Tag Archives: Travel and Tourism

Peredayz

Posted on July 28, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Y’all, it is so hot in Moscow. There are peat-bog fires in the countryside so the city is choked with a visible, and pungent, white smoke. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve beaten every record ever set since they … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Aleksandr Revva, Business, Finance Ministry, Moscow, russia, Temperature, Travel and Tourism | 1 Comment

Ffffffresh

Posted on July 14, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Courtesy of my buddy Mike Schwirtz, we have this little ditty because it’s too damn hot in Moscow to think of a proper blog post: [youtubevid id="i-k9Dq0Yazs"]

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Darin Shapiro, Dmitry Medvedev, Jimmy Fallon, Moscow, russia, Soviet Union, Transportation, Travel and Tourism, United States | Leave a comment

The Cosmic Cock of War

Posted on June 16, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Early Monday morning, as Kyrgyzstan continued its descent into ethnic bloodbathery, a small band of nine warriors gathered at the Liteiny Bridge in St. Petersburg to celebrate the birthday of Che Guevara. It was just getting dark at 1:30 am … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Arts and Entertainment, Che Guevara, cosmic cock, cosmic cock of war, Davos, graffiti, penis, phallus, russia, Saint Petersburg, St Petersburg, St. Petersburg Economic Forum, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Travel and Tourism | 12 Comments

On gays and other perverts

Posted on May 18, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

As Moscow gears up for once again banning the gay pride parade later this month, Russia Today, the Kremlin’s wonderful cable propaganda channel, has been doing some tough reporting — as well as some important self-discovery. On May 6, RT … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, animal lovers, embassy, Gay community, gay flag, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Gay pride, gays, homophobia, homosexuality, Human rights, Kremlin, Moscow, other perverts, perverts, Pride parade, Red Square, RT.com, russia, Russia Today, Soviet Union, Travel and Tourism, United States, Yuri Luzhkov, Yury Luzhkov | 14 Comments

Meditate, fix an oil leak

Posted on May 6, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Okay, this post is technically not about Russia but it is about Russia in the sense that, two days ago, I blogged about a left-field proposal out of Russia to nuke the Mexican Gulf oil leak closed. Well, now we … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Business and Economy, Diebold, Help desk, Moscow, russia, Travel and Tourism, United States, University of Colorado | 3 Comments

Antonio Banderas admits fangirl crush on Dostoyevsky, Tarkovsky

Posted on May 3, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

The yellomuckrag LifeNews.ru posted an exclusive interview with actor Antontio Banderas on its site today. For an exclusive interview with Antonio Banderas, this is some shady cinematography. But that’s to be expected of LifeNews.ru, which has surprising access and ghastly … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Actor, AntonioBanderas, Melanie Griffith, Moscow, Nikita Mikhalkov, russia, Soviet Union, Travel and Tourism | Leave a comment

Absurdoagitprop

Posted on May 3, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Moscow is a ghost town today. Saturday was May 1, or International Worker’s Day, and it is part of a long stretch of May holidays, which culminates in Victory Day on May 9. That means three-day weekends, vacations, barbecues, and, yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Beijing, Demonstration, Lenta.Ru, loskutov, monstration, Moscow, Omsk, police, russia, Solidarity Party, Travel and Tourism, United Russia | 3 Comments

McDonald's Moscow Happy Meal

Posted on April 14, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

A Moscow court has overturned two decisions against McDonald’s (in a case called, yes, Moscow v. McDonald’s), allowing it to keep paying its old rent in two super-duper prime locations. Two branches of the McD’s franchise — both on the … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Business, Happy Meal, Hospitality, McDonald, McDonald's, Moscow, Moscow court, Restaurant Chains, russia, Transportation, Travel and Tourism, Travel Guides, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment

Come to my boo-doo-arrrrr

Posted on April 13, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

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 →

Posted in world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Arts, Games, Jack Ryan, Moscow, News agency, RIA Novosti, russia, Travel and Tourism, White Wolves | 1 Comment

Putin opens Moscow Fashion Week with a mystery photo

Posted on March 25, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

It’s fashion week in Moscow, so I thought it fitting that we open it with this photograph of Dear Leader Vladimir Putin. Unlike prior photographs of DLVP, which show him mastering nature with his bare chest, this one is, um, … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Moscow, Prime minister, russia, Saint Petersburg, Travel and Tourism, United States, Vladimir Putin | 4 Comments