Dear all. During the last year my blog has been updated just a couple of times. Of course I'm a bit lazy, I see. But mostly it's 'cause more than two years I livе and exist in a different context. Our team and I do environmental projects and truly transform the reality of Moscow. Urban gardening, funny and beautiful mass actions, lectures, club meetings, media projects, consumer projects, green IT solutions and so on. And now I really can't realize why I've not married my beloved blog See You in Moscow a...
Each time I visit Moscow I learn something interesting. As my colleague and I strolled from Zamoskovorechye to the Gorky House we stopped at the "Bridge of Kisses” Russian tradition requires newly married couples to kiss on a bridge on their wedding day. However, Moscow is not a city that one would link to romance. Who would have guessed that Moscow would house a bridge so famous for holding memories of newlyweds? The "Bridge of Kisses” over the Moskva River, is in the shadow of the Cathedral of Chr...
When there are a thousand wonderful restaurants from which to choose, how to you go about choosing a good restaurant in Moscow? Moscow is known for being expensive. It is deserved. In most cities, even Moscow, if you know your way around you can eat well and at a reasonable cost. Well one of the good restaruants in Moscow has to be the KB44. (Kvartira 44, KB stands for Kvartira in Russian since "B" in Russian is pronounced "V"). With great assurance, I can say that you would never choose KB44 on the b...
This video is made on the 1st of January, the day after New Year Night. Absolutely still and people free Moscow.
It's very hot in Moscow now, and it's very beautiful. Bright Moscow girls and young women are in dresses. A lot of cyclists, rollers and skateboarders cut through the city. The best way to spend your evening is to be close to the river or on theterraces, and a huge number of the cafes made the tables on the strees. The sun shines. And one can watch wonderful sunsets every night.Summer! <!--I...
The World Press Photo 2011 exhibition is shown in Moscow on the territory of Red October factory. It'll last up to 10th of June. The show contains almost two hundreds of works and reflects the most meaningful events of the 2010th. Joost van den Broek, Russian Sailor World Press Photo contest aims to support professional press photography on a wide international scale. Promotional activities include an annual contest, exhibitions, the stimulation of photojournalism through educational programs, and c...
Moscow roofer Vitaly Raskalov and his friends very often risk to be caught by police and to be thrown into the bullpen. But inspite of everything they climb to the roofs of meaningful Moscow buildings. Sometimes these buildings are under special governmental protection. For example this one. It's the pictures made on the top of the Eurasia Tower, one of the skyscapers on the new district Moscow City. Guys shot the night dowtown and sunrise in Moscow. </...
Victory Day (the day when WW II had finished) have turned in Russian tradition into a kind of Memory Day and an additional holiday. It's celebrated even by young people that have almost no references to that war. And it's very touching day when veterans are beautiful and joyful that is unsual for them actually because of a lot of reasons. It was the first Victory Day organized by the new Moscow mayor and his team yesterday. A lot of people tells that fireworks, illuminations and the organization itsel...
The festival Museums' Night 2011 will pass in Moscow at 14th of May. About 160 museums will take part in it, make free entrance for visitors and prepare special programs. In addition classical music will be performed on Moscow metro stations. All the museums will be open up to 0:00. Night in Museum (from Russian) There're some most interesting art spots and their programs. Multimedia Art Museum. The offline version of unique Google's art project (www.googleartproject.com). One will be able to see ...
The «Alternative Fashion before Glossies, 1985-1995» show displays the history of alternative fashion, a trend that emerged at the junction of rock and squat club culture, during the period that started with early perestroika and ended in mid 1990s. The gathering of Avant-Garde artists, musicians, representatives of various subcultures – of punk, rock, the New Wave – gave birth to a unique phenomenon of alternative fashion with shows often turning into performances. Its catwalks were not only such ven...
