Saint Petersburg DIGEST February 2018

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Concerts Theater Exhibitions page 3 and Ballet page 7 page 5

For Children Cinema page 9 page 11

t t Ticket Instructions kek ke ic page 12 c t i t 2 Concerts Depeche Mode Rock

The legend rock band Depeche Mode will return to Russia this February to give one more concert! Don’t miss the chance to hear its greatest hits «I Feel You», «Enjoy The Silence», «Walking In My Shoes», «Personal Jesus» and see a fabulous show made by the band.

Date and time: February 16, 7:30 pm Venue: Peterburskiy SKK Address: Prospect Urya Gagarina 8 (m. Park Pobedy) Phone: +7 (812) 670-21-02 Price: 3 500 – 15 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Kraftwerk Electronic

Kraftwerk is a German band formed in Dusseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider. The band was fronted by the duo until Schneider’s departure in 2008. Widely considered to be innovators and pioneers of electronic music, they were among the first successful acts to popu- larize the genre.

Date and time: February 11, 8:00 pm Venue: Ubileyniy Concert Hall Address: Prospect Dobrolubova 18 (m. Sportivnaya) Phone: +7 (812) 507-11-06 Price: 2 500 – 3 600 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Goran Bregovic Folk Music

Goran Bregovic is a Bosnian musician and one of the most internationally known modern musi- cians and composers of the Balkans. He has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesaria Evora. He rose to fame playing guitar with his rock band Bijelo Dugme. Among his better known scores are three of Emir Kusturica’s films: Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream and Under- ground.

Date and time: February 10, 7:00 pm Venue: Music-Hall Address: Alexandrovskiy Park 4 (m. Gorkovskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 232-92-01 Price: 1 800 – 5 500 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

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Falling in Reverse Rock

Falling in Reverse is an American rock band based in Las Vegas, Nevada and formed in 2008. The band is led by vocalist Ronnie Radke alongside lead guitarist Christian Thompson, rhythm guitarist Derek Jones, bassist Zakk Sandler and touring drummer Michael Levine.

Date and time: February 4, 8:00 pm Venue: Zal Ozhidaniya Address: Nab. Obvodnogo kanala 118 (m. Frunzenskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 333-10-68 Price: 1 500 – 3 500 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Pizza Pop

The band Pizza was formed in 2010 by Sergey Prikazchikov – the author, compositor of all group’s compositions. The band is loved and known by people who love music for its special melodious- ness, great vocals and unusual texts. Don’t miss the concert of this unique Russian group!

Date and time: February 24, 8:00 pm Venue: Aurora Concert Hall Address: Pirogovskaya naberezhnaya 5/2 (m. Ploshad Lenina, m. Gorkovskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 907-19-17 Price: 900 – 1 600 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Ani Lorak Pop

Ani Lorak is a Ukrainian pop singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and former UN Goodwill Ambassador. Having received Ukraine’s most prestigious and honorary title, the People’s Artist of Ukraine, Lorak has been cited as one of the most powerful and influential women in her country, as well as ranked one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe.

Date and time: February 25, 7:00 pm Venue: Ledoviy Dvorec Address: Prospect Pyatiletok 1 (m. Prospect Bolshevikov) Phone: +7 (812) 718-66-20 Price: 1 500 – 3 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Back to content 4 Theater and Ballet Verdi. Requiem Opera

Requiem is a staging made by a Swiss director Paska, who is known for his work in the Circus du Soleil and can’t be considered as a traditionalist. And that’s why the production is truly unique: the tragedy turned into a fairy mystery, the funeral procession - into the choir of angels, and the elements of the circus would have surprised even Verdi himself.

Date and time: February 22, 7:00 pm Venue: Mariinsky Theatre Address: Teatralnaya square 1 (m. Sadovaya, m. Spasskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 326-41-41 Price: 350 – 3 400 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Eugene Onegin Opera

Eugene Onegin is an opera by a great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky based on a nov- el written by Alexander Pushkin. The story concerns a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman’s love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend.

Date and time: February 11, 7:00 pm Venue: Saint Petersburg Opera Address: Galernaya St. 33 (m. Admiralteiskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 312-39-82 Price: 700 – 1 700 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Rigoletto Opera

Opera Rigoletto is a tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s beautiful daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, La male- dizione (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto’s encouragement.

