______________________________ Sunday, 17 March, is Forgiveness Sunday, which Orthodox Christians all over the world observe on the last day before Lent. Lent will continue for 49 days until Easter Su… more →
Voices from Russiawrote 2 weeks ago: Circling revelers revel at the culmination of “Butter Week”. DO bears walk the streets o … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been volunteering at this school for the entire time I’ve been here in Russia. On T … more →
wrote 1 month ago: So our history teacher took us for a mini tour of his favourite places in St-Petersburg. We needed t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Russian Fair at Bariș Park On Sunday 17th March, the Russian Community celebrated Maslenitsa and hav … more →
wrote 1 month ago: WordPress video Temperatures almost at freezing, snow melting, birds returning, and the advent of Ma … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Bunnies in Siberia. Watching Bunnies. Bus Bunnies. Bunny Hop. Excited Bunnies. Bunny Salute. Bundled … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Why does it take a Cohen, a cup of wine, an injured knee and long awaited visitors to push me into d … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Sunday dawned bright and sunny – a perfect day to say goodbye to winter. It was just March 17 … more →
wrote 2 months ago: So I understand I’ve been slacking on my posts… sorry about that. Sunday Katya and I wen … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Another Russian celebration has passed again, without me even knowing! They have far too many celebr … more →
wrote 2 months ago: After a very busy and interesting week, I thought I had a lot of really great material for my blog—b … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Photographs from the Maslenitsa Festival, Trafalgar Square, London, UK (16 March 2013). Maslenitsa i … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Otherwise known as Pancake Week. Yesterday while half the city was celebrating St. Patrick’s D … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Whether you want to celebrate the last day of Maslenitsa, Saint Patrick’s Day with a Russian t … more →
wrote 2 months ago: ______________________________ Sunday, 17 March, is Forgiveness Sunday, which Orthodox Christians al … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Originally I’d been planning to put up a final post with photos from Mongolia, but something s … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Today is a pancake-palooza. Where ever you go there they are on the menu, to the delight of home-sic … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Daily Photos, Female Portrait The pancake or butter week [MAs-le-ni-tsa] has just ended in Russia. T … more →