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• May in Moscow in 2012
  on May 12, 2012 in Moscow Experiences On Russia
  In March, when winter wasn't showing any sign of resignation, a joke circulated: "Those who survived 3 months of winter have got the fourth free of charge". I think it can now be added: "...and hay fever as a vernal freebie". I'm very sorry for the...
• Russie: 'Art et Politique Sont Toujours Inseparable
  on May 10, 2012 in PhotoFiles News In Russian Moscow On Russia
• Only Old Men Are Going to Battle (with English subtitles)
  on May 9, 2012 in YouTube Experiences Cinema On Russia Holidays
  Russia celebrates the Victory Day today. Since last December I have had a few chances to listen to old actors who either fought in the war or worked on the civilians' side. Ever since taking part in BBC's People's War campaign in 2005-2006 I was imme...
• Venus Anadyomene in Painting and Arthur Rimbaud's Sonnet
  on Apr 20, 2012 in PhotoFiles Painting Renaissance Painting Art Translations Arthur Rimbaud Poetry
     Titian When we consider the impact that the Symbolists had had on how the following generations of artists treated beauty, the best example may well be Arthur Rimbaud's sonnet, Venus Anadyomene. A contemporary of Degas and the Impres...
• Soviet Pop Music: Jaak Joala - I'm Drawing You
  on Apr 18, 2012 in Music YouTube Raimonds Pauls Experiences On Russia
  The song below was performed in 1981, and I listened to it on a vinyl disk throughout 1980s and early 1990s, for as long as my disk player was OK. On my way back from Tallinn in 2002 I shared a compartment with a lady who told me that in the years si...
• Explore the U.S. with Great Savings from BA
  on Apr 17, 2012 in PhotoFiles Travel
   Having a well-deserved holiday  I love the British Airways. In all my flights I chose the BA more often than any other operator simply because they never disappointed me. I must admit, of course, that if they negotiate direct flight connect...
• Quotes about Laughter: Samuel Butler
  on Apr 16, 2012 in PhotoFiles Quotes on the Front Page
   Samuel Butler (1835-1902)  Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature. - Samuel Butler, the English author (biography at Encyclopaedia Britannica)Thanks for reading and visiting! You can connect with me on Google+ @ http...
• Upside Down: Weather and Dance
  on Apr 16, 2012 in PhotoFiles News Experiences
  When I travelled to England in late February I was surprised and relieved at once that it did not rain a bit. It did not occur to me that something drastic may be coming, but now I hear in the news that drought has spread over a good part of the UK.
• Moscow Camera: Yauza River Bridge at Dusk
  on Apr 11, 2012 in YouTube Moscow Camera Moscow On Russia
  This scene was captured on the bridge across the Yauza River near the Foreign Literature Library. You will see changing billboards, some traffic, water reflections, people walking, and ducks bathing. Thanks for reading and visiting! You can connect w...
• Belated Palm Sunday Greetings
  on Apr 9, 2012 in PhotoFiles On Russia Holidays
  This weekend I've not been online longer than 10 mins - just to check my emails and to accept a request to translate an article for an academic journal, from English into Russian. There's also at least one day in a week when I have my mobile phone tu...

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