Manezh Square fountain, October 2010 I couldn’t resist commemorating a snowy silhouette of this equestian fountain in Manezh Square. You first saw what it looks like in October 2010. And this is...
#1, Mokhovaya St #2, State Historical Museum I promised to show Moscow Christmas trees that were apparently waiting for me to take photos of them, and here we go. I’ll let you follow my route on...
January 19 (that’s tomorrow) is Epiphany, or the Baptism of Our Lord. All over Moscow there are numerous spots for those who’d like to dip into the ice-cold water. The idea is that on Epip...
Skaters, November 1901 Skaters, January 1902 These postcards from my family archive have just marked their anniversaries: one turned 110 years last November, another just recently, on January 3...
Miroslav Valek, illustration to The Blizzard Usually I can see the Moscow State University’s main building from my window – but now it is barely seen through the most beautiful blizzard. T...
As far as I can see from my window, the snow has almost gone, not least because of the thick fog that came down on the town this night. To mark the occasion, here is a winter photo my dad shared with ...
I took these photos of the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Smolenskaya Square on the day of my birthday in December. My father and I were walking down the Old Arbat Street, wra...
Those who follow my Flickr have already learnt that I fulfilled my long-term dream of going out to ski. Frankly, I don’t think I’d get as much pleasure from skiing indoors at the Trafford ...