Date and time: February 21, 7:00 pm Venue: Hermitage Theatre Address: Dvortsovaya emb. 34 (m. Admiralteiskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 710-90-30 Price: 1 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

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La Bayadere Ballet La Bayadere is one of the most popular ballets of classical heritage. The story is based on the famous legend of unhappy love, which makes the heroes of the story break vows, follow the voice of the heart and take risks. This is love that exists outside of time and against death. Bright deco- rations and costumes, great ballet dancers and exciting plot will impress each spectator.

Date and time: February 3/4, 7:00 pm Venue: Mariinsky Theatre Address: Teatralnaya square 1 (m. Sadovaya, m. Spasskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 326-41-41 Price: 4 800 – 8 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Anna Karenina Ballet The ballet demonstrates the tragic story of Countess Anna Karenina, a married noblewoman and socialite, and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. This staging is marked by many awards, including The Golden Mask, and, at the same time, it is one of the most popular productions of Boris Eifman.

Date and time: February 5/6, 8:00 pm Venue: Alexandriysky Theatre Address: Ostovskogo sq. 6 (m. Gostiny Dvor, m. Nevsky Prospect) Phone: +7 (812) 380-80-50 Price: 3 500 – 6 500 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

The Fountain of Bakhchisarai Ballet The ballet tells the story of Maria, a beautiful Polish noblewoman who is abducted and her bride- groom killed by a band of Tatars led by Khan Ghirei. Upon first sight, Ghirei falls obsessively in love with Maria and when he brings her back to Bakhchisarai Palace he installs her in a chamber apart from his harem.

Date and time: February 13/17, 7:30 pm Venue: Mariinsky Theatre Address: Teatralnaya square 1 (m. Sadovaya, m. Spasskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 326-41-41 Price: 3 300 – 6 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Back to content 6 Exhibitions Andrey Bliok Painting A solo exhibition of 80 painting and 20 graphic works by Andrey N. Bliok, bearer of the honorary title People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, includes such major pieces as “Restoration Artists” (1986) and “Leningrad, Siege. Year 1943” (2015). The display also includes portraits and landscapes of various years and works from the Paris, Venice, and Chinese series by the artist.

Date and time: open until March 26 Venue: The Marble Palace Address: Millionnaya St. 5/1 (m. Nevsky Prospect, m. Admiralteiskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 314-83-68 Price: 300 RUB Tickets: www.rusmuseum.ru

Poetica: Letters to Tarkovsky Photography, Contemporary art Anita Petra Hamremoen is an artist who mainly works with the medium of photography. In her work, she explores themes such as Time, Universality and Stillness by going into natural landscapes, as well as the landscapes of the mind, bringing us into a timeless and unspecified world.

Date and time: open until April 1 Venue: Rosphoto Address: Bolshaya Morskaya 35 (m. Admiralteiskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 314-12-14 Price: 150 RUB Tickets: www.rosphoto.org

Cafe Lehmitz Photography Cafe Lehmitz, a bar in Hamburg in the vicinity of the Reeperbahn, was a meeting point for late night revellers and and port workers, sailors and salesmen, visitors of the red-light district. Anders Petersen was 18 years old when he first visited Cafe Lehmitz. Six years later, he returned to Ham- burg as a photographer and plunged into the milieu of the cafe’s regulars, this immersion resulting in a photographic series.

Date and time: open until February 11 Venue: Rosphoto Address: Bolshaya Morskaya 35 (m. Admiralteiskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 314-12-14 Price: 150 RUB Tickets: www.rosphoto.org

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The New Library Contemporary art Over 40 artists from Russia and Western Europe are taking part in the exhibition, among them, Naftali Rakuzin (Paris), Alexander Reichstein (Helsinki), Sergey Yakunin and Pyotr Perevezentsev (Moscow), Mikhail Karasik and Vitaly Pushnitsky (St. Petersburg) and many others. They exhibit kinetic objects, audio-visual and space installations, video-art, paintings. drawings, unusual book editions and designs.

Date and time: open until February 25 Venue: The Museum of St. Petersburg Art (20th–21st centuries) Address: Naberezhnaya kanala Griboedova 103 (m. Sadovaya, m. Spasskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 312-25-54 Price: 150 RUB Tickets: at the venue

The Epoch’s Breath Painting The Epoch’s Breath exhibition is devoted the artist Anatoly Proshkin (1907–1986), Kuzma Pet- rov-Vodkin’s disciple and friend, and father of the renowned film director, Alexander Proshkin. Like many of his contemporaries, he was under the influence of the French Impressionists, but later he discovered an artistic idiom of his own, with generalized forms, the color gamut which is elegant but restrained, and very poetic.

