Yes, I spent two days in Ivanovo, formerly known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk, the so-called Russian Manchester. The town, too, used to be famous for its calico production; nowadays, sadly, some of the factories lie in ruins. I wanted to share a few “funny” photos, as there will be a few posts looking at the more sober sights of this provincial town.
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| I went on my own, but didn’t miss the chance to pose between two handsome guys. On the left – Travel advert |
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| The Jolly Roger on board! |
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| This inconspicuous building houses the Actor House bar |
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| The monument to Revolution greets everyone who leaves Ivanovo Railway Station |
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| One of the best adverts I’ve seen. “I’m tired of waiting!“the girl says. The second ring comes free of charge |
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| A play on words: “pyatachok” means both “piglet” and “a five-copek coin” in Russian |
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| A tattoo studio |
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| One of the doggies willingly posed for me and a colleague |
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| A sausage dog is liberally used as a bench |
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| A monument to a famous Ivanovo chansonnier |
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| I called this “Lenin in Context” |
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| The Soviet mural. The boards on the balconies advertise an Internet Centre. The van delivers matresses. |
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| Bespoke Ivanovo art: swans made of car wheels |
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| And another sculpture: The well. |
Our city is really wonderful, and there are really wonderful pictures of yours!
Hi Mark, thanks so much for your comment, really nice to see you here! I have started publishing some of my Ivanovo impressions elsewhere, too: http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/the-russian-manchester-how-ivanovo-is/
I am going to translate my presentation and then put up both Russian and English versions, so you will be able to catch up on what you've missed 🙂