino acids of lysine, arginine, threonine, serine, THOUSAND-YEAR SECRETS glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, OF THE HORNS leucine. What is the secret of the saiga horns SAIGA PRESERVATION IS popularity in the eastern medi- FEASIBLE! cine? One of its postulates says that Thanks in large part to the satellite the head is the center of all vitalities Taking into account the enor- monitoring of saigas employed for 7 years of an organism, the greatest con- mous popularity of saiga horns now in Kazakhstan, poaching has been centration of which is recorded in in the countries of Southeast Asia reduced more than twice. the horns. There is an ancient belief and their high export potential, that the horn powder can treat the government of Kazakhstan blood-strokes, liver and stomach dis- estimated the reality of complete eases, cardiovascular system; it ac- extinction threat of these animals. of Kazakhstan and Okhotzooprom celerates repair of wounds, restores Since 2005, the struggle for their Production Organization started ap- sexual functions; it has antipyretic preservation has begun: A moratori- plication of the first satellite collars, properties and cleanses the body. um was put on hunting, as a result which made it possible to identify of which the number of steppe migration routes and saiga lambing In the USSR, under the leadership antelopes had begun to grow. As areas. Such work was conducted for of the doctor of medical sciences of April 2015, monitoring results the first time ever. Mr. Israel Brekhman, the founder showed that the population reached of the valeology health science, 295,400 species. Due to satellite tagging and remote there were researches carried out in observation saiga concentrations the 1970s of the health properties of Starting from 2009, the Association are determined during lambing and the extract of the outer layer of saiga for the Conservation of Biodiver- rutting, as well as the ways of their horns, during which it was estab- sity of Kazakhstan (ACBK) with migration. These data help plan lished that the obtained substance, the support of the Forestry and protection measures for the ani- called saitarin, had a soothing, anti- Wildlife Committee of the Minis- mals more effectively, and serve as convulsant, and analgesic effect. try of Agriculture of the Republic recommendations for the creation

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of animal blood, as well as excre- ON THE FRONTLINE OF ment for parasitological analysis. SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS THE DISASTER EXPERIENCED During the years of implementation of the unique method of satellite te- Unfortunately, in addition to lemetry in the world practice, exper- the threat of death from poachers, iments of scientists with the support there is natural mortality of saigas. of the state bodies were successful This is exactly what happened in and proved their efficiency. Howev- May 2015. During the regular aerial er, as ACBK stated sadly, the mon- survey, the scientists were proud itoring was considered not exactly to count 295,500 specimens. But effective at that moment, since most a month later a tragedy happened, collars had failed (their service life when more than 180 thousand ani- had expired) or been lost. In May, thousands of females bring mals died. offspring almost simultaneously. A female A small number of saigas marked saiga produces one or two saigas. In The social communication means with collars did not allow making the first days, the offspring are especially had quickly spread the pictures of objective conclusions or any rec- vulnerable. According to observations of the large-scale mortality, which ommendations for the population specialists, the death rate of the saiga caused confusion in the society and growth. And that is exactly why offspring in the first month of life reaches among scientists involved in saiga the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, 10 to 20 percent. A year later, only 30 to preservation. Over 10 years, they joining in to the problem, had come 40 percent of the total number of young had managed to increase the pop- in handy. The CPC-K funds have animals remain. Dozens of them die from ulation by more than 10 times, but been used to purchase the most teeth of flesh eaters. However, poaching the infectious pasteurellosis pushed advanced collars, which are charac- was and is the main factor of population the achieved results many years terized by prolonged service life and decline. back. The scientists bitterly stated reliable data transmission line. One that almost all females, as well as of the models has even small solar newborns of the Betpak-Dala pop- panels, which constitute not only of specially protected areas. In 2016, ulation of saigas, died from hemor- a stable source of energy for collars, experts monitored the lambing of rhagic septicemia. but will also greatly prolong their two populations of saigas: The Urals life. This type of collars is a pioneer and Betpak-Dala. The monitoring The subsequent aerial survey of 2016 in using in Kazakhstan. groups marked more than 400 small showed the full scale of the catastro- saigas with ear tags. The veteri- phe occurred: The total number Putting on collars is scheduled for narians were actively working in of saigas in Kazakhstan decreased autumn 2017: It is the most optimal the areas of lambing, taking samples more than twice. season for the saigas. The entire © Daniel Rosengren © Daniel Rosengren

The saigas are among the five groups of antelopes that are pushed towards extinction in Weighing a saiga baby. the world. The kidlings and infant saigas are especially defenseless and vulnerable Keep well, boy!

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At a press conference held in April this year and dedicated to the saiga conservation project, Vice Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Erlan Nysanbayev thanked CPC for the support provided and pointed out that “The problem of saiga conservation cannot be solved without common efforts of the state, society and business, and it is one of the priority and prestigious tasks.” “Over the years of charity activities, the Consortium has invested about 7.9 billion tenge in the development of Kazakhstan regions. We intend to continue cooperation aimed at preserving biodiversity, and sponsor similar measures of environmental protection in the future,” said Kairgeldy Kabyldin, Deputy General Director of CPC-K, JSC for Government Relations. During the press conference, the joint memorandum among CPC, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan was signed on cooperation in studying, preserving and restoring the biological diversity of the Republic of Kazakhstan through exchange of information, knowledge, expertise and providing grant financing.

process from the moment a motor- central Kazakhstan. It will take are large concentrations of saigas, cyclist departs to catch a saiga with several years to raise its population and where there is a need for their the net should not exceed 4 min- to the level of 2015. But the most enhanced protection from poachers. utes. If the measured body tempera- threatening situation has occurred This approach will serve as a model ture of the animal is above 42 °C, it with the Ustyurt population num- for other regions in preserving is immediately released, since any bering 1,900 specimens, since not rare animal species. And, perhaps, further action can lead to irrevers- only poachers from Kazakhstan, but by the end of the ban on hunting ible changes in the body and even from Uzbekistan as well had a finger saigas, which expires on Decem- the death of the saiga. in a pie. ber 31, 2020, the state bodies, scien- tists and business leaders who are ALL THE EFFORTS FOR It is the collars of new type from not indifferent to their native nature PRESERVATION CPC-K that will allow showing not will finally be able to give an answer only the key routes of the saigas to the question whether the present Which results are expected from migration, but also defining arti- generation of Kazakhstani can pre- cooperation of the parties involved? ficial barriers for their migration. serve Saiga tatarica, the indigenous At the moment, only 36,200 species Online information on the saigas inhabitants of the great steppe of have remained from the largest location will be continuously trans- Eurasia? Betpak-Dala population migrating ferred to state authorities, so that along the steppes of southern and they can act exactly where there by Aina Zhetpisbaeva © Abduaziz Madyarov

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Save and Protect ON PAGES OF PANORAMA CPC WE ARE CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION OF THE TOPIC: “WHAT DOES ECOLOGY MEAN IN YOUR LIFE?” THE PERSONNEL OF THE MOSCOW OFFICE ARE ANSWERING THIS QUESTION OF THE DAY POSED BY THE PRESS SERVICE.

MARIYA POLUPANOVA, handling during cultivation, which It happened so that my close Senior Accountant for Income is easy to be cooked and produces friends in London, at the house of and Expenses, minimum waste. whom I stay oftentimes, are vegans. Without going into details of their “Just like in school in front of I monitor water and electricity lifestyle, I can say that care about the teacher for some reason, I im- consumption not because I bother the world around is extended to all mediately wished to give a defini- paying for an extra kilowatt or cubic spheres of their life. They do not tion of the term “ecology”. Ecology meter, but because I can imagine talk much about that, but, having is the environment surrounding how many extra natural resources watched them for seven years now, a person, conditions for living of may be saved with my caring atti- I understand how one can harmoni- all animals, plants in any locality. tude towards them. ously and happily manage everyday I react to everything in the world life, and smoothly combine con- with care and respect, and treat it as Unfortunately, population of sumptive and creative sides of living a gift! I can safely say that environ- the whole world lives using the re- in this world. mental friendliness is my deep-root- sources of our future generations. ed conviction. By preserving the natural resourc- It is, of course, quite hard to men- es of the planet we sustain not tion at once everything that can be I do not litter, I never walk on only environmental “health”, but learnt from most Western and some footpaths, even footworn, and do also our own lives. Someone may developed Oriental countries. How- not start making new paths. I try object saying that it is inevitable in ever, setting one’s sights on improv- to sparingly use paper, not only the process of evolution and devel- ing the world around is worth for because trees are the main sacrifices opment of science and technology. every citizen of the Russian Feder- in its production, but also because But I’m still sure that nothing good ation. Many people come to it on the very production and process- will come of overuse of what nature their own with experience; someone ing of wood and waste paper cause gives us. If only that would go for falls under the positive influence of damage to the environment. all of us! However, I know many acquaintances. The main thing is to persons among my acquaintances remember that the resources of our I prefer eating the simplest healthy and friends who live with the same Earth are finite, and to start think- food, which does not require much approach. ing of it in good time!”

