Article first published as The Russian Manchester: How Ivanovo Is Finding Its Way in Post-Soviet Russia on Blogcritics. People of Manchester, rejoice! No longer is Venice the only enviable comparison ...
Yes, I spent two days in Ivanovo, formerly known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk, the so-called Russian Manchester. The town, too, used to be famous for its calico production; nowadays, sadly, some of the facto...
Moscow State University Lomonosov Moscow State University This week I had two lengthy walks around Moscow, one starting in the vicinity of the so-called Three Railway Stations Square and going to the ...
Prince Grigory Gagarin was born in St Petersburg in 1811. Having spent his youth with his parents in Paris and Rome where his father served as an ambassador, Gagarin went on to study in Siena, at the ...
Alexander Brullov was born on November 29, 1798 in St Petersburg in the family of Pavel Brullo, a sculptor and ornamental artist of French origin. With his brother, Karl, Alexander received a special ...
I recommend you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. Philip Stanhope, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield, a British statesman and man-of-letters....
The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page. St Augustine (Aurelius Augustinus), a philosopher and theologian...
Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven. H. L. Mencken, an American writer...
I really like it when Easter falls on the same day across the Christian denominations. While I am planning to share a few memories later today, I first and foremost share the old postcards from my fam...
A man should be upright not to be kept upright. Marcus Aurelius, a Roman Emperor and philosopher....