Something about my other interests. I love history, especially the military history (battles, campaigns etc.), astronomy, palaeontology (the science about prehistoric animals), languages, books, chess, movies. My favourite movies are Braveheart (1995), Star Wars 1-3, Aliens 1-3, The Party (1968), War and Peace (1966-67), Waterloo (1971), Gettysburg (1993), Glory (1989), The Shining (1980), Lethal Weapon 1-3, Die Hard 1-3, Cleopatra (1963), The Sting (1973), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2 - Judgement Day (1991), Back to the Future 1-3, Dersu Uzala (1975) and some other movies. Besides ragtime I also like pop and rock. My favourite artists are ABBA, Boney M, Baccara, Smokie, Queen, Ace of Base, Roxette, Bee Gees and some other artists.