I previously showed you a few shopwindows of Moscow’s antique shops, now here is more. The shop “Thing” is located at the bottom end of Nikitsky Boulevard, where it is closer to New ...
St Basil Cathedral seen from the Moskva River, Moscow, Russia Moscow Summer 10, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. I took the picture two weeks ago when I went on a Moskva River cruise. St. B...
The main building of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (and I’m its graduate, yes!) Moscow State University – Main Building, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. The Moscow sky ...
2011 is the cross-cultural year between Russia and the two European countries of Italy and Spain. So, on Los Cuadernos de Julia I have already started to share insights into representation of Italy in...
On July 31, 1956 the Luzhniki Stadium was solemnly opened in Moscow. The idea to have a large stadium was first announced in 1935, but it was not until well after the war, in 1954, that it could be br...
Roman Polanski’s ‘Carnage’ to Open 49th New York Film Festival – indieWIRE by Brian Brooks The North American premiere of Roman Polanski’s latest film, “Carnage,” will open the...
A mansion up for sale in Moscow city centre Moscow Summer 30, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Last week when I went on a river cruise we went past this curious sign. I have seen “fla...
Tverskaya Street – The State Telegraph – Temperature, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. The photo was taken on Saturday, on the shady side of Tverskaya Street in Moscow. As you c...
Moscow Summer 58, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. When I was recently passing the building you see in the photo, I was not quite impressed. I even said to someone in my company: – Wh...
It is widely believed that queueing is the British national passion. On numerous occasions we have been told that the British love making an orderly queue at the every opportunity. But there is one fi...