Tearooms are making waves in Moscow at the moment. Bored with cafés and coffee, people started looking for something different. And here came the tearooms. The one I visited today occupies, rather inc...
Moscow has gone out of its way to celebrate the festive season this year. The New Year decorations were hung in early November, long before any Christmas illuminations were to be lit in the centre of ...
So, my monthly December rubric is back on, thanks for tuning in! In the course of the month the posts from previous periods will appear here, as I’m in the process of re-uploading them here. As ...
Last week I finally guided my first excursion in English for two intrepid French ladies. Instead of the regular 2,5 hours we walked for the whole four! Ivan’s Hill is a historic district within one ki...
The new year has finally come, and I wish all of us happiness, joy, health and wealth, love and peace....
I hope this will be a good one for all of us. The Russian Orthodox Nativity will be on January 7th, but I’m happy to send the greetings to all of you who celebrate Christmas today. By the way, while I...
In the remaining days of 2024 I want to show you the festive Moscow. I’ve done it previously (Moscow Christmas Trees), and it’s always a good idea for a series of posts. In these photos is...
The Russian Society for Military History has carried out different educational and creative activities for the past ten years in the territory of Russia. It was founded in 2012 at the order of Preside...
It is this season again when I’m going to add lovely photos of Christmas trees and different wintery pictures to the posts. I’m planning to share some transactions of Russian texts about winter holida...
Today I observed something curious. We’re told by diverse and sundry experts that we ourselves should take priority in our own life. Indeed, whose life is it, anyway? Yet when it comes to practicing w...