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March 28, 2005
more vanity poses, trip to Sweden
Sunday the weather was relatively clear and crisp -- a good day for a stroll for Muscovites ready for spring to come. Went to the Kremlin with Аня, but the grounds were closed. So we just saw the Armo(u)ry. Then we went over to Red Square, where one picture turned out:
We had a little time left before things closed, so we saw the State Historical Museum quickly. Probably worth another trip.
After a long day of going to museums, I can think of nothing better than Indian food. After striking out last time I trusted my guidebook, I found a place near Yuri Gagarin Square that is still open. The food was good but catered to Russians' incredibly low tolerance for spicy food. See me and Yuri Alekseevich:
That's right, there's a giant space-age monument in the middle of the square. A close-up shot:
If you people don't start sending in more requests to DJ Kevin, I'm going to have to keep sending you vanity portraits.
In other news, I decided today to go to the Joint Workshop on Electronic Publishing in Lund, Sweden, by way of Copenhagen.
Posted by kshawkin at March 28, 2005 06:51 PM
Comments
Hi DJ Kevin-
Hey, I like the recent photos, keep 'em coming. But I also have a request:
So I've heard a lot on the news lately about what's happening in Kyrgzystan, and of course there were a couple weeks of news about Ukraine a while back. How much do you/Moscovites hear about these things? Is that big news there? Just wondering what makes big news in Russia.
Thanks for the insight.
-Sue
Posted by: Sue K. at March 28, 2005 11:10 PM
Is Gagarin's monument by Tsereteli? Looks very much like the Superman :)))))
Posted by: Olga Kh at March 28, 2005 11:29 PM
Sue, revolutions in former Soviet republics are definitely big news here. Characterizing media coverage is difficult, though, but in general it's probably safe to say that the Russian media is much more skeptical of considering what's been happening in these countries as a good thing than the US media.
Olya, no "the" before Superman, unless you're talking about Nietzsche's concept in the abstract. No, the statue's been there for decades, according to my host family. I think it's too modernist for Tsereteli. (I'd include a link for more information on him, but I can't find anything worth linking to.)
Posted by: Kevin at April 2, 2005 01:23 PM