Moscow Summer 58, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. When I was recently passing the building you see in the photo, I was not quite impressed. I even said to someone in my company: – Wh...
It is widely believed that queueing is the British national passion. On numerous occasions we have been told that the British love making an orderly queue at the every opportunity. But there is one fi...
Surviving the Moscow summer is no small feat, although this year it is bearable, compared to 2010 when there were forest fires, and the smog was penetrating every pore of any living creature. During t...
One of Moscow’s celebrated monuments, The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat, otherwise known as St Basil’s Cathedral, marks its 450th anniversary today. The celebrati...
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’...
Two weeks I spent in North Wales at the turn of 2007/2008 led to my love for quaint British pubs. Seriously, it was there and then that I made it a habit to have a drink of local beer whenever I visit...
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...
“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 ...