Had John Lennon not been walking home on that fateful December night, he’d have turned 70 today. For his fans all over the world he is turning 70 anyway. We’ve been ridden of the necessity...
Thursday was the kind of day that starts well, begins to fall through in the middle, and then takes off again towards the evening, to reach a happy climax at night. I had a good meeting in the morning...
My native city is finally and gradually beginning to inspire me in a positive way. Or at least I’m discovering things that make ideas and smiles float into my mind. Now, the title is by far the ...
My prime reason for visiting Moscow was my Grandma’s birthday. She’s turned 86 on October 1. I happened to be walking in Moscow city centre, and a lot of VIPs were getting into the Kremlin...
A high profile meeting by the ice-cream stall Moscow8, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. … it happened by the ice cream stall in the Alexander Garden in Moscow, between the Kremlin Wal...
… I‘m finally in Moscow, my native city. I’ve just pondered on the power of written goals, and those of you who’ve been reading this blog since 2006 might remember that one of ...
I‘ve already waxed lyrical about different Russian films on this blog, and now here is an opportunity to introduce to you a famous adaptation of the foreign classic – the “Mary Poppi...
65 years ago, in 1945, the Second World War had ended. In Russia and former Soviet republics 9th of May is the national holiday which is always marked by a pompous and majestic parade. As I was growin...
Julia at 18 months… I posted my dad’s photos previously; on the photo on the right you can see a colour version of the famous triptych where I was posing with his camera, not yet 2 years o...
I wish a very happy Orthodox Christmas to all readers who celebrate it! The postcard is once again from my family’s archive, and the video below presents the picturesque winter landscape of the ...