It is an historical anecdote that around the year 1000 the pious medieval Christians willingly gave up their possessions to the Church, fully expecting the world to end the moment the clock struck 12a...
To put us in the festive mood, here is a photo made in Moscow, not far from where I live. Lots of snow fell between Wednesday and Thursday this week, causing immense traffic jams, breakdowns, and 450 ...
I know a lot of American citizens read this blog, and November 23 is the traditional festival of Thanksgiving. When I was at school, in English lessons we read stories of this festival. The story was ...
Birmingham – A Christmas Street, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Christmas season has started in Russia, too, although we celebrate New Year first, and Christmas follows in January. ...
I hope you are having a wonderfully scary Halloween. In Russia, only 9% celebrate this holiday. Halloween — 11 Antique Postcardshttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/354863/content?start_page=1&view_...
In Russia, we celebrate Easter on April 15 this year; contrary to the UK, Easter is not marked by days-off, – unlike Christmas holidays. I have just had a conversation with my colleague a...
Today is the International Women’s Day, still seen as a day celebrating traditional feminine values and roles, i.e. that of a mother and a beauty. This year, prompted by political activity, Russ...
“I’m a blue bird, I bring happiness!” Be my Valentine! Who said that only people deserved greetings on St. Valentine’s Day? Link-Assistant.com thought otherwise, so they hired ...
An Orthodox vertep at the Cathedral of the Ascension of Christ I took the photo of a vertep yesterday at the Church of Ascension of Christ in 36, Bolshaya Nikitskaya St. It is a beautiful church in Cl...