Still the most beautiful girl in the world – and godmother to our son. đ
Category Archives: Ukraine
70 years ago
The first executions began at Babi Yar in Kiev, Ukraine. They began on September 27, to be exact. The first victims were patients at the local psychiatric hospital. They were murdered by Nazi occupiers together with local collaborators. Then the city’s Jewish population was taken there. They were told that they were being “resettled.” AndContinue reading “70 years ago”
Life’s a beach
Traveling with a newborn is exactly what it sounds like – but don’t be fooled by that. My husband and I figured that there was a big difference between listening to Lyovka cry from colic in a Moscow apartment, and listening to Lyovka cry from colic with a view of the Black Sea and theContinue reading “Life’s a beach”
Who are you? And the far reaches of globalization
I recently gave a talk at the Chekhov Cultural Center here in Moscow, as part of English Language Evenings (thanks so much to the organizer, Stephen Lapeyrose, and all of the wonderful people who attended), and before the talk, I had to clarify something on my resume. I had to explain that a certain jobContinue reading “Who are you? And the far reaches of globalization”
Remembering the summer
Right now, it seems that summer is something that happens to other people. Still, I have pictures proving otherwise. I wait for this year’s summer with the knowledge that when it comes, I’ll be set to become a parent. I guess that this may seem a little odd, all things considered, though it was lastContinue reading “Remembering the summer”
Natalia A. 