This time I am engulfed with some nostalgia for my English Christmases. I loved the rather solemn gathering of crowds in Manchester city centre in front of the Town Hall. We all waited for the beautif...
Another day, another tree, this time in a traditional home setting. I had two rather dire Christmases in my life, in 2008 and 2009. If you browse the blog’s calendar, you’ll find my stories about surv...
To lift our spirits and put us in the mood for upcoming festivities, I decided to make daily posts with Christmas trees. We aren’t celebrating the festival widely due to the special military operation...
We never like it when it rains on our parade. Yet apparently it’s quite different when it snows. Snow causes rapture and brings happiness. In many Russian cities, including Moscow, people voted for Ch...
In the last 10 years I barely visited my friends. I was out of reach due to work; and I gave some lessons at my students’ homes, so I kind of had enough of home visits. This year things are changing. ...
This year I’ve got lots of classes. People want to learn English and French, two students are preparing for their A-levels, younger students are eager to acquire new skills. I’m glad to be in this pro...
Autumn is hesitantly descending onto Moscow. Some trees have lost all their leaves, while others – of the same kind – are only just beginning to yellow. The fall beautifully covers the str...
Russia is moving from the servile copying of liberalism to creating the Russian national state and the renaissance of the Russian empire...
President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation on occasion of ratifying the adjoining of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye Regions to the Russian Federation. Without exaggeration, the entire co...