The last few weeks were hot. In fact, they were HOT. I very nearly began to miss Manchester where there is always a high possibility of rain even on the hottest day. I was so glad when it rained this ...
As part of Bloggers’ Portrait project, I and a few bloggers/colleagues/friends have recently had a conversation with a Russian author, blogger and an avid Twitterer, Vadim Ivanov. Born in Januar...
The art of diplomacy consists in the ability to view a situation, especially a conflict, through the eyes of the opponent. The best example of this ability seems to have been presented by Gandhi’...
This grand, pompous building is one of my favourite, if not the favourite, in Moscow and on Earth. This amazing edifice looks serene in summer when it is surrounded by flowerbeds and leafy alleys. And...
Moscow is not just about Kremlin, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and a handful of other well-known tourist attractions. Delve deeper into the unusual world of Moscow museums, starting with this sele...
“песок” means “sand” I made this photo during a visit to the Moscow Design Week in Zubovsky Boulevard last October. After the years in England where I watched, heard, and read ...
Moscow – Printed Miscellanea Kiosk, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. One of the things you will notice when you visit Moscow are the different kiosks in the street. This is not altoge...
From the onset a web-based project by the Russian photographer Kirill Kuzmin has been attracting a lot of attention from bloggers and readers alike. The aim of the project, artistically titled Blogger...
In October 2008 I wrote a post, featuring a poem Scent of Irises by D. H. Lawrence and a painting by Vincent van Gogh, called Irises. Who would have thought (not me!) that 2.5 years later not one but ...
Even before I came to live in England I was told that in winter the entire country would lose its nerve. “We’re too soft, we Brits“, someone told me. “We cannot live under the ...