The
words below the title of this page - as well as the image on the left -
look and sound so Russian, don't they? However, all these things mostly
have absolutely nothing to do with our day-to-day life. (But I'm not
saying that I don't drink vodka or have never seen a bear in the woods!
And yes, there are plenty of churches all over our country - and photos
of them on the pages here.
Now this my pet online project has entered its 10th year! Eternity by the Net standards. I still keep addind new stories to this page several times a year - the total count exceeds 50,
a neat round number. They are not a mainstream journalism, and in no
way repeat or resemble cover stories of major mass media sources. If
you are interested in breaking political news and rumors right from
Russia, check ITAR-TASS News agency or English edition of Gazeta.ru, leading online newspaper here. These sources quite honestly translate into English what we hear in Russian from our TVs and read in newspapers.
Fortunately, the life is less sensational, violent, or political - most
of the time, even after September 11, 2001, the day of Tradegy that
still affects our lives no matter where we live. But even amidst a
crisis, war or election campaign (the favorite time for the stinking
voltures of contemporary journalism) there are smiles in the streets
and beauty of sceneries and in the hearts. May professional
journalists, both Russian and American, forgive me, but life in any
country is much more human
than they keep telling us. I understand that they do have a strong
motivation - the more sensational they are, the better they get paid.
But I do not share their views, I live in Moscow, not off
Moscow. Many thousand Web surfers have already honored me by visiting
this site - and often writing back. Thanks for being interested in what
we, objects of mass media attention, think, see, and feel in reality...
Thank you for coming here! More than a thousand of original photos with my comments are waiting for you.
There are no political gossips here (nor will there ever be). Look at St. Basil Cathedral (on the left) and The Kremlin (on the right) - there won't be many pictures of the sort below. (By the way, you can click on any photo on this page to zoom in and see more details!) There are other sites on the Net that describe Russia in a more coherent manner.
Here I only share with you events and small pleasures of the life
of a Muscovite, the random details that make our life worth living. |
I am also trying to do my best in showing you how beautiful, in its
own way, Moscow - and Russia - is. And how sometimes strange by your
standards. And how fast it changes. You can compare for yourself, the
stories here and photos in them cover the period of 9 years spent on
the very fast lane... Ten plus million people live in Moscow, and their
apartments, habits, jokes may look and sound strange to you. Or not -
let us check?
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I
invite you to stroll Moscow streets (and sometimes, the lanes of other
Russian cities) with me and ride the bike in the summer fragrant parks.
Life is not limited to Kremlin and government offices that you see in
the news. Yes, I may tell you about The White House - but not as the
seat of power - rather as a white detail of Moscow cityscape nicely
refleced in the river. And still definitely is much more ugly than a
modern church you see on the other photo. Moscow is interesting
everywhere - not only along beaten tourists paths described in printed
city guides. Welcome to Moscow as a Muscovite sees it! With McDonalds
junk food places where you do not need to know Russian to read a
familiar sign.
I post here a new story every two or three months. Stories of
Moscow and Muscovites as I personally see them - like those two in the
picture on the right I saw once in the street.. Well... speaking of
postings - they are not all that regular. At least, I try to do my
best. But please don't blame me too much when I fail to meet the
deadline ;-) So far, I managed to add four to seven stories each year
since 1995. There are more than half a hundred stories here already -
amazing even for me... Hundreds and hundreds of photos for you to see,
they often tell much more than my clumsy words :-)
Now, please select the story. The most recent one, of course, is highlighted, and below it the entire archieve is listed.
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