One of the highlights of the 33rd Antique Salon in Moscow in October 2012 was a showcase of German medieval and Renaissance paintings, generously offered by Russian private collectors one time only. T...
To put us in the festive mood, here is a photo made in Moscow, not far from where I live. Lots of snow fell between Wednesday and Thursday this week, causing immense traffic jams, breakdowns, and 450 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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’m slowly losing the count of events I attended and places I visited in the last 3 months. Today, however, I went to the Antique Salon in Moscow at the Central House of the Artist, and I am sur...
Moscow by Bus: from Krasnogorsk to the city centre, a set on Flickr. I visited the annual Moscow Autumn Tourism Industry Week for the second year running, and this time I was swept by the organisers t...
As part of refurbishing and replanning the Gorky Park in Moscow, they “planted” old pianos in various spots. There’s a Russian phrase – “a piano in the bushes” R...
A city is similar to a language: there will always be another word (i.e. street) you’ve never known. And even when you know the word, or the city, you may not be aware of a new context, angle, f...