World of Arts

Yesterday, we went to a theatre to see a movie. On DVD. Of our choice. It was way cool.
You see, a few months ago, I was reading one of the many english language newspapers in Moscow (let’s see, that would be the Moscow Times, Moscow Tribune, Moscow News, eXile. Have I missed any?) and saw [...]

Happy Soldier’s Day

Today is 23 February. In Russia, this is the former Soviet Red Army day, but now it’s just Soldier’s Day. It’s basically a counterpart to the widely celebrated and recognized International Women’s Day on 8 March, which just means it’s another opportunity for men to drink too much.
If you know any Russian men, be sure [...]

Amazing Bakery Found

Americans are not, on the whole, into bread. That is, bread at home is used for sandwiches, not much else. Yes, there are rolls, biscuits, buns, and the like, but usually for a fancy meal, like for a holiday. And, bread served at restaurants is often good, so much so that one’s dinner is spoiled. [...]

Push starting a car – use second gear

For whatever reason, I’ve had my share of experience with a car not starting in the winter. Sometimes because I left the lights on (why don’t all cars switch off the lights when the key is out? Is that so hard? Sheesh!), sometimes because it’s too cold. But, because of this, I have had experience [...]

Bolshoi Gorod (Big City)

There is a free newspaper here called Bolshoi Gorod. Since I can’t sit down to eat alone without something to read, I picked it up and set about practicing my russian. I got to a page with the headline “Statistics”. They were quite interesting. So, here they are.
Most Popular Names for children born in 2005 [...]

The State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia

This week, I finally made it to the Museum of Contemporary History of Russia. I was impressed. I spent two hours there, but only had a chance to see about half of the museum. I exited from the room which covers 1940-1945. So, I have to return to see Stalin and World War II, Khrushev [...]