Pioneers of Cosmic Era History The exhibition tells about the first artificial satellite of the Earth which was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and the second satellite that went to outer space on November 3, 1957 with the dog Laika on board. It presents commemorative medals, posters, souvenirs, dedicated to this remarkable event in the history of space exploration.

Date and time: open until February 27 Venue: Glushko’s Museum of Cosmonautics and Missile Artillery Address: Petropavlovskaya Krepost’ 3 (m. Gorkovkaya, m. Sportivnaya) Phone: +7 812 230-03-32 Price: 150 RUB Tickets: at the venue

Back to content 8 For Children IDCity. A city where dance lives Show, Concert The dance show of the International Dance Center – Russia (IDC) is the largest St. Petersburg’s center of modern dance, which sets dance trends in the city. Spectators of the concert will see bright dance numbers with video projections and a full range of performances. The audience will be the first to see the new light show of The Jockers.

Date and time: February 11, 7:00 pm Venue: Music hall Address: Alexandrocskiy park 4 (m. Gorkovskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 232-92-01 Price: 450 – 600 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Meeting the Little Prince Show, Concert Probably, this will be the first time children will meet this eternal and wise fairytale. And we hope that the reading of the fairytale of A. de Saint-Exupery by the artist of sand art studio SandARTist will become an unforgettable and bright event for all small spectators. If your child is already 5-6 years old, don’t miss the chance to see this show.

Date and time: February 17, 12:00 Venue: Pushkin’s Apartment-Museum Address: Moiki River emb. 12 (m. Admiralteiskaya, m. Nevsky Prospect) Phone: +7 (812) 571-35-31 Price: 1 000 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

The Steadfast Tin Soldier Ballet The Steadfast Tin Soldier is a literary fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier’s love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina. But the staging’s directors have prepared another final for the small spectators – a happy end, where the heroes stay alive.

Date and time: February 25, 11:30 am Venue: Buff Theatre Address: Zanevsky prospect 26, bld. 3 (m. Novocherkasskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 573-95-95 Price: 450 – 750 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

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Buratino’s Adventures Musical The musical tells the story of Buratino, a long-nosed wooden puppet. According to the story, he is carved by Papa Carlo from a log, and suddenly comes to life. Upon creation, Buratino comes out long-nosed due to Papa Carlo’s sloppy woodworking. Visit the musical and plunge into the story about Buratino and his adventures.

Date and time: February 11, 12:00 Venue: DK imeni Lensoveta Address: Kamennoostovsky prospect 42 (m. Petrogradskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 346-30-62 Price: 400 – 700 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Thumbelina Musical Thumbelina is a fairytale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It is a story about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance - and marriage-minded toads, moles, and cockchafers. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size.

Date and time: February 10, 12:00 Venue: Zazerkalie Address: Rubenshteina 13 (m. Dostoevskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 315-54-80 Price: 450 – 800 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Puppet Show Who doesn’t know the story about the brave mongoose Ricky-Tikki-Tavi? His subsequent role is to protect the British family by keeping the garden free from any snakes. And the puppet show is the best way to tell this interesting story and demonstrate flora and fauna of the fairytale. The play is full of dances, performances and wonderful music.

Date and time: February 18, 11:30 am, 2:00 pm Venue: Bolshoi Teatr Kukol Address: Nekrasova St. 10 (m. Chernishevskaya, m. Mayakovskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 273-66-72 Price: 400 – 450 RUB Tickets: afisha.yandex.ru

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You can watch movies in English and other foreign languages with subtitles at the following places in St. Petersburg:

Lenfilm

Kamennoostrovskiy prospect 10 +7 (911) 991-25-02 www.lenfilm.ru

PIK

Efimova st. 2 +7 (812) 449-24-33 www.kinopik.info

Cinema Lounge Angleterre

Address: Hotel Angleterre, Malaya Morskaya ulitsa 24 (m. Admiralteyskaya) Phone: +7 (812) 494 5063 Showtimes and tickets: www.angleterrecinema.ru

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Dear Friends,

There are 3 major ways to buy tickets for any kind of events in Moscow: book them online, purchase at the box office, or buy tickets directly at the venue. In this section, you will find short description for all these ways, pros and cons of them, and instructions that will ease-up the process of buying tickets and help you to discover more in Moscow!

