Frida en Moscú
He visitado la exposición “¡Viva la vida!” para disfrutar de las obras del arte de Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera.
El imitador ruso de Napoleón mató a su amante
No sé si ustedes están bien familiarizados con la literatura rusa del siglo 19, pero lo que pasó a San Petersburgo este mes parece haber salido de unas obras literarias de esa época. El profesor de la Universidad Estatal Oleg Sokolov estaba enamorado de Napoleón Bonaparte y era aficionado de…
Historia de una restauración
He visto por el Internet el incendio de la Catedral de Notre Dame de Paris y he leído que su restauración tomará muchos años y mucho dinero. Se me acordó la historia de un templo de la iglesia ortodoxa rusa que era muy polémica en la sociedad. Se trata de…
Comida daguestaní en Moscú
Me gusta visitar un Food Court en Moscú donde se puede elegir y probar platos de varios países al igual que las regiones de Rusia.
Kalashnikov Statue Causes Controversy in Moscow
There is undoubtedly nothing artistic about the statue to the father of the legendary AK-47: a man with a submachine-gun and the ubiquitous St. George piercing the dragon (or the less ubiquitous Archangel Michael defeating the devil, according to a different school of thought) are parts of the new memorial…
Un belén en la iglesia católica la más antigua de Moscú
Hoy, el 25 de diciembre es la Navidad, según el calendario gregoriano, y todas las iglesias católicas y protestantes en Moscú observan esta fiesta sagrada y popular.
Arte de la calle en Moscú
Las paredes cubiertas de grafiti están por todos lados en la capital rusa. Eso no es algo inusual y Moscú no es diferente a este respecto de otras ciudades del mundo.
About Squirrel Patrols in Moscow
Once upon a time, when things were quiet in Moscow, the then AP bureau chief Caro Kriel found a fascinating story in the word’s very wide web, claiming that city authorities had ordered police details to patrol parks in order to protect squirrels from poachers. Like those nasty guys in…
“Workers’ Demonstrations” in USSR
On the first of May, as well as on other Soviet holidays that required universal shows of loyalty, factory and office workers, government employees, students and faculty members would gather in a specific location, assigned by the authorities, with flags, posters and portraits of Communist party leaders, and would then…
A Tale of Love and Peril in the Cold War
My friend Vladimir McMillin (in this photo he drinks beer in a Moscow bar in September 2017) has authored a book about his father James, or Jimmy, McMillin, who defected to the Soviet Union in the late forties.
The Battle for Tskhinval(i)
It was not easy to cover the conflict in South Ossetia in 2008, which involved Georgia, Russia and the breakaway Georgian province which has since proclaimed outright independence recognized by Russia.
Stalin and Dow Jones
Once upon a time a TASS night-time editor picked up a ringing phone and – lo and behold – there was Stalin’s voice on the other end. The supreme leader wanted to know the current Dow Jones index.
Iraq
A few pictures from various places in Iraq, mostly shot in 2003, after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, during a relatively quiet period in the country’s life.
The Cook that Killed ‘Em All
The little person standing on the porch of the prison cell of the Do-Ab detention center for Taliban POWs with his long-bearded friend once had a reputation of being the best chef not only in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, the home base of the Northern Alliance fighting against the Taliban, but…
Education in Afghanistan
During the Taliban rule, which came to an end in late 2001, Afghanistan had schools that taught mostly Islamic subjects to boys, while girls were not allowed to study at all.