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...
A few months ago I came across an article in the Russian media about the favourite fairy tale characters among Russians. Turns out, ladies still prefer a Cinderella story, waiting for a Knight-in-Shin...
After many press events that I attended in the past there was not a single press-tour. That changed in October this year when I went to survey several towns and villages in Ivanovo Region. I visited t...
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...
Here are some views I get to see from my office window. Which one is your favourite?...
My University friend and I went to Gorky Park this August. Many years ago I went there with my Mum, they celebrated the Park’s anniversary, and I got a badge for reading the poetry on stage. The...
Moscow celebrated its 865th anniversary today with many sportive, cultural and family events scattered across city centre. I visited a few before joining a good friend for a cup of coffee, so below ar...
As you gathered from previous post, I can now blog from my mobile phone. Don’t be surprised: in all 6 years I blogged from PCs, notebooks, and netbooks, sometimes even at the Internet cafes, but...