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TATIANA KIVERINA, I also try not to use plastic Translator, tableware. If I buy something in Division for Base Business plastic, I can reuse these items (for Projects Support, example, bottles, food containers). Then I wash and collect them “For environmental improvement, in order to deliver to Spheres of deeds are required from each Ecology, a utility waste collection of us rather than words. It does station (at Artplay). By the way, not follow that one needs to join one can deliver other waste there Greenpeace or WWF: It is enough (glass, paper, batteries, office to perform quite simple actions appliances...). that any person can do, not to be lazy, and make such actions your In general, in my opinion, it would habit. I want to share my own be great if in our office, along with experience. the shredding boxes, there were containers installed for recycling I deliver clothes, shoes, and waste from plastic used daily imitation jewelry no longer by the company’s employees in required to the Charity shop. It incredible volumes. I wonder: Dear hands over wearable things to those colleagues, what do you think of in need, and something quite worn- that?” out is sent for recycling.

In the shops, I ask not to give me FROM THE EDITORIAL OFFICE: plastic (cellophane) bags if I can We encourage our colleagues to take part in bring the bought items in my the discussion of the ecology topic. It may handbag/backpack. I carry at least be your useful experience that will be taken one plastic bag with me in my home by other personnel of CPC. handbag. www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 27 THANKS TO CPC

THE EXPANSION PROJECT RESULTED IN ALMOST Call for A DOUBLE INCREASE OF PERSONNEL AT THE CPC FACILITIES IN KAVKAZSKY DISRICT OF KRASNODAR KRAI. Ambulance! IT MEANS NEW JOBS AND EXTRA BUDGET REVENUES.

The CPC personnel are happy with the ambulance station takes care suffering respiratory insufficiency to job stability in a big industrial of a vast area with 123 thousand of the car, and then connect him/her to company having high production people,” says Ms. Svetlana Skibina, the lung ventilator,” she says. practices. It is not only them who Chief Physician of the Kavkazsky are happy but all locals are satisfied District Ambulance Station. This list of the medical equipment with the Consortium presence at installed in the cars looks prosily, their area. CPC is on everyone’s lips From July 1, 2016, amendments but this equipment does save thanks to its widespread charity to the legislation came into effect lives. Ms. Galina Gutova has implemented on an ongoing basis. that prescribe the ambulance crew recently taken to the hospital to arrive within 20 minutes in case a person severely injured in “The Caspian Pipeline Consortium of emergency. The gift from CPC a traffic accident. Being in coma, has been significantly supporting allowed for medical professionals to this person had to be resuscitated Kavkazsky District for many years comply with this regulation in 100 % and connected to the lung motor. now,” says Mr. Vitaly Ochkalasov, of emergencies. Finally, he recovered. Head of the municipal settlement. “We cannot imagine our social life, The vehicles are equipped with all “It is also important that the para- healthcare and education sector necessary up-to-date medical equip- medic has properly understood without cooperation with CPC. We ment: defibrillators, ECG recorders, the patient’s condition, and chosen are really thankful to the Consor- pulseoxymeters, blood glucose con- a correct patient surveillance,” tium, all its shareholders, managers centration express-meters, etc. remarks Ms. Olga Petrova, Senior and frontline workers.” Paramedic. “The ambulance person- Ms. Galina Gutova, paramedic, is nel regularly pass advanced training. The area residents are grateful, in pleased to demonstrate the internals All crews are trained on the use particular, for renovated ambulance of the ambulance car. of the latest medical equipment, cars. including that for diagnostics.” “This one is an inhalation anaes- “With the special vehicles pur- thesia apparatus, that one is and More than once the medical pro- chased by CPC, the ambulance crews electric suction machine. We also fessionals had to perform delivery spend less than 20 minutes to arrive have a portable oxygen bottle which in the cars purchased with the CPC at a place of call. And consider that allows transporting a sick person contribution. There is an obstetric

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200–250 km. It means around 500 km per day.

“The cars are reliable, warm and timely serviced,” says Mr. Roman Krymsky, driver. It is his fifth year within the ambulance service. Within two years, he has driven more than 100 thousand kilometers in the car purchased by the Consor- tium.

Roman did not have time to tell more about his car: the ambulance received a call. A little girl required emergency medical care.

The Kavkazsky ambulance station is supervised by the physicians of the Krasnodar Regional Clinical Hospital.

“The first thing they notice when they come to us is our top-class cars”, emphasizes Ms. Svetlana Skibina, Chief Physician. “Our Vitaly Ochkalasov patients also return thanks to us. They can see that our medical professionals are competent in operating the full aid set for that purpose with all “We delivered one boy from “Dachi range of available equipment. required things for such cases. named after Michurin” Gardeners’ The paramedics themselves return Partnership, the other one from from calls satisfied with the work Paramedic Galina Gutova has twice the Dmitrievskaya Station,” she performed: “I helped them here, performed delivery in the car. recalls. I saved a person there!” Thanks to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium!” In both cases, there were boys safely During one driver’s shift of born. 12 hours, the ambulance cars travel by Pavel Kretov

Olga Petrova Roman Krymsky Galina Gutova Svetlana Skibina

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To Deliver High-Quality Health Care SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ASTRAKHAN REGIONAL CLINICAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL NAMED AFTER N. N. SILISCHEVA RUNS FAR BEYOND THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE YOUNG NATIVES OF ASTRAKHAN, CHILDREN FROM ALL CASPIAN BORDERING COUNTRIES, I. E. KAZAKHSTAN, AZERBAIJAN, TURKMENISTAN, AND IRAN, RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE HERE. Artashes Simonyan to Nikolai Gorban: «CPC gives health to children!»

The cooperation with the Caspian owing to the Consortium, the otolar- in the hospital for almost 20 years. Pipeline Consortium helped the hos- yngologist’s and ophthalmologist’s She is showing Elisys Uno automatic pital to significantly improve the tech- offices were equipped, and a dental analyzer purchased by CPC, which nical resources level with the most unit purchased. is intended for detecting children’s advanced medical equipment. infections. All of these various pieces of equip- “We have been cooperating with CPC ment were immediately set up “I have been dreaming about such for years”, Mr. Artashes Simonyan, and put into service. For instance, machine for all 20 years. Now every- Chief Physician of the Hospital, says. a dentist’s workstation, which was thing is computerized: test results “In the first delivery, we received purchased by CPC for the hospital processing is twice faster; you can set almost 120 pieces of equipment for early in 2017. four methods at once”, Ms. Dusheno- an amount of 20 million rubles: From va is happy with it. the simple DEZAR ultraviolet re-circu- “Having received this complex, we lators to electrocardiographs, Holter began to provide dental services for The new equipment for the ophthal- monitors for monitoring heart activ- the children in Astrakhan. We have mologist’s office has greatly sim- ity, and fully equipped workstations a certified physician, nurses with ap- plified the process of patients’ care for our specialists, which fact contrib- propriate education”, says Ms. Elena for the ophthalmologist Ms. Elena uted to the improvement of virtually Lagutina, Chief Nurse of the Hospi- Kirevnina: especially the autorefrac- all areas of medical activities.” tal, in the dental office. tor-keratometer donated by the Con- sortium. The up-to-date equipment purchased Ms. Elena Lagutina has been work- by the Consortium included ultra- ing in the hospital named after N. “In a matter of seconds this device sonic imaging systems, enzyme N. Silischeva for many years. Since allows determining child refrac- immunoassay analyzer designed 2005, she has been working in a po- tion, detecting problems of astig- for in vitro laboratory diagnostics, sition of a senior nurse. She says that matism, dysopsia, myopia, hyper- resuscitative and anesthesia monitor, pediatric nursing is one of the most metropia, and prescribing spectacle electrical cardiocomplex for 24-hour difficult disciplines: children need or contact lens vision correction. monitoring, and twelve-channel not only to be loved, but understood Approximately 60 % of all patients electrocardiograph with ECG record as well, and many people are far are examined using this device”, in manual and automatic modes. All from having this gift. It is far easier she says. hospital departments received ultra- to cure adults. violet storage chambers for aseptic In December 2016, the hospital tools and bactericidal ultraviolet Ms. Marina Dushenova, Medical Labo- received a gift from CPC: an ex- cleaners/air re-circulators. Moreover, ratory Assistant, has been working pert-class spiral 64-slice computed

