Moscow will celebrate its 870th anniversary from 1-10 September. An outdoor exhibition at Clean ponds metro station displays wonderful photos from the 1930ies to 1970ies. The exhibition is entitled ‘Moscow is inventing’ (Москва изобретает). Watching these wonderful photos really made me proud of being a guest in this marvellous and exciting city. Heading back to […]... Read More

At times Moscow is a large construction site. You will hardly find a major crossroad, metro station exit, or city center side-street which does not experience a major renovation. You will have to watch your step even more carefully when hastling to office right now, but Moscow will look brighter in 2018 for sure. Moscovites […]... Read More

Did you know that Russia, in contrast to China, spreads across several time zones? When it is 11a.m. in Moscow it is +3 hrs, i.e., 2p.m. in Taschkent, and +9 hrs. in Petropavlovsk. (Yes, I know, Taschkent does not belong to Russia anymore; but it illustrates the story so well.) Pictured above: Insightful world time […]... Read More

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Seen on the streets of Moscow today the poster pictured above celebrates the 6th anniversary of Moscow’s My Documents campaign. My documents is essentially a synonym for one-stop agencies in the cities districts and boroughs. Behind the scenes additional administrative reforms are going on. The poster reads “6 years of victory over bureaucracy”, “Moscow’s uniform […]... Read More