From the white of the remaining snow to the green of new foliage, from yellow buds mat’-i-macheha, to red Easter eggs, April is when Russian landscape starts to get its color variety back. More Russian Seasons & Nature in Russian Art: Russian Spring – March Russian Winter – 2 Russian Winter – 1 Russian Autumn –…
It might not look very warm and very green, but this is indeed springtime in middle Russia. The days are longer, the snow is melting, and sunlight and birds have returned. More Russian Seasons & Nature in Russian Art: Russian Winter – 2 Russian Winter – 1 Russian Autumn – 1
March is going to be the Saint Petersburg Month here at Home & Away. While I am sorting through some 600 photographs from my 5-day trip, here’s something by the way of an introduction: Saint Petersburg as depicted by Russian artists in the 19th and 20th centuries. f
January, February, March… Month names are some of the easiest words to recognize across European languages. Take February for example: that would be Febrero in Spanish, Februar in German, Février in French, Φεβρουάριος in Greek and Февраль (pronounced as Fevral’) in Russian. The script might be different, but the sound is still familiar. For the…
As a tribute to Moscow’s coldest day of the season — this far, -25C by day, -30C by night — here’s the next installment of the Russians’ artistic tributes to glorious Winter.
I’m dreaming of a White Christmas… Happy First Day of Winter! All other image credits: WikiPaintings.
The Mysterious Russian Soul has been the subject of fascination and debate for philosophers, academics and politicians across the globe ever since the concept started taking shape some 200 years ago. While this is not a topic I am eager to tackle quite yet, here’s an engaging, insightful and rather unexpected take by someone who…
As Russia is steadily descending into the Grey season, here are a few last glimpses at the Golden Autumn.
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