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Mikhail Grishankov and Alexandr Artashes Simonyan speaking about Health issues are under the spotlight of CPC Zhilkin at the tomography scanner the increased potential of the health care management and regional government hand-over ceremony center tomography scanner that costs for instance densitometry function “We receive high-quality care in almost 40 million rubles. that makes it possible to determine our hospital. It is evident that the degree of bone mineralization, the physicians are well equipped, Thanks to this machine, a child’s which is very important in diag- which allows them being accurate in organism is diagnosed within few nosing osteomyelitis, neoplastic making diagnoses and giving good minutes, and additional transporting processes and other changes in bone medical treatment. Even the waiting of children in emergency conditions structure. Specifically for babies, time in the queue for the physi- is no longer needed. One of the fur- the machine was equipped with cian’s appointment has considerably ther advantages of the tomography a swimming fish monitor, which decreased”, notices Evgeniya. scanner is the possibility to examine the child watches during the exam- children on artificial pulmonary ination. As a result of cooperation with ventilation. the Consortium, many indicators of In addition to the large computed the hospital activity have drastically “With the help of this machine, we tomography scanner, the hospital also improved. Mr. Artashes Simonyan, obtain sufficiently thin and clear received a hand-carried ultrasound. Chief Physician, lists other results of slices, which makes it possible to vi- According to the staff of the health this collaboration: sualize many pathological conditions care center, this expert-class device is with high resolution”, Ms. Yuliya also much-needed: the physicians use “The high-tech equipment attracts Kildegazieva, radiologist, comments. it in the intensive care unit for chil- young professionals, and not only dren who cannot move on their own. because of the desire of the young Following the examination, for people to learn anything new. instance, the physician immediately The work of physicians was much The advanced equipment im- receives a comprehensive informa- facilitated by using the ultraviolet proves the working conditions for tion on the necessity of an imme- storage chamber for tools. It was the physicians. Modern computed diate surgical intervention or on shown to the CPC Panorama corre- tomography scanners significantly the possibility of a conservative spondent in the otolaryngologist’s reduce the radiation exposure, and therapy. If the surgery cannot be office. There is an ENT workstation the up-to-date ultrasound scanners avoided, then the operating surgeon nearby also purchased by CPC, which allow to do the examinations of receives the data both on the scope allows the physician to do all re- patients during the daylight, where- of the forthcoming surgery and on quired medical manipulations while as in the previous times, a physician the best operational approach. examining the patient. Exactly that was forced to spend the entire shift time there was an examination of in the dark. Thanks to CPC!” The computed tomography scanner a three-year-old Artyom brought by has various unique functions, as his mother Evgeniya. by Pavel Kretov

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Stadium of My Dream MANY OUTSTANDING WORLD-FAMOUS ATHLETES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THE KRASNODAR KRAI. IVAN PODDUBNY, A WRESTLER, EVGENY KAFELNIKOV AND MARIA SHARAPOVA, TENNIS PLAYERS, IRINA KARAVAYEVA, A TRAMPOLINING OLYMPIC CHAMPION, AND A LOT OF OTHERS ARE AMONG THEM. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THESE GLORIAL SPORTS TRADITIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM HAS BUILT A NEW STADIUM IN THE KUBAN VILLAGE OF VARENIKOVSKAYA.

The Stadium Kuban built in 2015 850 seats; there are comfortable un- “The village dwellers have been with the CPC charity funds became der-stand premises with rooms for dreaming of a sports stadium for the first sports facility in the region storing sports equipment, accom- a long time, but the facility con- where significant track and field modating the judges, locker rooms, structed by CPC has exceeded all competitions could be held. Venia- and showers. This sports facility is their expectations,” says Elena min Kondratyev, Head of the Krasno- connected to the heating and hot Martynenko, Head of the Depart- dar Krai, visited the official stadium water supply systems and perfectly ment for Physical Education and opening ceremony. illuminated. The territory is well-fur- Sports of the Krymsk District Mu- nished with paving tiles, and there nicipality. “Nowadays, more than The football field is equipped with is a spacious parking lot. The stadi- 3,500 children are already doing an effective drainage system; there um has immediately become a fa- sports in the stadium, and this are four run tracks around, sec- vorite place for training and perfor- number keeps growing. For us, it is tors for long jumps and shot put. mance of athletes, football players, very important the engagement of The stadium stands are designed for and grass ball hockey players. children who are keen on sports,

The builders of the Stadium Kuban Alexandr Zyuzin, multiple USSR champion, multiple medal winner of Weightlifting performed a large amount of work World and the European Championships

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strengthen their health, and do “Many thanks to the Consortium for The school is headed by Alexandr not just loaf about”. such a wonderful facility!” Evgeny Zyuzin, four-time champion of shows his appreciation. “Previously, the USSR, multiple medal winner Elena Martynenko became an of- I had to travel to another district for of World and European champion- ficial only two years ago. She is training at the stadium. An ath- ships, international Master of Sport from top-class sport: She profes- lete cannot do without a stadium in weightlifting. sionally played volleyball, defended in any way: warm-ups, stretching, the honor of the region at Russian acceleration drills. If one can do “We have an excellent coaching competitions. cross-country running in the forest, and teaching staff, and it is one of then, to improve speed running, the strongest in the region for track “The official and sportswoman are a run track is always required. I am and field athletics,” he says. “Already still competing inside me. I com- glad that now I can properly train in in 2017, our trainees set nine re- bine managerial work with perfor- my village. I have two sons growing cords of Kuban. Konstantin Plokhot- mances in veteran sports: I play for up. The eldest one is also doing track nikov who is trained by the Honored the Krymchanka team,” she men- and filed athletics at this stadium, Coach of Russia Alexandr Gukov tions. and I hope that he will eventually won all possible competitions excel the sport achievements of his among young people, and the same The life of Evgeny Doga, multiple father.” with Kseniya Novak among juniors. medal winner of the champion- Evgeny Doga won bronze at the Cup ships and Cups of Russia in track The Stadium Kuban administrative- of Russia (last year he was a silver and field athletics, Master of Sport, ly belongs to the Urozhai Sports medalist). Alexandr Khramov took whom Panorama CPC correspon- School well-known in the region. the first place at the championship dents have met at the stadium, is Over the years of its existence, it has of the Southern Federal District. completely devoted to the top- trained over three thousand athletes Today, he is the best in Russia at this class sports. Twice a day, twelve of mass degrees, about 80 of the first age.” times a week, he persistently trains class, more than 30 of Candidates here. Master of Sports. by Pavel Kretov

Evgeny Doga, multiple medal winner of Elena Martynenko, Head of the Department The result of persistent training the championships and Cup of Russia in for Physical Education and Sports of track and field athletics the Krymsk District Municipality www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 33 THANKS TO CPC

Happiness of Childhood TOGETHER WITH MODERNIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF OIL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES UNDER THE EXPANSION PROJECT, CPC HAS IMPLEMENTED LARGE-SCALE CHARITABLE PROGRAMS AIMED TO IMPROVE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE REGIONS WHERE IT OPERATES.

Numerous health care, educational, the number of children in the wait- and sports facilities have been built ing list,” says Anzhela Tolmachyova, and modernized. The management Head of nursery school No. 37. and all the staff of CPC are proud of the great work performed. Opening Thanks to the furniture, sports such facilities has always been as equipment, toys, and lots of important as commissioning of new other equipment handed pump stations and oil tanks. over by CPC, the nursery school meets all up-to-date AS PER UP-TO-DATE standards. In every group STANDARDS there are ionizers and bactericidal lamps which In April 2015, in the presence of effectively purify the air the representatives of the Consor- of viruses. The bedrooms tium shareholders, nursery school have extendable beds, No. 37 was inaugurated in the village which allow gaining more of Staromyshastovskaya. On that day, free space. An essential the nursery school opened its doors thing is drying cabinets. to 165 children in full-day groups and Kids have their clothes more than 30 children in short-stay soaking wet quite often, and it groups. Two years later the corre- is necessary to dry it very quickly. spondents of Panorama CPC came to Headwear, mittens, clothing, foot- visit the children. wear are dried on the shelves.

