Month: June 2015
June 28, 2015: Moon Over St. Isaacs in Petersburg
June 21, 2015: Russians filming fireworks display
Moscow Tie & Hat Maker
Like so many other entrepreneurs, Sergei, 38, said he started his Moscow tie and hat production business by accident. Sergei, who grew up in the Siberian city of Tomsk, moved to Moscow about nine years... Continue reading →
June 15, 2015: Moscow Financial Center
Georgian Shoe Repair Store
As I walked through historic Batumi on a cloudy May weekday afternoon, I noticed an old shoe repair store and popped in a for look. There I found Roco and Robert working away on chairs behind... Continue reading →
June 9, 2015: Skateboarding at Sunset
Russia’s Trendy Barbershops
From Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean to St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland, American-style barbershops are popping up all over Russia these days like mushrooms after a rainstorm despite the nation’s worst economic slowdown... Continue reading →
June 1, 2015: Sunset over Moscow
Ivolginsky: Russian Buddhist Center
Despite more than a decade living in Russia and reading about its culture, I had never heard of the Buddhist spiritual center Ivolginsky Datsan until I arrived in Eastern Siberia. The ”Lhasa” of Russia, Ivolginsky... Continue reading →