Russia – Page 28 – Natalia A.

“Forgive us, little girl, for the fear and horror you experienced. Rest in peace.” – a Russian blogger, on Liza Fomkina

The body of Liza Fomkina, a four-year-old who went missing after going to walk her two dogs with her disabled aunt, was found this morning. The aunt’s body was found yesterday. The dogs have also been found. It was one of the dogs that lead rescuers to Liza’s body. Preliminary reports suggest that both theContinue reading ““Forgive us, little girl, for the fear and horror you experienced. Rest in peace.” – a Russian blogger, on Liza Fomkina”

“Дочка” (“The Daughter”) being read at Lyubimovka

A photo by the lovely and amazing Anna Orlandina: Vladimir Snegurchenko, Alexey Zhiryakov, Natalya Nozdrina, Diana Rakhimova, and Alyona Ibragimova (seated). Snegurchenko came up from Kharkiv, and directed the two other Ukrainian plays that were part of the same project as mine – “Vasimilyatsiya” and “Simeini Lyudi”. He helped move the evening along. Zhiryakov directedContinue reading ““Дочка” (“The Daughter”) being read at Lyubimovka”

Lyubimvoka & Gogolfest: plays in Moscow & in Kiev

So I had a reading at the Lyubimovka festival in Moscow this past Friday. It was part of a special project called “PGT” – which refers to a denomination dreamed up in Soviet times for small towns that are bigger than villages, but aren’t quite towns in the strictest sense of the word. Both ofContinue reading “Lyubimvoka & Gogolfest: plays in Moscow & in Kiev”

Bono, Bloody Bono

Thanks to Ed for the title of this post. There was an “intervention” on behalf of Bono in regards to the destruction of the Khimki forest? Where is the evidence of this intervention? Unless he comes out and says otherwise, he didn’t bring it up with Medvedev. According to at least Chirikova (a prominent defenderContinue reading “Bono, Bloody Bono”

Bag spam: what’s in my bag? And what’s in yours?

I’ve got friends who keep sending me little memes that I have no intention to spam other people in my Gmail address book with. I can, however, spam the readers of this blog! So for those of you who are, for some reason, dying to know what’s in my bag, here’s a rundown: – WorkContinue reading “Bag spam: what’s in my bag? And what’s in yours?”