Online

Off course, the most convenient and preferable way is to buy tickets online. There are ticket distributors, which sell whole variety of tickets but require commission, and there are venues that have an option of buying tickets online at their official sites. Below are the pros and cons of online way to do it.

Pros: -Convenience. You can choose from a variety of events and purchase tickets even from your smartphone. -English support. Some websites have English version. For others you can use instant translation add-ons for you browser (Chrome and Opera have this option build-in)

Cons: -Commission. You will need to pay 10% commission on every ticket. The exceptions are venue’s official sites, from where you can buy it commission free. -Lack of seats. The seating chart are not the same for all ticket distribution sites.

Here are our step-by-step instructions for online ticket distributors you saw on the pages of this particular digest.

Parter.ru is a branch of Eventim International - the worldwide ticket distribution site. This service has full English version, which makes it much easier to use.

Step 1 Go to www.parter.ru At the top of the right side there will be language selection button. Click on that button and choose “English”.

Step 2 In the search panel type the name of the performer, event or venue. Click on search to find it or choose the right suggestion from dropdown menu. You may also use the menu bar on the left side to do the search.

Step 3 Now you are on the event’s page. Here you can see some short information about it, check the overview, look at different venues that can host this event and read other people’s reviews. Click on “Tickets” to proceed with purchase. Back to content Ticket instructions

Step 4 On the “Tickets” page you can choose the price and the quantity of tickets which were preselected by the site in “Best seat booking menu”. But to choose more accurate you better click on “Seating chart booking” to search for your seat yourself.

Step 5 Here you should zoom in using “+” button (1), and choose the right seats you want (2). After that, click on “Add to shopping cart button” (3).

Step 6 On your “Shopping cart” page there is a timer (1) that shows the remaining time your tickets will be held. If the time will run out the ticket will become available to be purchased by other people too.

Below there is your ticket information. Please note that this kind of sites have commission or ticket service charge! Usually it is 10% out of total sum.

Next, choose the best shipping option for you in the menu below (2). In our example we chose “E-ticket” as the most popular option. Click on “Continue” button to proceed (3).

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Step 7 Type your Username and Password on the “Address” page (1) and click “Continue” (2).

If you are not registered yet, click on “I am new customer” or ”I want a guest login” blocks and provide your address and personal information.

Step 8 Select your payment type. In our example we chose “Credit card” as the most popular option.

Provide your credit card details (1) or other information if you chose other option. Click on “Continue to Verification” to proceed (2).

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Step 9 On top of your confirmation page you will see your order number.

The email with PDF version of your ticket will be sent to your mailbox shortly.

Don’t forget to print it! You will need to show that printed e-ticket at the event.

Yandex.Afisha displays offers from multiple ticket distributors on the venue's seating chart and recommends the best seats in each price range. It has a little English support but with our instruction you will be able to use it right.

Step 1 Go to afisha.yandex.ru On the very bottom of that page you will find a choose language button.

Step 2 Scroll back to top and type the name of the performer, event or venue (1). Click on suggestion from dropdown menu (2). You may also use the menu bar below to do the search.

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Step 3 Now you can zoom in and choose the seat (1). There are some seats marked with flags. Those are recommended as the best seats. The price of it will appear right next to the yellow button “Купить”/”Buy” (2). Click on that button to proceed.

Step 4 Next you will need to provide your personal information, email and phone number (1). No registration needed! To proceed click on the yellow button “Продолжить”/“Proceed” below (2).

Step 5 Check if the information in the right block is correct (1) Please note that this kind of sites have commission or ticket service charge! Usually it is 10% out of total sum. If it’s correct click on yellow button “Да, все верно”/”Yes, all is correct” below to proceed (2). If it’s not, click on the white button “Назад”/”Back” next to it.

Back to content Ticket instructions Step 6 Next fill up your credit card details (1). When you will be done, click on yellow button “Оплатить”/”Pay” below (2). On the opposite side from that button there is a timer that shows the remaining time your tickets will be held. If the time will run out the ticket will become available to be purchased by other people too.

Step 7 Congratulations! The email with PDF version of your ticket will be sent to your mailbox shortly. You can also click on “Скачать PDF”/”Download PDF” button to download it right away. Don’t forget to print it! You will need to show that printed e-ticket at the event.

Box offices There are lot of different box offices all around Moscow. Most of them look like kiosks with whole bunch of posters and playbills on them.

Pros: -Location. Usually, box offices are situated near metro stations, in the malls or at the main streets. -Variety. You are able to choose different events to attend and tickets for them at one place. -Practice Russian. You have possibility to increase your Russian language skill while communicating with the seller.

