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The Artist and the Dictator.

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

One of the most prevalent questions encountered so far has been Moscow or St Petersburg, which do you prefer? As the title of this post alludes to one is based on the premise of beauty and the other power. One built as a symbol of aspiration to leave the other in the past only for revolution to reach out its cold fingers and re-establish the elder one as the seat of power and control. Basically Moscow is busy and dirty, everyone in a rush to get shit done and money made.

Which do you prefer the subtle intricate grandeur of the Cathedral of Our Savior on Spilled Blood or the gaudy familiarity of St Basils? [read on]

Posted in architecture, Church/cathedral, market, metro, monument/memorial, Moscow, Russia, St Petersburg | 1 Comment »

A Welcoming Comrade.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

I had quite mixed feelings about leaving St Petersburg having found that nearly everything about the city exceeded my expectations and also found an atmosphere and scene in the city that I would really love to immerse myself in. But at the same time the anticipation of delving even further into this fascinating country was pulling me eastwards, not least because tonight was to be the first proper train ride after two weeks of not quites. After last night’s practise run seeing off Mike and Jeff we headed out one last time around our local favourites of the laundromat bar, Zoom cafe for one last delicious meal, followed by Fidels and Achtung Baby to fill the time until our 1:20am departure for Moscow. [read on]

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Memorial wanderings

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

It truly was quite a challenge to even come up with some sort of comprehensive plan to fully explore a city as diverse and interesting as St Petersburg. Like all the truly great cities history is layered on top ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Thursday, September 18th, 2008

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