Tag Archives: Arts
Come to my boo-doo-arrrrr
This Friday, faux gypsy cacophonist with windpipes of gold Peter Nalitch and his orchestra will play at Moscow’s B1 club. He was all the rage among the Moscow intelligentsia a couple years ago, but apparently the rage hasn’t passed: the … Continue reading
Relief from the news: Phillips' Parallel Lines brings a bit of beautiful sci-fi to Moscow
It’s been a nutty couple of weeks in Moscow, with foreign reporters starting to joke that the August news cycle — responsible for everything from the 1991 putsch, the 1998 financial meltdown, and the 2008 war in Georgia — has … Continue reading
Following Zardari's lead, Russian politicians suddenly want to be organ donors
A brilliant post today on Sean’s Russia Blog on how Russian politicians, following the Pakstani premier’s lead, now all want to donate their organs. Sean writes: Well, I doubt any sensible constituent would want an United Russia organ anyway. Plus I’ve … Continue reading
A real estate shortage gone crazypants. Literally?
For those who thought real estate was in absurd demand in Moscow, home to some 10% of Russia’s population (centralization, what what!), have another thing coming. This fine Sunday morning, news breaks that, out in the northern boonies of Karelia, … Continue reading
Kremlin to give employees grammer lessons
Educated, liberal Russians have long complained that their country is run by hooligans and rubes unschooled in anything but nose-breaking and corporate raiding. And now they have proof. In November, 34 Kremlin bureaucrats will undergo 40 hours of rigorous grammatical … Continue reading
