My new feature is dedicated to various notes made in the month of October. In Russia this is always the month when trees finally turn yellow and red, and the sun sheds its previous amber light in all ...
Three days or so before Christmas all markets and squares were like a great forest of fir-trees. And what fir-trees they were! Russia is very rich in them. The ones here are thin and brittle. The Russ...
Ivan Shmelyov (1873-1950) was a Russian writer and essayist who emigrated to France after the October Revolution. The Year of God (Лето Господне) is a book of his recollections of pre-revolutionary li...
Ryōan-ji rock garden (Wikipedia) Nabi Khazri (Nabi Alekper ogly Babaev) is the national poet of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The poem that I translated into English was rendered into Russian by Anatoly...
The City of Optimists is an account of Julia Shuvalova's life and travels in England between 2002 and 2013. ...
Space O by Julia Shuvalova is a fictional account of David Bowie composing one of his most famous songs, Space Oddity. #bowie75...
And So I Write My Life, a poetry collection by Julia Shuvalova, features original poetry in English and translations from Russian....
A tale Miracle at Christmas by the Russian Julia Shuvalova inspired by the painting by the American Tom Sierak and set in the British Lake District....
First space flight meant more than just overcoming the gravity. Gagarin showed the working class that everyone had a chance in life....
Wishing a happy new year to all readers! Let it bring joy and happiness to us all!...