“The nursery school built by NURTURE, EDUCATION, the Consortium helped the village TRADITIONS very much: We were able to reduce The highlight of the nursery school is a music room equipped with a modern multimedia system. Music classes and matinees are held here along with theatrical performances.

“Now it’s even surprising that at the construction stage we did not of costumes for children: Dresses of like these two supporting columns fairy-tale characters, New-Year cos- in the center. But we decorated tumes, as well as Cossack garments. them as the border of the stage and the audience space, and it turned A large amount of the teachers’ out to be very well-balanced,” says work is associated with spiritual and Anzhela Tolmachyova. moral education of preschoolers.

There is a wardrobe next to Each year the children are cer- the music room. The nursery teach- emonially made Cossacks. They Anzhela Tolmachyova ers and parents have made up a lot have a uniform made up with real

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shoulder boards. At such festivals, the same room the children are en- school, there are also tables with the children are fostered interest in gaged in various types of handiwork. cooling surfaces. The matter is that folk art and Kuban folk games; cour- according to the Sanitary Rules and age and dexterity are instilled in The room for the preschool group, Regulation requirements for chil- children. Moreover, the teachers and in which children are prepared to dren’s institutions, drinking water parents have furnished a museum enter school, is equipped with an in- should be boiled every three hours, of the Kuban living conditions. In teractive whiteboard. With its help, and without the cooling tables, large the teachers hold classes on project pots do not have time to cool down. activities, and classes in mathemat- ics are particularly popular with “It’s easy to cook many tasty meals the children. with such equipment,” highlights Alexandra Togoeva, a cook. “We TO MAKE LERA HAPPY have a 10-day menu. Today for lunch, for example, we have beet- “Do you like it in the nursery root soup with sour cream, pilaf school?” we ask 6-year-old Lera. with meat, fresh cucumbers and dried fruit compote.” “Very much! I’m happy to go to the nursery school. I like dancing, The holy of holies in the nursery doing physical exercises, and what school is a laundry, which is also is more the food here is deli- fully equipped at CPC’s expense. cious,” she says rapidly. Hygiene first! Bed linen and towels are replaced once a week or when To have the food in they become dirty. A lot of towels the nursery school as are especially required in summer delicious as Lera likes, when there are activities devoted to the Caspian Pipe- cold training. line Consortium has equipped the catering It is important to note that CPC has facilities with a variety not just built this nursery school of advanced equipment. and handed over so many items of The cooks make steamed different equipment. Cooperation dietetic food, being able with the preschool institution goes to bake rolls and fish cakes on. The Consortium participates in at the same time. The cooks organization of special events, gives have special stoves, bakery the children New Year’s presents, proofing oven for dough, kneaders, and hands over sets of school sup- pulping machines, powerful minc- plies to nursery school graduates. ing machines, huge refrigerators, and a dishwasher. In the nursery by Pavel Kretov

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Wonderful Korean WHEN I WAS ASKED BY THE MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENTS TO TELL ABOUT MY HOBBY, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SHARE MY IMPRESSIONS OF STUDYING THE KOREAN LANGUAGE AND STAYING IN SOUTH KOREA. I HOPE THAT MY STORY WILL BE USEFUL AND INTERESTING FOR SOMEONE, AND, MAY BE, EVEN GIVE AN IDEA ABOUT VISITING THIS COUNTRY.

situation after the war, it demon- TWO LANGUAGES strated outstanding economic growth rates and became one of Contrary to common belief, and the so-called “Asian Tigers”. unlike Japanese and Chinese, the modern Korean language almost Korea has indeed been making never involves the use of hieroglyphs great efforts for many years to (except in special cases in the sci- popularize its culture in the world entific literature or in newspapers). by actively promoting its serials, The Korean script (the alphabet) pop music, and literature. This is called Hangul, and at first sight phenomenon was given a name of the Korean text can actually re- Hallyu – Korean Wave. The fruits semble hieroglyphs. However, this of this campaign can be fully is only a visual similarity. Hangul observed now, but during my was created in the 15th century by studentship very few people knew the order of King Sejong the Great, anything about this country, and but its widespread use began much the more interesting it seemed to later. Nevertheless, nowadays, it is study it. the main (and the only one in North Mariya Boguslavskaya, “A language is Korea) form of writing in the Korean a key element of culture and national Our one-year study placement language. character” at Yonsei University (Seoul) was in 2011-2012; we were exchange If you compare the South Korean students and spent two terms in and North Korean versions of THE ASIAN TIGER the country. I will try to briefly the language, it is worth noting describe my experience. that the main difference lies in Everyone who becomes a student of the Institute of Asian and Afri- can Studies faces the necessity to choose the major Oriental language and country to study. I may say that I chose the Korean language and Korea by chance, but I have never regretted it. At that time, I did not have a deep knowledge either of the Korean history, or of the people, economy, or language. However, with the help of our won- derful teachers, the Korean stud- ies (yes, such notion does exist!) became a truly fascinating subject for us, the students, and we were able to immerse in the country’s atmosphere, looking forward to the annual study placement in Seoul.

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the vocabulary. The South Korean version contains a lot of borrowings from other languages, especially from English, and North Korean in this sense is more clean and isolated.

PEOPLE There are very friendly and hospi- table people in Korea; no one in the street will ever refuse to tell you the way or give advice. If you do not speak Korean, you can ask young people for help, since most of them, unlike the older generation, speak English well.

I advise you to be prepared for increased attention from the local population. You can be examined with interest in public transport because face features, height, etc. can still attract attention, especially if you travel outside of Seoul. If you The best time for a trip to Korea is autumn or spring. In autumn, you can see do not really want to stand out of a colorful leaf fall, and in spring – a splendid blossom of magnolia, sakura and the crowd, women, for example, can other trees. be advised not to wear off-the-shoul- der or low-necked clothes, as it is considered quite provocative, while, for example, hot pants are by no a very respectful manner until In the language, such division is means considered very immodest or now; the relations between people expressed through various polite inappropriate. are strictly governed by age, social forms and degrees of politeness. background and status. Therefore, Even if a person is only one or WHAT TO SEE? opinions of senior members of two years older, the Koreans use the family, elder friends or col- the polite forms. If you are in Seoul, you certainly leagues are often predominant in need to visit the Gyeongbokgung different situations. At the same A PART OF MY LIFE Palace, in which the royal family time, the elders take care of once lived. It is certainly worth- the youngest, and such attitude In conclusion, I would like to say while to climb the Namsan Seoul concerns family, business, and that I am very happy that once my Tower to enjoy the beautiful view. educational relations between choice fell on Korea as a subject of In the evening, it’s also great to take people. study and that a part of my life was a ride along the Han River admiring associated with this country. the Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain. And if you want to go shopping, At the moment I am very pleased to the best thing is to go to the Myeo- use the opportunities of teaching When Koreans tell you their age, ngdong district where the number the Korean language in my spare most likely, it will not quite match of various shopping centers is so time. I maintain a skill level by com- the passport age. The fact is that impressing. municating with my Korean friends, the age of a child in Korea begins and I feel joy when I see the success not with the date of birth, but with It is great if you can visit other of my students. And, of course, I am the time spent in the mother’s places besides Seoul, for example, happy to share my impressions of abdomen. Moreover, further go to the port city of Busan, to visiting Korea, so that maybe some- addition of new years is also the Seoraksan mountains or fly to one could also discover this wonder- performed not on the person’s Jeju Island. ful country for themselves. birthday, but on January 1 of each year according to the lunar calendar by Mariya Boguslavskaya, CULTURE (i.e. when the Oriental New Year is Administrative Assistant, celebrated). In Korea, with its rich Confucian Human Resources Department, foretime, they treat the elders in CPC Moscow Office www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 37 TRAVELS

To the End of the Earth by Car THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS BEING IN FULL SWING, ELENA, MY CAR CLUB FRIEND, AND I HAD AN IDEA: WHY DON’T WE GO TO THE SUBARСTIC THIS SUMMER?

