I wish all my readers and friends a very merry Christmas, if you celebrate it today. Let it be blissful, peaceful, and plentiful. As for me, I toasted the Bethelehem Star last night, and today I did a...
When I look back at 2011 I remember it as an absolutely amazing year. This year was marked by the following: publications of my poetry and prose in Russian national press; participation in a conferenc...
As you are preparing to celebrate Christmas and are cozying up for Christmas Eve, here are a few photos I took the other day in Vorobyovy Gory. There are many natural Christmas trees growing in the Mo...
Klout.com has generously offered me a chance to participate in making a quilt to fight AIDS. There is a conspiracy theory about AIDS. The proponents argue that AIDS has been designed by one of the Ame...
I went to the Moscow Tourism Week in October 2011. You may have heard about it, or maybe even attended one. Tourism Weeks take place globally several times a year, not dissimilar to Book Fairs. They a...
Sunset over Europe-Asia border Champagne fence Trees of wishes Urals pine trees Walk into sunset Since 2006, 2011 has been the most positive and wonderful year. The moments I pictured may not h...
Egon Schiele, Embrace (Lovers) Marc Chagall, Green Lovers Boris Pasternak – Winter Night Sweeping, sweeping all earth’s corners Came the snowstorm turning; On the table burned a candle, St...
Juxtaposing Isaac Levitan's painting and Vladimir Gilyarovsky's book, what can we learn about Moscow life in 1880s?...
A Harbin-made dress (Alexander Vassiliev collection) Russians in China exhibition at the State Orient Museum in Moscow (October 13, 2011 – January 2, 2012) traces the history of Russian emigrati...
Top Dog in a Top Coat (William Wegman) Until January 12, 2012 the residents and visitors to Moscow have the unique chance to view the exhibition of top coats by one of the leading Italian fashion hous...