The church of St Sophia the Holy Wisdom of God was first built around 1480 by the migrants from Novgorod the Great. The choice of the saint commemorated the famous cathedral of St Sophia in Novgorod. ...
I think I’ve never yet told you that Jesus Christ Superstar was one of my all-time favourite rock operas. I first heard it in the 1990s on an audiotape; then I watched the film on the videotape;...
I had a wonderful lecturer in Philosophy in my first two years at the University. We only ever had seminars with him, partly I guess because he was very old. He celebrated his birthday on November 7, ...
I may be walking down Pokrovsky Boulevard again this week, and I will make a point of taking the photo of the same view....
Hindus don’t eat cows. Anglicans eat beef on Sundays. One man’s sin is another man’s roast dinner. Paul Arden, God Explained in a Taxi Ride....
I‘ve seen them doing the same thing in Manchester, although those were usually the arrows pointing to the next “just opened” vintage shop or fair. In Moscow, though, they use the ped...
A friend of mine whom I’ve known since the uni has recently been to Malta and shared several photos with me. The week of 7th of March was actually full of phototalks with my Uni friends. One of ...
It doesn’t matter what Groucho or Elvis or Britney or any other one-name performer does or did… the critics won’t be placated. Changing your act to make them happy is a fool’s ...
You should know either all four, or at least one of these names: Michel Legrand, The Thomas Crown Affair, Noel Harrison, and The Windmills of Your Mind. I’ve never seen Noel Harrison’s per...
Bristol 38, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. I took this photo in Bristol almost a year ago. There’re so many photos on my Flickr, yet I’ve only ever managed to tell about a few...