European town located in the Arctic We decided to travel without rage, belt, which can be reached through but for pleasure, so we traveled only the tunnel under the Arctic Ocean. at daylight, with normal comfortable overnight stops. Detailing the route, we counted kilo- meters of roads, estimated capacities, SUBARCTIC studied the climatic map, determined the places of rest, refueling and over- It took us two days to reach night halts. And we finally decided: Murmansk, having received We’ll definitely make this trip! a huge charge from the nature of the Karelian lakes and forests, from The plan of the trip was perfect: the greatness of our nature, pictur- Moscow suburbs – Yanishpole – esque rocks, purity of rivers and air. Murmansk – Vardø – Medvezhye- A memorable moment is the cross- gorsk – Ruskeala – Sortavala – Veliky ing of the Arctic Circle. Novgorod – Moscow suburbs. In the morning, driving off OFF WE GO!.. the hotel in Yanishpol and adjusting As it usually happens: High spirits, map, plan of the trip... Within six So, all done: Visas, car maintenance, months, the desire to go has not portable radio sets, navigator, and subsided, but even intensified. We eagerness to drive along our route. have been collecting interesting Our all-girl journey began in an early facts about possible places to visit. At August morning. first, we have chosen the Kingdom of Norway as the initial and final desti- The first part of the route was nation of our trip. 1,200 km from Moscow to Yanishpol. Having entered the Kola motorway, PREPARATION we were so stupefied by the road high quality that even got surprised. However, it seemed trivial to us just By the way, the roads are perfect. In to go to Kirkenes, a Russian city the north, Rosavtodor works out by in Norway. We began to zoom out 300 % to the last detail; the quality the map, and then everything fell of the roadway is so superb that you into a groove: Here it is, an ideal simply refuse to believe that you are place for our vacation – the island of in Russia. The Norwegian roads are Vardøya, the most ancient town in not so perfect, but, to be honest, they Valentina Smirnova, “Hello, Subartic!” the Northern Norway and the only are simply good.

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the navigator, we heard, “Follow 710 km to the roundabout!”

This gave us a lot of enthusiasm and good spirits!

We were beating our way through the morning mist, which I had never seen before in my life. It enveiled and hid the whole city from heaven to earth. While traveling, we came across our friends: By the way, all of them are the members of our car club, and two vehicles started their way towards the Russian-Norwegian border. It was approximately 200 km in the forest-tundra. The views of fantastic beauty spread out in front Vardøhus is the world’s northernmost fortress of us; all around there were all shades of green, from golden-lime to deep-emerald. Without watching elderly ladies asked if we needed help. arrived in order to breathe in, under- the clock, we stopped and took pic- We replied that we were from Russia stand, and be recharged with clean- tures of all this beauty. and just wanted to take a photo. liness and freedom, so that the wind Carefulness, cordiality and hospitabil- carries away all sadness and doubt. NORWAY ity – these are the features, as we have The rebooting was 100 % successful! noticed, that are commonly found in The border crossing took 20 minutes the inhabitants of Norway. WATCH AND REMEMBER at most, and now we are on the Scan- dinavian part of the continent: It is REBOOTING Our brief acquaintance with Norway time to conquer the Arctic belt of made us realize that the Norwegians the Earth! The tunnel got under our skin: Three were very authentic, but at the same kilometers under the Arctic Ocean! time completely good-natured and Sheep in multicolored collars and Following the tunnel, we “dive” to open. Fantastic views, good roads – hardly scared Norwegian deer are a depth of 89.9 m and “emerge” al- everything here is made for people’s picking grass between the road and ready on the Arctic island: This is not convenience. Places for hygiene stops, the edge of the sea. Shaking their a fairy tale, not a fantasy, but a re- outdoor grills by the sea, shelters and heads, the deer are peeping into ality, absolute, perfect and so joyful sightseeing platforms – all clean, nice the car – just reach out and pet them! that it took our breath away and we and calm! A bit aloof as it may seem, wanted to jump over the moon with but there is a harsh reality of the north, Along the passes and curves, endlong the emotions that overfilled us. We like many centuries ago in it. the Barents Sea we reach a punch- just couldn’t help it! line of our trip – a tunnel leading It struck us that the world’s north- from the mainland to a fishermen’s Here IT is, the end of the earth, no ernmost fortress was open day and village. Before entering the tunnel, we longer the continent, but the small night: Come in, watch, and remem- stopped to take a momentous picture. island of Vardø, washed in all sides ber that there was a war here. It is Seeing our hazard lights on, a Nor- by the waters of the Barents Sea. the only fortress in the Kingdom, wegian car stopped nearby, and two Hello, the land for which we have which has never hauled the colours

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Lake, Sortavala, and the way back home.

The marble quarries of Ruskeala are located 25 km to the north of Sortavala, on the high bank of the rapid river of Tohmajoki.

After the end of the Northern War, a new border between Russia and Sweden passed along the northern outskirts of Ruskeala, so that old Swedish quarries ended up at the Russian territory. The marble of Ruskeala quarries was used to clad St. Isaac’s and Kazan cathedrals in Saint Petersburg. Nowadays, there is Ruskeala Prior to entering the tunnel under the Elena – the unfailing partner and first Mountain Park, a unique man- mass of the ocean waters driver made natural and landscape- tourist attraction. After wandering around the quarries, having and has never given up. The Norwe- never failed to amaze us how rich immersed into history and nature, gians like and respect Russians for the northern nature was. we understand that from this the fact that during the World War II moment our way home starts. they came on submarines and helped We stopped in Medvezhiegorsk for Overnight stay and a short walk the Resistance. two nights, the former capital of around Sortavala, and then Veliky Gulag, now being a nice quiet town Novgorod and Moscow. Walking near water, breakfast on the shore of the Onega Lake. by the ocean, silence, emptiness. The hostel was already familiar to The total trip was 5,860 km; The water… wise, silver, deep. Hot us: We had stopped there a couple of the duration of the trip was coffee and a car that brought us to years ago in winter. But in summer 10 days. Emotions are un- the end of the earth. All these are everything seems different: There is countable, they are priceless the components of happiness, which a particular charm in the sun among and endless. And now we have replenished the treasury of life and the crowns of the pines, in white a simple answer to the question remained in our memories. sand at the edge of cold but very of how to reach the Subartic: Get pure water. A complete unity with into the car and go! KARELIA the world and nature. by Valentina Smirnova, Karelia is a huge pantry of untouched But we have to move on, there are Administrative Assistant, rivers, lakes, forests, and pure air. It marble quarries ahead, Ladoga CPC Moscow office

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Krymsk is the Birthplace of Russian Oil THE FIRST RUSSIAN OIL WELL WAS DRILLED IN 1864. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN SIBERIA, WHICH LATER BECAME THE OIL PROVINCE OF RUSSIA, BUT IN THE KRYMSK DISTRICT OF THE KRASNODAR KRAI.

of them produced as much hydro- commencing the CPC construction carbons as the Taman well. That is on May 12, 1999,” Viktor Volgin why the news of the first gushes had told his colleagues with a smile. quickly spread all over the country. “The monument was very ill-kept, though there was gas burning from In the first years after the discov- the ground, and the locals were ery of oil in these areas, more than even barbequing there. There was 100 thousand tonnes of valu- an idea to take the Vyshka-Babushka able product were received from under patronage, but the Compa- the wells. However, the first Russian ny management proposed leaving driller Novosiltsev did not ever man- it to extracting companies, and aged to find a real “oil line” due to searching for the Truba-Babushka small size of the oil-producing area. (the “Granny” Pipe) instead to take under patronage. It is interesting Viktor Volgin to Pavel Kretov, representative of the CPC Press-Service: Being on a business trip in the west- that next to this monument there “The history of Russian oil began here!” ern region of CPC, the personnel is an oil well drilled more than one and a half century ago, from which natural gas is still coming out. In 1958, at the southern border of the village of Kievskoye, the oilmen Who knows, what if, one day, this erected the Vyshka-Babushka area becomes a new oil province of monument (“Granny” Rig) in Russia given the increased techni- the place of the first drilled well, cal capabilities of oil producers? which reminds of the fact that And then millions of tonnes of it is the Krymsk District that is the Kuban oil running through the birthplace of Russian oil. the custody metering units of PS Krymskaya (maybe that is In 1864, a retired engineer- how the existing PS-8 will be ing colonel, A. N. Novosiltsev, called in the future...) will come proceeded to search for black to the CPC stream and rush to gold at the Taman Peninsula. He the international markets. drilled several wells of different depths in the Kuban River basin. by Ekaterina Suvorova And only from one of them locat- ed in the valley of a small river of Kudako there was a gush of oil with a daily production of about 15 tons of hydrocarbons. of our Press-Service have recently visited the Vyshka-Babushka togeth- This first black gush of oil in er with Viktor Volgin, Chief Repre- the territory of Russia demonstrated sentative for Regional Authorities the efficiency of oil exploration and Relations. production by drilling, dispersing all doubts of the mining authority man- “To my great embarrassment, agers of the future oil country about I myself got to know about the Vysh- Gas is coming out of the well drilled one the new method. Previously, there ka-Babushka from the Moscow jour- and a half century ago were only well oil fields, but none nalists that came to the ceremony of www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 41 TRADITIONS

