Had he lived to this day, Andrei Tarkovsky, a genuine Russian film director, would celebrate his 80th birthday. Instead, we celebrate the lifetime of work marked by a never-ending philosophical quest,...
Art Salon came to the Central House of the Artists in Moscow between 16 and 25 of March. I visited it with a friend of mine who kindly helped me to delve into contemporary Russian painting and sculptu...
It is almost strange to say this, but spring finally seems to be coming to Moscow. The winter has been hesitant to start, and then it did not want to end. Even now the snow is still on the ground, alt...
There are many reasons why you’d need to pop into an Internet cafe. You may have no laptop, or your mobile Internet has run out, and you suddenly have to check emails or send a file. Below are t...
Opened in November 1979, the Central House of the Artists sits opposite the famous Gorky Park and can be reached from Park Kultury or Oktyabr’skaya metro stations. It is also within the easy rea...
OK, we all agree it’s pricey, but that’s the price you charge for a life-long passion! In fact, it’s not too bad, bearing in mind the run you get for your money. This is a family res...
Do you know the answer to the question in the post’s title? I bet you don’t even guess what the answer is. You may rest assured, though, that on this side of Europe nothing is what youR...
Julia and the yellow Porsche GUM, which is short from Glavnyi Universalnyi Magazin, is the oldest and the largest department store in the capital. Having started long before the 19th c. as the trading...
Last Friday I attended a press-conference at the RIA Novosti agency in Moscow, after which I thought I’d try to shoot a video on a bridge across the Moskva River. I tried it in colour, but event...
The Bolshoi Theatre, 6.30pm How do you photograph the Bolshoi Theatre so it looks different? In my case yesterday I only had to visit the Russian Youth Theatre in Teatralnaya Square to find a new comp...