Hello, Steemit!

My name is Alexey (or just Alex), and I'm pleased to greet all Steemit users from Volgograd in the South of Russia, the city which is known across the world as former Stalingrad.

I've been keeping a blog on Livejournal platform for about 12 years (account name almakedonskij – everybody is welcome to visit). And as I'm a very sociable person I've decided to increase my number of friends with the help of such new platform as Steamet.

I am a very devoted person. When I get attached to some hobby, I won't leave it till the very end. From an early age I became a collector of postage stamps and coins.

I laso collect maps of different places from coutries to small villages some of which I have visited and some were gifts from my travelling friends. And of course my camera is always with me. Although I regularly publish my fotos and reports from trips, I also have a stockpile of them on my PC hard drive.

Since early childhood I love movies. I permanently watch it and sometimes write reviews on it. Bearing in mind TV series also.

But my main hobby and passion (except for the family) is travelling preparation, planning, and organization.

I love the world in all its colors, and I am always open to interaction to new and interesting people.

To sum up, my main themes that I would love to write of:

• events in Volgograd and surrounding region. Volgograd is situated in the European part of the country, but our regional news aren't broadly renowned. So if anything interesting happens in my hometown, I am glad to share information on it with my friends.

• travel foto reports. Unfortunately I don't have as much time as I wish to travel, but I have some useful experience to tell of as I've already visited more than 15 countries.

• movie reviews. I love to share my impressions on movies and TV series I've watched

• sports, sports, sports. It's my passion from early years till present. I love to watch and participate too. I usually have my opinion on some sport events, and I am always open to discussion

• collections of postage stamps, coins, paper money, maps, and many other things. Exciting stories and outstanding features.

So, ready, steady, GO!