Portrait of a Nation in Proverbs and Sayings

MEMBERS OF THE CPC BIG TEAM HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COLLEAGUES OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES

turn, acquainting them with the way alone”; “Even drinking poison – if of life, traditions, and customs of our only with the kin”. A person is happy own nation. only when staying with the people but not alone as “Loneliness adorns Various ways may be used in trying only Allah”. to give insight into the national char- acter of a particular nation. I would ...AND HOMELAND like to propose a way that any person can use to acquaint representatives The home land attracts a person like of another ethnic group with his or a magnet: “A dog feels well where her nation, or to gain a better insight it is fed well, but a horseman feels into other nation’s soul. I am talking well when he is at home”, and no about Kazakh proverbs and sayings, one will choose a foreign land, being which represent polished and neat tempted by some kind of riches: folk wisdom proven over the ages. “Better to be a sole in the native land, than a sultan in a foreign country”. TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE... The Kazakhs prove the singularity and uniqueness of their homeland by The Kazakhs, by nature, are not a wide variety of forms: “A dear land Zharkyn Kenzhebaeva, “You can learn loners. They cannot live without is a golden cradle”; “Even an onion the soul of an ethnic group by listening friends, neighbors, and relatives. can taste sweet at home”; “Even carefully to what and how people say” The nation and homeland are a mole feels like a hero in its own the main concepts in the Kazakh hole”; “Even a dog keeps its tail up Companionship and friendly relations philosophy. A person should not when at home”; “Every tree smiles at that bind us enrich our life experi- stand alone through thick and thin you when you are at home”. ence, sometimes allowing us looking as the people’s wisdom says. at usual phenomena through the lens There can be no happiness in the for- of the values of another nation. Thus, “Joys shared with others are more eign country: “If you have not found we can say that working in a multina- enjoyed, but two in distress make happiness at home, you will not find tional team of the Consortium, along sorrow less.” Experience lived it in a strange land”; “A man without with the regular vocational training through together with the people homeland is like a lonely night- in our specialty, we constantly take equals the most significant events: “It ingale without a forest”; “Only in other, special training, our own uni- is a feast day to stay with the many”, a strange land you understand how versity of life, by learning something and any burden should be shared dear is your homeland”; “A goose useful and important from represen- with your people: “Better stray all yearns for its dear lake, and a man tatives of other nationalities and, in together than follow the right way for his homeland”. As soon as a man

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is all in all for a person” is an axiom, after which many others follow: “A child is the flower of the soul, the light of the eyes”; “Sweet is the honey, but the child is even sweeter”. It is no coincidence there- fore that wishing welfare to a good man whom you feel gratitude for is expressed as follows: “Let you have many offsprings!”; “Let your family multiply!” Absence of children is perceived as deep sorrow: “Home is not cosy without a cradle”.

FEARLESSNESS... What kind of persons does a Kazakh want his children to be? Among the most valued qualities is the cour- deceived by illusive happiness in FATHERS AND SONS age, determination, perseverance, foreign lands understands this, he and even risk, if necessary. “If you are will definitely go back to his roots, A distinctive feature of the Kazakh brave, enemies will stay away from to his hearth and home: “There is mentality can be considered the one you”. The Kazakhs inspire their chil- no land better than home, there are of a deep understanding that during dren: “A bullet cannot kill the batyr no people better than at home”; “No education of the younger generation, (a Kazakh warrior), an enemy hides matter how long a horse rides, it the standards of morality are better away from the brave”; “Fortresses will come back to its stall; no matter assimilated not from rhetoric, but surrender to the valiant”. how long a horseman wanders, he from a living example of the elders: will come back home”. The Kazakh “A daughter follows the mother’s Anyone can school themselves to proverbs reflect generous attitude of path, and the son – the father’s”; courage and determination; there is the people toward such scouts of For- “Looking up to the elder brother, only one condition: “The law of cour- tune in strange lands: “Your wrong the younger one grows up. Looking age is to believe in oneself”. Risk is belief was not so great if you found up to the elder sister, the younger a companion of a brave person, and a way back to your kin”. one grows up”; “If a father does not it helps succeed in the most difficult

The Kazakhs believe that those who do not deserve respect of the people “You may not be a son of your father, will not be honored by the mercy of but be the son of the people” the Holy Father: “A person who is not dear to the people is not dear to the God”. However, the people’s love saves the person from many misfor- know how to tend sheep, his son situations: “Risk is a companion tunes: “A pet of the people passes does not know how to tend lambs”. of a hero”; “Risk may even budge unscathed through fire and flood”. If a mountain”. Perseverance is equally one proverb states that “The people The Kazakhs believe that education important on the way to achieving have fifty eyes”, then according to should start from the early child- the goal: “A persevering man can another “The people have fifty ears”, hood: “A child should be cradled”; drink water even from a sieve”; and therefore the people are always and almost the same thing though “Happiness itself finds the way to wise: “No matter how much you do allegorically: “A dog’s training should a persevering horseman”. know, you will not know more than be started from the puppyhood”. your nation”; “You may be smarter ... AND PATIENCE than your friends, but not wiser than The Kazakhs tend to be tactful on your nation”. the issues of upbringing. Much is said The Kazakhs are amazingly patient and done as if not directly address- people. They carry with dignity The Kazakhs believe that the most ing the educatee: “My daughter, the burden of hardships that fall important thing in upbringing of I’m talking to you, and you, daugh- upon them, and they hope, on the young is cultivation of devotion ter-in-law, listen”. and on, for improvement of their to the Motherland and to the nation: living conditions. They are not used “You may not be a son of your father, Children make up one of the main to making decisions in a blaze of but be the son of the people”. life values for the Kazakhs. “A child anger: “Anger is an enemy, brain www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 43 TRADITIONS

is a friend – add more intelligence every possible way: “A thoughtless been unkind to them: “Wine and to your brain”; “When anger is brain cannot keep hold of knowl- dine the one who has hit you”. This first, reason is last”; “Do not judge edge”; “A stupid horseman is like proverb reveals such qualities of in anger”. One also cannot swear a horse without a bridle”. a national character as mildness and an oath and give a promise in a state forgiveness. of anger, and deeds committed in BY THE LAW OF HOSPITALITY such state are likely to turn out to be What, then, should be said about imprudent: “Having a grudge against One of the most striking features the Kazakh’s attitude to a friend? a moth, do not set your fur coat of the Kazakh people is hospitality. One can give one’s all for a friend: afire”. One should be patient, so then The Kazakhs like to pay visits and do “Sacrifice your soul and life for your “If you do not haste, you can catch not consider visiting as dawdling. On friend”. A person who does not have a hare even on a cart”, that is, you the contrary, it is such a pleasant rest a friend is truly unhappy: “If there will achieve all your goals. for them, an opportunity to talk to is no friend, there is no peace in interesting people that disapproval the soul”; “Life without friends is KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! of refusing to pay a visit passed into food without salt”. The one who has the following proverb: “If only once A thirst for knowledge is a peculiar you turn your back on invitation, you feature of the Kazakhs. Like Shake- will not get it another time”. speare’s Hamlet, they realize that “There are more things in heaven It is a matter of honor to properly and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt welcome the guests under one’s roof. of in your philosophy”, and they express it with a proverb: “The world An honor of hospitality is above is full of the unknown”. personal interests: “If you kill a lamb

The Kazakhs are great masters of expressive, picturesque descriptions. They are said to be “able to make oil drip from words”

