Captured by shitty phone camera, but captured nonetheless. This one is over the Prosecutor General’s Office. I had quite a moment after taking this picture. I was walking with a friend and telling him a bunch of crap. “Life is so banal, I’m going to go drown myself in the Moscow River.” “But that wouldContinue reading “Flags at half-mast in Moscow this week”
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On the Moscow Metro (Zamoskvoretskaya Line) today, during rush hour
“Well, the fucking doors won’t close. Well, why not just toss a grenade at them. What are you staring at, sweetie? You scared? Don’t worry. We’re all real men here. We will shield you from the blast if need be.” Keep calm. Carry on.
Monday music: beautiful Moscow
Утром – Смысловые Галлюцинации Field Below – Regina Spektor Stop Talking – Memory Tapes Shine On Brightly – Procol Harum Twilight – Antony & the Johnsons All I Want is You – U2 Promises – Badly Drawn Boy Meadowlarks – Fleet Foxes Steep – the Acorn Eet – Regina Spektor I’m going away this week.Continue reading “Monday music: beautiful Moscow”
Me on today’s explosions in the Moscow Metro
We’re not terrorized. No. Really. I’ll need a drink later tonight – I would have gone through Lubyanka this morning if I had woken up on time (I need a set of keys made – and due to the complicated lock construction, I would have had to travel north, and always take the Sokolnicheskaya lineContinue reading “Me on today’s explosions in the Moscow Metro”
NGL, I lol’d (yes, I speak English. Sometimes. Why’d you ask?)
Sometimes, I wonder how it is that the Russian Federation is able to contain Nikita Mikhalkov’s ego. I suppose being the biggest country in the world helps. Bmmm tshhh.
Natalia A. 