… And “buried at sea”, apparently. Hm. Interesting. What scares me now is retaliation, the re-imagining of Osama as a “glorious martyr” and so on. Let’s hope all efforts that go in that direction will be amateurish at best. The Globe and I listened to the President’s address together. “That’s our President – I votedContinue reading “Oh look, Osama’s dead”
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Happy Easter :)
Христос Воскресе. I’m eating kulichi, thoughtfully sent by my family. Husband’s off filming. The people who are standing around awkwardly in this video are kind of hilarious, and then, of course, the multicoloured bows appear (!) – but this song is pretty perfect.
Vladimir Lymaryov from Chelyabinsk: you’re awesome. As opposed to Nikita Mikhalkov (I know that comparison makes it easy, but still)
Hence this: From Vladimir Lymaryov & dirty.ru. Did I mention that Vladimir Lymaryov, whoever he is, is kinda awesome? Oh, and look, more awesome here. Meanwhile, releasing “Citadel”, the THIRD freaking installment in the whole “Burnt by the sun” saga, on May 5, just 4 days before the May 9 Victory Day holidays, is NOTContinue reading “Vladimir Lymaryov from Chelyabinsk: you’re awesome. As opposed to Nikita Mikhalkov (I know that comparison makes it easy, but still)”
Glory to Gagarin
🙂 Odd to think that my grandfather apparently met him, once upon a time. Or maybe not so odd, all things considered. I realized this while going through some of my grandfather’s old pictures just a few years ago. There, among faces I didn’t know, or else faces that seemed slightly familiar, shots of oneContinue reading “Glory to Gagarin”
March 8 dates
Happy International Women’s Day! Also, in more mundane news, I’ve seen so many people out on dates today in Moscow. International Women’s Day is a holiday, most people have the day off, and men and women are going on dates. The metro is awash in flowers – or, rather, people carrying flowers. Women are receivingContinue reading “March 8 dates”
Natalia A. 