Welcome to зимняя страна чудес, a winter wonderland. The skies dumped 15 centimeters of snow on us in two days. Here’s what the city looked like before the storm. ↓ On Saturday afternoon, we went out to meet a friend … Read More
One of the best Soviet architecture blogs out there – Concrete and Kitsch – is currently exploring Belarus. (Check it out!) I’m excited to see what interesting places they photograph during the trip. 🙂 Every time I see a time-worn … Read More
I think this is what foreigners are supposed to do in Russia, right? Wander around the outside of churches and take photos? It seems I failed at that task, though… these are all the photos I have to share with … Read More
I just finished reading an interesting article called A bear splitting an atom? A camel? The weird world of Russian coats of arms. Out of the five cities featured in that article, Chelyabinsk has perhaps the most straightforward symbol, left … Read More
Do you know where Russia’s tallest Ferris wheel (колесо обозрения) is? The Moscow-850 was at one point the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe. It was built in VDNKh for the city’s 850 year anniversary. And then, shortly before the 2014 … Read More
You know that question everyone asks you as a kid: кем хочешь стать, когда вырастешь? What do you want to be when you grow up? Here’s how the children of Chelyabinsk answered that question… and taught me tons of new … Read More
The real trick to learning Russian?… it’s probably memorizing Pushkin. 🤣 Pretty much all Russian speakers know a few lines. Even dating TV shows ask contestants to recite Pushkin’s poems! Just as important as remembering his famous words, though, is … Read More
Chelyabinsk, a city famous for meteors and industrial pollution… but have you seen the street art? More street art? I’m glad you asked! 😉 Chelyabinsk street art project More Chelyabinsk street art (the really colorful stuff)
This pair of mourning women watch over the Lesnoye Cemetery, where more than 200 WWII soldiers are buried. The 44-year-old sculpture is hidden along the road that takes you out of Chelyabinsk and into a land of lakes and lazy summer … Read More
Ever since becoming a cat owner, I can’t help swooning over every single cat I see. The Kharkiv cat mafia. The stray cats of Anapa. Are you crazy about cats too? Here’s what you say to a cat in Russia: … Read More