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June 28, 2005
Photos by Alexey Tikhonov
Too much Bunin and Chekhov - I imagine the Crimea as the eternal site of wistful adultery for privileged Russians in white linen. Alexey Tikhonov's Yalta is more of a transplanted Coney Island.
I miss Petersburg's tramvais: what other form of transport can be consistently relied upon to be slower than walking? I boarded my customary tram in Petrogradskaya one morning and understood nothing of what the ticket-lady said to me as I handed over my seven rubles. Chto? Six or eight passengers got involved, one inspired old lady taking out a pen and notepad to write the message down. When I finally nodded understanding, there was applause in the tramcar. The message? "This tramvai stops running tomorrow, for the next three years." No mention was made of an alternative. So that's how I started walking to school and realised that the tramvai had been slowing me down twice over.
Alexey has a whole directory of Photo Stories.
Posted by michele at June 28, 2005 10:18 AM
Comments
http://moskautranslated.ytmnd.com
Posted by: johnny at June 28, 2005 4:14 PM
Or, you could not spam my comments script with off-topic links to blank pages?!
Posted by: Michele at June 28, 2005 4:28 PM
1. u need internet explorer
2. it was kind of funny, and related to this blogs topic
3. sorry
4. im done
vespadanya!
Posted by: johnny at June 28, 2005 6:39 PM
Really? I notice you've been spamming multiple people on the "Russian blog scene" with it, though.
Posted by: Michele at June 29, 2005 8:40 AM
my. arent we the little czarina today!
and tell me why some people say czar and other people say tsar.
also its time for a new post. any views on putins alleged deathgrip on the russian political system and media outlets? anything new? hmmm?
Posted by: johnny at June 29, 2005 9:44 AM
Sorry, I only blog on frivolous topics.
Posted by: Michele at June 29, 2005 9:59 AM
i have to apologise. i was led to believe the song was a russian folk song, and its just some very well done germanese song with a russian folk song rhythem.
btw kudos on linking the black and white pictures of leningrad.
Posted by: johnny at June 29, 2005 10:38 AM