With all the traditional esteem to for a guest – the lamb will die then; the elder, people of knowledge are if you do not kill it – you will die of loaded with no less distinction: “He shame”. Perfectly understanding who has seen a lot knows more than that “One cannot feed the guest with he who has lived a lot”. Power, wealth, words”, the host hopes that “The pov- and outward appearance are not as erty of the table is redeemed with important as knowledge: “A strong the generosity of the soul”. There- man will defeat only one, but a liter- fore the Kazakh proverb advises: “If friends stands faithfully by them and ate – thousands”; “It is better to have you have nothing to wine and dine, equals all their friendship: one son of science than a thousand of find hearty words for your guest”. sheep”; “The beauty of the earth is in The same attitude is expected from “A friend has always a seat of honor seeds of crop, the beauty of man is in the guest: “The guest’s gratitude is in the house”; “A bird is strong by seeds of knowledge”; “Knowledge is more precious than gold”. its wings, a man is strong by his a gold mine”. It is quite natural that friends”. Friendship imposes heavy they want to get their children prop- The Kazakhs believe that happiness commitments on a person; one needs erly educated, and convince them comes home with a guest: “A guest to be able to share even the least: that knowledge is needed: “Chase not comes in, and happiness follows “True friends will equally divide even gold, but knowledge”; “There is no life him”; “When a welcome guest a half”. One needs to completely without knowledge and no knowl- comes, a sheep brings twins”. That is share friend’s beliefs: “If your friend edge without learning”; “Rely not on why, the Kazakh proverb teaches: “If is blind, close one of your eyes”. One your strength, but on your knowl- a guest is at your door, hurry up to needs to be ready to make any sacri- edge”. Such attitude to knowledge meet him”. fice: “For a cordial friend you won’t gives rise to quite peculiar damnation: regret even your heart”. Folk wisdom “Do not know yourself and do not FRIENDSHIP says that “Friendship is a priceless listen to those who know!” treasure”, “Clothing is good when The soulfulness of the Kazakhs is new and a friend when old”; “Trees Consequently, ignorance and stupid- evident in the fact that they are are supported by roots, and a man – ity are condemned and ridiculed in ready to feast even those who have by his friends”.

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THE POWER OF WORDS who knows what to say”. The Kazakhs Hardships and misfortune may lie in know the power of words: “The word wait anywhere for a person: “When Over many merits, the Kazakhs is capable to break a stone; if it does happiness betrays you, a dog can prioritize striking and nifty words: not break the stone, it will break bite you even if you are on a camel”; “Eloquence is the best art”. They the head”; “A dead shot will defeat “Do not say there is no enemy – know how to say appropriate words the enemy; an accurate word will ex- the enemy is hiding in the ravine; that may sound as a nail hammered tinguish a quarrel”. They know the ir- do not say there is no wolf – the wolf into the right place: “A word spoken reversibility of the words: “A spoken is hidden in the hat”. So it’s better is like a successfully hammered word takes its flight”, and therefore not to take any chance: “Let sleeping nail”. The following proverb re- they are very careful. They are precise dogs lie”. flects the fact that only dishonest, in weighing each word as everyday ex- unashamed people do not listen to perience teaches them that very often ETERNAL VALUES reasonable and wise words: “A good “a man’s ruin lies in his tongue”, and shot does not kill only bold faces”. in some situations “silence can take The God is aware of all deeds and Conscious people will always be even big woes away”. “The one who thoughts of the people: “No matter speaks without thinking will die with- how quiet you whisper, the God out getting sick” they warn. will still hear you” and the person expects help from the Invisible Loose tongue, according to the Ka- in any difficult time: “Even a lean zakhs, is a rather harmful character- shack is under the God’s protection”; istic because “spoken words are like “The God is a support for the lonely”. flown birds – neither can be re- called”, “Wagging tongue can attract People live through a hard life on misfortune”. earth achieving success by hard work and inevitably losing something near AT PEACE WITH FATE and dear. They pay a heavy price for moments of happiness. They change To a certain extent, fatalism char- the world by changing themselves. acterizes the Kazakhs. They believe There is too much temptation that “The fate is born with the birth around, and it is necessary to make of every person”, that is why there is the right choice between the truth no salvation from what is destined: and the error, between the good and “Every bullet has its billet”. Everyone the evil. Sometimes this life – short has their destiny written on the fore- like a stick of a whip – is not enough head, and if so, then the person to fulfill all desires, to implement all is fated to experience everything plans. So each person in their own destined for him by the heavens: “You way reviews the results of their own will never die until you experience life. However, the highest courage is everything you have to live through”. to live with hope and belief. The Ka- grateful for a good word: “May your Everything that was meant to happen zakhs said about this in the utmost wishes come true!”, as they strongly with a person happens: The one stunning and accurate manner: believe that “A little sympathy goes dies who is destined to die, the one “Without hope – meet the devil”. a long way”. survives who must not die: “The red battle may last for hundreds of years; When getting acquainted with The Kazakhs are great masters of if your fate is such, you will come the Kazakh proverbs and sayings, expressive, picturesque descriptions. back home alive”, “A head of a man is representatives of other national- They are said to be “able to make oil a playing of Allah”. ities admiring the power of their drip from words” and to convince aesthetic and moral impact may note a companion of anything. They can Even if a person tries to deceive sometimes that there are almost comfort, encourage, inspire a person, the fate, it is inexorable: “Death the same or very close expressions in so “a word warmly said gives comfort when it comes will have no denial”. their native language. This allows us even to a cat”. Thanks to the language, However, sometimes people seem starting thinking about the reasons a person adapts to any situation: “He to be eager to meet death: “A child for such similarity, which inevitably that has a tongue in his head may find seeking death runs to the graveyard”. refers us to the question of language his way anywhere”, “A head may be Therefore, one shall take care, which contacts being a reflection of various cut off, but not the tongue” the Ka- has never harmed anyone: “Caution is connections and relations among zakhs say recognizing the right of no crime”. It is better to overestimate the peoples. But this will be dis- everyone for freedom of speech, and a hazard than to underestimate it: “If cussed next time. appreciating anyone’s cleverness in your enemy is a mouse, beware of it a conversation: “No claims to the one as if it was a lion”. by Zharkyn Kenzhebayeva www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 45 OUR FUTURE

A Sporting Tandem “HAPPINESS DOES EXIST. I KNOW HIM VERY WELL... I KNOW HIS LAUGH, COLOR OF HIS EYES, SIZE OF THE LITTLE FEET... AND EVERY DAY MY HAPPINESS CALLS ME MUMMY!” THESE ARE THE WORDS WITH WHICH OUR COLLEAGUE, KRISTINA SAKHAROVA, HAS STARTED THE STORY ABOUT HER SON.

Demyan will soon turn seven, and aggression is unacceptable, that no- for almost three years now he has bility of karate knights is expressed been intensively going for kyokushin in their ability to protect themselves kaikan karate classes under guidance and those who cannot stand up for of Yulia Tseitlina, eight-time cham- themselves in front of a stronger op- pion of Russia, two-time champion ponent under any circumstances,” of the world, and holder of Kristina says. Kristina and Demyan Sakharov the 4th dan of IFK. At first, Dyoma was the small- “Our outstanding est in the karate group, since various demonstration performanc- sensei is an example in children from 5.5 years are es. In the Sakharovs’ house, a collec- everything. Ms. Yulia admitted. How did he manage tion of sports trophies, medals, and Tseitlina is in an excel- to win through the strict age rewards is constantly growing. lent shape, and she is limit? At the age of four, always very positive! having watched the demon- An important detail: All the train- She is patient in strations of the trainees ing is performed with an active putting into of Yulia Tseitlina, the kid participation of the parents. Dads our children’s was eager to become like and mums, together with their kids, heads that them. Neither his mother learn the traditional components the strength nor the coach could resist of martial arts – kata and kumite. and dexterity his passionate desire of The coach is convinced that such acquired at her karate. joint workouts are an important classes, the mastery motivation for young sportsmen, of karate techniques Today, Demyan is one and Kristina fully agrees with it. It is are not a reason to of the three leaders of the very approach which is practised demonstrate their the group, and has experi- in the family of the Sakharovs: First superiority over ence of successful partici- the mother masters some activity: others. Demyan has pation in competitions in She gets on a bicycle, roller-skates, really understood well Moscow, in the champion- takes swimming and horse riding the philosophy that ship of Russia, as well as in lessons, and then her son joins her.

