This is one of the central places to enjoy classical art in Moscow. In 2012 the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts marks its 100th anniversary. In these hundred years the museum hosted an impressive array of...
Yekaterinburg: Komsomol and Cathedral One of my vivid recollections of the visit to Yekaterinburg is the fact that many of its streets have not been renamed. As a result, the Cathedral on the Blood on...
Coming to a new city, you (I) somehow manage to notice just about anything, most of which a lot of citizens would ignore. And even though a lot of you, dear readers, sit abroad and don’t read in...
My visit to Yekaterinburg was partly for work, and one of my tasks was to explore the public gardens in the city. Granted there were not too many of them, I still managed to identify a few places wher...
Grand Duke and Duchess Some 15 years ago a teacher of Literature at my school lent me a book to read. In the wake of budding interest in the tragic history of the end of the Romanovs dynasty in Russia...
Autumn in Lake District, Cumbria I am bound to the King of the Sign of Autumn Parting I love the fruits I detest the flowers I regret every one of the kisses that I’ve given Such a bitter walnut tells...
An old bridge Kid’s art Biryulyovo Arboretum is located faily near to where I live: I only have to walk under the railway bridge, then take a bus, and in a few stops I will be near one of the be...
Landscape near Irkutsk (by VChokan) I hope to make one or two journeys along a part of the Trans-Siberian Railroad before the end of 2011. I’m not sure I’ll dare to go on a full journey in...
Esenin Memorial in Vagankovo Esenin Monument in Ivanovo I had a long walk in Vagankovo Cemetery today, the place where a lot of celebrated Russians were laid to rest. Among them is Sergei Esenin, famo...
The Equestrian Fountain in the Manege Square, Moscow, Russia Since I took this photo in early October 2010, it’s been included in Google Earth and viewed over 12,000 times. I’m astonished ...