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From a brief appearance in Moscow at the end of
August 2005
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The sign found stuck to the window after my Italian guests.
While a pet rat seems to be taken in good humour by travellers from
English speaking countries and European North, the southerners (France and
down) find his presence shocking. |
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 Same in the daytime. I'm undecided at this
point which will be the "official" picture. Night-time is more stylish, the
one taken in the day is more revealing.
Hint to amateur photographers: Use flash when taking pictures of objects
against bright background.
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Lunch has passed away on September 12, 2005, at
the age of about three. This is his grave at my dacha in Dubrovki.
-->
www.staritsa.info/staritsa.htm
-->
www.russian-horse-rides.com |
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Renewed the rental of a Post Office Box for the
benefit of our Russian bride seeking clients. Once again I'm ready to submit
your ads and receive replies. More on that at [??????] unclepasha.com -->
Russian brides --> Services --> Personal Ads/P.O.Box Rental |
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Sheremetyevo 2, staff cafeteria on the 4th
floor. Power outlet, $1 beer, $4-5 for a full meal, and a view onto the take
off field. The best thing is the presence of a couple of electric outlets to
power your laptop.
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www.moscowdrivers.net/pasha.htm |
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New photos of the Tretyakovka Cafe, the supreme
example of the "Old Moscow" type establishment of the sort that you can only
find these days in St. Petersburg that I would detest totally if not for the
food and drink scene.
--> Zamoskvorechye neighbourhood
--> My apartment for rent --> The neighbourhood |
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New Riga highway, 50km north-west from Moscow.
A roadside stall about , specializing in roast pork on a stick. On my
first request vegetables were prepared in a similar manner. This does not
always happens and often you will be told "nothing available" when in fact
there is plenty of stuff for vegetarians but with every passing year my
vegetarian habits seem to be less of a problem for me and others.
--> Vegetarian Russia |
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Workshop
"Firm Polus-M"
located at
Pyatnitskaya 3/4
will perform
the following services
etc. etc.,The actual list of services is at the very bottom, in small
letters.
--> Understanding the culture on
www.oldmanfriday.com ? The
point is that in the Russian communication style the larger category
proceeds the smaller.
Envelopes are addresses the same way: Country, city, street, name. Names
and titles:
Professor Doctor Ivanov P.I. rather than P.I. Ivanov, MD,
professor.
Note Ivanov P.I. as the typically Russia sequence, rather than P.I.
Ivanov
Group, family, larger hierarchy come first. Specific and individual last.
Welcome to a society where "I" is but a recent development, and the tendency
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Here I tried to capture the idea of bringing a
name out of obscurity. Wish the leaves where yellow. This photo will
probably illustrate something like assistance in locating graves or
arranging for grave upkeep. |
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The few symbols of the Soviet era that survived
the last 15 years are now being restored or at least freshly painted.
Zamoskvorechye district of Moscow. September 12, 2005 |
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