Truly, when/if you love doing something, you can find a thousand ways of doing it. The MopTops from L.A. have been a Beatles tribute band for years (and they’ve just reawakened my passion for Th...
Yes, I spent two days in Ivanovo, formerly known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk, the so-called Russian Manchester. The town, too, used to be famous for its calico production; nowadays, sadly, some of the facto...
Every time a new life is given to what seems an old, if classic, work we exclaim: “how was it ever possible?” The answer evidently has to do with the ability to see the opportunity to add ...
Today Russia celebrates the Day of the Radio. On this day (May 7) in 1895 Alexander Popov demonstated his invention, and so Communications Industry was born. There was still a bit of a walking to do t...
Moscow State University Lomonosov Moscow State University This week I had two lengthy walks around Moscow, one starting in the vicinity of the so-called Three Railway Stations Square and going to the ...
I reached the Alps: the soul within me burned Italia, my Italia, at thy name: And when from out the mountain’s heart I came And saw the land for which my life had yearned, I laughed as one who some gr...
Alexey Tyranov was born in 1801. Prior to going to the Academy of Arts in St Petersburg he worked alongside his brother as an icon painter. At the Academy he studied under Alexey Venetsianov, and from...
Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva lived all her life in St Petersburg where she was born in 1871. She was born into a family of a high official who eventually became a senator, and later married a renowned Rus...
Prince Grigory Gagarin was born in St Petersburg in 1811. Having spent his youth with his parents in Paris and Rome where his father served as an ambassador, Gagarin went on to study in Siena, at the ...
Alexander Brullov was born on November 29, 1798 in St Petersburg in the family of Pavel Brullo, a sculptor and ornamental artist of French origin. With his brother, Karl, Alexander received a special ...