moscow

Bulgakov - tragic genius from Grayling 632 days old

[ ... ] in various Moscow theatres. His greatest work was 'The Master and Margarita'. This book was never published in his life time but was widely read ...

Cheap car parts! from Grayling 635 days old

Whilst driving down a narrow Moscow street the other day I smashed the nearside wing mirror on someone elses. They were all double parked and cars were ...

Russian Rubbish from Grayling 636 days old

[ ... ] sites near Moscow are filling up rapidly (22 million tons per year) and the cost of transportation to distant sites starts to hurt. There are ...

Misunderstandings from Grayling 637 days old

The trouble with reporting on a culture so very different from one's own is that if you do not know the language then misconceptions can occur. My own ...

Tsaritsino arty shots from Grayling 638 days old

After yesterday's general views of the palace and park of Tsaritsino in south Moscow I thought we could share some of the more interesting shots: (click ...

Moscow's great unfinished palace from Grayling 639 days old

Yesterday we visited a magnificent park and palace in the south of Moscow - Tsaritsino. It was commisioned as a summer residence for Catherine the Great ...

Moscow images from Grayling 645 days old

Here are a few Moscow sights to savour> They are black, they are expensive, they have blacked out windows, the drivers are arrogant and agressive and ...

Shopping and food from Grayling 647 days old

We headed out of the city this afternoon for a shopping 'experience'. The retail park was next to the Moscow Ring Road (think M25). First we went to ...

A wood and plaster palace from Grayling 648 days old

This is Ostankino, the palace of Nikolai Sheremetev. Built in the forests north of Moscow in the early 1800s. It now stands in a park in the Northern ...

Olga's Birthday from Grayling 649 days old

Happy Birthday Olga (classified) years old today. In Russia there is always a big fuss made about birthdays. Much more so than in the UK. If you are ...