Tag Archives: Sochi

Tourism in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The ЖЖ “History and Modernity” recently posted a collection of Soviet-era travel posters, enticing foreigners to visit the land of Volga barges and Kirghiz peaks, not to mention Gulgas, purges and secret police. The images are – naturally – colorful, … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bitter Mountain

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

I have a good friend who is an avid reader of the works of Maxim Gorky, and a few months ago we were on a visit to the winter olympic construction site in Sochi and Красная Поляна, chosen as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lost in Translation | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Russian Olympic Mascots

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

I couldn’t find a way to embed the video, but I thought it would be appropriate to post a clip from a site that is often confused for this site (and vice versa), “The Onion Sports Dome”: http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/olympic-officials-unveil-terrifying-new-mascots-fo,19098/ (especially relevant … Continue reading →

Posted in News / Novosti | Tagged , , | Leave a comment
Posted on May 10, 2011 by

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13344158 New Zealand probes mystery ‘kiwi’ found in Russian port New Zealand says it is checking reports that a rare kiwi bird has been found thousands of miles from its native land in the Russian port of Sochi. Russian media … Continue reading →

Posted in News / Novosti | Tagged , | Leave a comment

OF COURSE he’s Russian

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

The title of this article was “the wrong way to put on pants”, and before even clicking on it something told me this would be blog-worthy material. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/09/the-wrong-way-to-put-on-p_n_675989.html

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Flying Jackass!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by
Posted in Economy, News / Novosti | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment