January 27th, 1944 And in the starless January night, Itself amazed at its unprecedented destiny, Delivered from Death’s abyss, Leningrad toasts itself. 1944 -Anna Akhmatova (Translated by me) … more →
Mikhailych's WeblogZach Tracer wrote 3 days ago: Looking in from the entrance to Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery. The Second World War—and in Lening … more →
Zach Tracer wrote 1 week ago: Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad Entirely by accident, I visited the Monument to the He … more →
Lisa wrote 1 week ago: The author of City of Thieves, David Benioff, is a rather well-known screenwriter, having written th … more →
robertropars wrote 2 weeks ago: Poems of Akhmatova I just finished reading “Poems of Akhmatova,” an amazing poetry colle … more →
Kate wrote 2 weeks ago: She was sitting on the other side of her doorway, listening as I knocked and asked, “May we c … more →
kazaknomad wrote 4 weeks ago: I would like to write a life – story about my grandfather. He was 44 when he died, I think his life … more →
kosherhooks wrote 1 month ago: Jews, Revolution and Nazis (From Chapter 18, “Kosher Hooks” by S.I. Fishgal, http://stores.lulu.com/ … more →
Zach Tracer wrote 1 month ago: Sergei Kirov's desk. Sergei Kirov’s apartment now stands as a memorial to the slain Lening … more →
scmrak wrote 1 month ago: David Benioff: City of Thieves The Siege of Leningrad lasted 872 days, from just after Lev Ben … more →
moscowdiaries wrote 1 month ago: If you’re one of the few, the proud, the geeky, you can now download my book, “The Mosco … more →
Zach Tracer wrote 1 month ago: A small memorial plaque for Russian writer Daniil Kharms. The X in the Russian name of absurdist wri … more →
theadventuretravelcompany wrote 1 month ago: A few years ago I had a meeting at the Hilton. When the meeting was scheduled, I politely declined d … more →
Zach Tracer wrote 1 month ago: A million Leningraders died during the 900 day siege of the city during the Second Great Patriotic W … more →
Caratje wrote 1 month ago: In contrast to the self-promoting antics of Molodaya Rossiya, St Petersburg photographer Sergey Lare … more →
Zach Tracer wrote 1 month ago: 5/9/09 – 23:30 The Church on Spilled Blood “Write what you know” is probably one of the oldest clich … more →
nikolaykotev wrote 1 month ago: Top sign points to: The Ass of the World – Russia 3.StuG … more →
shanticurly wrote 2 months ago: La inceput a fost un search dat pe net in cautarea programului concertelor trupei Faithless prin Eur … more →
Robert Bonnett wrote 2 months ago: That’s St. Petersburg, Russia, not the one in Florida or Pennsylvania or Missouri. Following the tid … more →