Plyos, the view of the Volga River (infotravel.ru) I’ve been twice to Ivanovo Region in the last two years, and now the news has it that a new museum has been opened in Plyos, a beautiful small ...
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. ...
Many a contemporary megalopolis suffers from the abundance of cars and people. Moscow is no exception, and its endless traffic jams have long become notorious. But let me now introduce you to another ...
“He who comes to us with a sword shall die of the same sword” – Sergei Eisenstein’s Alexander Nevsky poster The Great Russian Prince Alexander Nevsky died on November 14, 1263....
Sadly the news come in a bit late, so I will not be able to attend this public lecture – but the French author Pascal Quignard is visiting Moscow and will give a talk today at the Russian State ...
The famous Russian poet and translator Samuil Marshak was born on November 3, 1887. This year marks his 125th anniversary. He is particularly known to the Western audience and scholars as a translator...
I’m presently sitting in the audience at the House of Actor in Moscow watching a play after Chekhov stories. My overall impression is very positive, although there were a few times during the pl...
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_...
To visit Kaluga takes 3 hours by train from Moscow. It’s quicker on an express train which is predictably more expensive and sought-after. I went to Kaluga during the Days of Europe event, previ...