“Where there is strength, there is justice and kindness,” infixes sensei Yulia Tseitlina in her trainees’ minds

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Their sporting tandem is a corner- “A personal example is always im- that a man is characterized not by stone of mutual understanding and portant in education. Dyoma loves words, but by deeds. basis for close friendship. our joint exercises, and tries to keep pace with me.” “If I carry something heavy, Dyoma Demyan’s range of interests is con- takes my purchases saying, “Mom, stantly expanding. When he was five, I can manage, you’re a girl!” When he took interest in robot technology, I put on my flat shoes, he says, and since then he has been enthusi- “Mom, you are going to your office, astically attending one of the groups put on high-heel shoes!” Kristina of the League of Robots federal smiles. network. Responsibility for one’s behaviour is “One day, having seen an amazing a trait of a real man. Kristina recol- polyglot girl on TV, Dyoma had a burn- lected such a case: ing desire to learn Chinese,” Kristina says. “I took him to a trial lesson to “If children do mischief during a Chinese teacher, after which he was classes, the punishment in the group very serious in saying, “Mom, I have is in the form of exercises: Push-ups, probably gotten ahead of myself with squats, plank. After one fail, Dyoma Chinese, I better first learn English.” came up to me and said, “Mom, And now he is learning English with I’m ready to work off my bad behav- great pleasure. Our short-term plan, ior.” again on Demyan’s initiative, is to enter music school to learn playing Demyan considers the beginning of the guitar. My son has a good ear for schooling as the next stage of his music, he is quick in memorizing development. Visiting the nursery songs, and he sings very well: At school, he expressed impatience, home, or when we are outside for “I’m bothered of having rest, I want a walk... And he loves chess as well... to go to school!”

“Don’t you think that your kid can be Going for a sporting walk Mom’s happiness, Mom’s every- overloaded?” thing – new high challenges are awaiting you! “Dyoma chooses classes of his own He may even express his displeasure, free will, and he monitors his load “Why did you go to the gym without by Ekaterina Suvorova himself, “I want not two but three me?! Indeed, you’ll be thin, and I will classes a week!..” Our rule No. 1 is be fat: It’s not fair!” “In our family, that the child should do only those sport is not a hobby, it’s a lifestyle.” things that he is keen on.” Demyan is growing up as a strong “And what about the rule number and courageous person, and that is two?” great! The main rule in the family is

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Colour, Light, and Shape... WHEN, BEING IN A MUSEUM OR AT AN EXHIBITION, YOU STOP IN FRONT OF A WORK OF ART, IT IS NOT SURPRISINGLY THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TWO THINGS: “DO I LIKE IT?” AND “WHO IS THE AUTHOR?”

in an asylum, and became popular one of the most famous sculptures only after his death. Moreover, his of the 19th century. It was even- style of paining is absolutely recog- tually sold for 19 million USD. For nizable, therefore his paintings are pre-sale promotion, a real 14-year- more valuable for collectors. old dancer was “borrowed” from the Royal Ballet School who had to THE PATIENCE OF MANET stand next to the original Degas’ version of the year 1880, repeating Or Edgar Degas – one of the greatest its pose. This marketing trick was impressionists of the 19th centu- a big success. ry, definitely a brilliant innovator who changed painting technique to At first glance, the poses of both a great extent and possessed the se- dancers were the same, but it could crets of composition perfectly well. He was born in a wealthy family and was meant to go into the law, but went to study to Lamothe, a famous artist of that time. He painted beau- tiful portraits and historical canvas- Daria Margelova, “Painting opens up the es, and this enabled him to open his soul and helps see the beauty of the world workshop later. around” All this, of course, already makes Staying in front of the work of art Degas’ paintings unique, but few are in an auction room or art dealer aware that he was a very hot-tem- gallery, at first you will ask yourself pered, unpleasant, and cynical the same questions and then, im- person. He had never been married mediately: “How much does it cost? explaining this fact by his self-obses- How much will it cost in 10 years?..” sion. He was reputed to be an ardent antisemite, and was constantly rude THE ART OF FATE to others. For the viewer, only personal Only his friend, famous artist preferences are important, for Eduard Manet (not to be confused the collector – factors that will with Claude Monet, an author of Art and life: If one repeats the other?.. increase the cost of the piece of art the famous Water Lilies) could tol- in the future. It is generally known erate all this as he understood and that the artistic level of the painting accepted such behavior by Edgar. be seen that the French original is very difficult to be determined. of 1880 had some cynical freedom Therefore, the artist’s personality THE TWO DANCERS of the pose, while the modern live undoubtedly plays an enormous dancer was very sweet and innocent. role. In old age, Edgar Degas had rapidly begun to lose his sight, and was The matter is that the artist’s model For example, in addition to the un- carried away by sculptures made was Marie van Goethem, a student questionable significance of Van of wax. These works were cast in of the Paris Opera Ballet School, Gogh’s work in terms of study of bronze after the artist’s death. who probably belonged to the cate- art and formation of expressionism, gory of women who had sold them- his life is surrounded with an aura In 2009, the Sotheby’s London de- selves, which was quite frequent at of tragedy: He suffered schizo- partment announced an auction for that time. phrenia, cut off the lobe of his ear, a copy of the famous bronze Little created one of his most famous Dancer of Fourteen Years by Edgar Not without reason did the artist paintings “The Starry Night” being Degas (there are totally 28 of them), put the finished sculpture in a very

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dubious company. Degas often I started painting after 20. Before, sets of bright colourful splashes and painted juvenile delinquents guilty I have never drawn in notebooks strokes at nearby? Why do the fig- of felony murders in the courtroom, at lessons or lecture; in fact, I was ures in Leonardo da Vinci’s paint- and these portraits were exhibited generally indifferent to any forms ings shine? How did Jerome Bosch in 1871 next to the Dancer sculp- of drawing. However, at some point come up with the unearthly subjects ture. One can imagine how shocked I realized that I just wanted to draw! of his paintings being a mentally the visitors were. The choice was made, without any healthy person? hesitation, in favor of oil. First, it is AN ARTIST AND TIME easier to rectify errors, and second- THE MAGIC OF PERFECTION ly, volume, size and shape of strokes I have never studied at an art school; give the picture more volume and Debating on tastes can be endless, my affection for paintings began at realism. The oil allows you connect- someone is an admirer of the con- the age of nineteen. I will not claim ing to the old times. temporary art of Andy Warhol and that I am an expert in painting. I do like to watch, study, read about paintings that I liked; I like to dis- cover the lives of their creators.

In my opinion, the contemporary art must show us our own reality, but from the other, unfamiliar side. It only asks questions and causes us to find answers. Studying paint- ings of old masters, I can vividly imagine how people lived in past eras, how they looked like, how they perceived the beauty and vital problems of their world. How they viewed love, beauty, decline of life, and death.

AT A BLANK CANVAS William Turner: The Fighting Téméraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up “I do not presume to explain how to paint, but only how to get enjoy- THE SECRETS OF BEAUTY his “cans and 50 silkscreen paintings ment... Having bought the colours, of Marilyn Monroe”, and someone an easel, and a canvas, the next When I started drawing, I found out does not understand at all the phe- step was to begin. But what step to that when I was walking outside, nomenon of the Black Square by take?” Winston Churchill often put I instinctively viewed the nature as Kazimir Malevich or abstractionism far more sense in a phrase than it a life model; I evaluated the form of by Wassily Kandinsky. The Scream could be seen at first thought. By his trees, choose the shades of the sky... by Edvard Munch arouses fear in own example, he taught people to When you paint, you constantly face some people, and floating figures on overcome their fear of life, as well as difficulties in choosing colours and the paintings by Marc Chagall cause fear of a “blank canvas”. searching for proportions. How to bewilderment. apply a better shadow, how to make “At a moment when every fibre of the light really shine? I had begun Nevertheless, art is something my being was inflamed to action, to analyze masterpieces, a whole magical and perfect, no wonder I was forced to remain a spectator of world, in which even simplest ob- that the crowds of people seek to the tragedy, placed cruelly in a front jects were attaining beauty, opened see the works of notable painters, seat. And then it was that the Muse up to me. and collectors do not regret to of Painting came to my rescue – out give money for this or that partic- of charity and out of chivalry.” Chur- What is the secret of the unsur- ularly attractive object of spiritual chill created over 500 paintings; he passed sunset in William Turner’s demand. produced his first painting when he painting The Fighting Témérai- was 40. re tugged to her last Berth to be Art makes us better, and painting broken up? How could Aivazovsky opens up our souls, and helps see What does painting mean to me? reproduce from memory what he the beauty of the world around in Fighting my “blank canvas” fear, had seen?” How could Claude Monet the era of gadgets. rest, and freedom for personal im- create paintings that only had provement. meaning from afar, and were only by Daria Margelova www.cpc.ru Panorama CPC September 2017 49 Caspian Pipeline Consortium: a time-tested international project

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