Here are some views I get to see from my office window. Which one is your favourite?...
My University friend and I went to Gorky Park this August. Many years ago I went there with my Mum, they celebrated the Park’s anniversary, and I got a badge for reading the poetry on stage. The...
Moscow celebrated its 865th anniversary today with many sportive, cultural and family events scattered across city centre. I visited a few before joining a good friend for a cup of coffee, so below ar...
Tour Scotland Photographs: Tour Scotland Photographs Stained Glass Windows Ol…: Tour Scotland photograph of a stained glass window in the Old Kirk, Kirkcaldy, Fife , Scotland ....
As you gathered from previous post, I can now blog from my mobile phone. Don’t be surprised: in all 6 years I blogged from PCs, notebooks, and netbooks, sometimes even at the Internet cafes, but...
I think the “good” film adaptations are mainly those of Shakespeare’s work. I didn’t analyse yet as to what exactly makes them good, i.e. faithful and accurate, but I announced...
On July 27, 1841 the great Russian Romanticist poet Mikhail Lermontov had been killed at the duel in Pyatigorsk. In his short lifetime, filled with romance, military service, and bitterness, he compos...
I’ve been publishing previously some excerpts from Russian/Soviet films showcasing the outstanding talent of Russian actors, and I thought we could watch these excerpts more regularly, and not j...
Russian Literature reading list helps you to discover the beauty and wealth of Russian literature beyond Master and Margarita...
I’ll finally have some time off work, which I hope to use to roll on the green Moscow grass. I’ve had this inexplicable crave for grass-rolling for about a month now. As a matter of fact, ...