Cons: -Commission. For most events you will need to pay 5-15% commission on every ticket. -Cash only. Not all of the box offices have a purchase via credit card option. -Time. You will have to walk or drive there, which can be time consuming. Back to content Ticket instructions

Venues If you decided to go straight to a venue to get tickets, don’t forget to check opening hours of the ticket desk first, because it can differ from the rest of the building.

Pros: -Best price. Here you can buy tickets commission free. -Best seat. The venue’s ticket desk usually has the biggest amount of seats available, from which you can choose your best. -Practice Russian. Again, you have possibility to increase your Russian language skill while communicating with the seller.

Cons: -Cash only. Not all of the box offices have a purchase via credit card option. -Time. You will have to walk or drive there, which can be time consuming. Same time, you will be aware of the venue’s location.

Fraud alert: NEVER BUY TICKETS FROM HAND! It will save your money, time and nerves.

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Dictionary and phrasebook

This short dictionary and phrasebook will help you with buying tickets and getting around at the event itself.

Act Играть ig'rat Front row Первый ряд per'viy ryad Actor/Player Актер ak'ter Gangway/Aisle Проход pro'hod Actress Актриса ak'trisa Interval Антракт an'trakt Art Искусство iskuss'tvo Left side Левая сторона leva'ya sto'rona Back row Последний ряд posle'dniy ryad Music Музыка mu'zika Ballet Балет bale't Musician Музыкант mu'zikant Band Группа gru'ppa Concert tour Гастроли gastro'li Benoir Бенуар be'nuar Open Открыто otkri'to Book Забронировать zabro'nirovat Opening times Время работы vre'mya ra'boti Box Ложа lo'ja Opera-glasses Бинокль bi'nokl Box office Театральная teatra'lnaya Participant Участник u'chastnik касса ka'ssa Play Спектакль spe'ktakl Buffet Буфет bu'fet Play a role Играть роль Ig'rat rol Buy ticket Купить билет ku'pit bi'let Premiere/ Премьера prem'iera Cast Состав so'stav ispol'niteley First night исполителей Price Цена ce'na Check(in the Номерок nome'rok Rehearsal Репетиция repet'iciya cloakroom) Restricted view Места с me'sta s Children Дети de'ti ограничением ogra'nicheniem Cinema/Movies Кинотеатр kino'teattr видимости vidi'mosti Circus Цирк cirk Right side Правая сторона pra'vaya sto'rona Cloakroom Гардероб gar'derob Row Ряд ryad Closed Закрыто za'krito Scenery Декорации deco'racii Comedy Комедия come'diya Seat Место me'sto Concert Концерт con'cert Showtimes Афиша afi'sha Conductor Дирижер diri'jer Singer Певец pe'vec Date Дата da'ta Sold out Все билеты проданы vse bi'leti pro'dani Director Режиссер regi'sser Stage Сцена sce'na Drama Драма dra'ma Stage door Служебный вход slu'jebniy vhod Dress circle Бельэтаж belle'etaj Stalls Партер pa'rter E-ticket Электронный elek'troniy bi'let Syopsis Краткое kra'tkoe билет содержание soder'janie Encore Бис bis Theater Театр tea'atr Entrance Вход vhod Ticket Билет bi'let Event Мероприятие mero'priyatie Ticket delivery Доставка билетов do'stavka bi'letov Exhibit Экспонат ex'ponat Tragedy Трагедия tra'gediya Exhibition Выставка vi'stavka Upper circle Балкон bal'con Exit Выход vi'hod Venue Место проведения me'sto pro'vedeniya Exursion Экскурсия ex'kursiya Ticket return Возврат билета voz'vrat bi'leta

I want to buy one/two/ three tickets. Я хочу купить один/два/три билета. Ya ho’chu ku’pit o’din/dva/tri bi’leta. Do you have tickets for… У вас есть билеты на… U vas est bi’leti na… How much is the ticket? Сколько стоит билет? Skol’ko sto’it bi’let? Can I pay via credit card? Можно ли оплатить картой? Moj’no li o’platit kar’toy? Show me the seating chart please. Покажите мне схему зала пожалуйста. Po’kajite mne’she’mu za’la po’jalusta. Show me the best seats please. Покажите мне лучшие места пожалуйста. Po’kajite mne lu’chshie me’sta po’jalusta. I want to return my ticket? Я хочу вернуть билет? Ya ho’chu ver’nut bi’let.

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