All about: Russia
Kindergarten War
"There will always be bullies in the kindergarten", the teacher said, slapped Rudi hit Ukai in the face. - "But look, he has a bloody nose. Can we at least give him a band aid?" said a brave girl. "Quick, but don't make Rudi angry." Two children walked up to Ukai and gave her a ...
Open letter to the Russian Embassy
Dear Russian Embassy, As a Dutch citizen, I would like to express my explicit condemnation of the atrocities that the Russian Federation is currently conducting in Ukraine, as well as the attempts to deny these horrendous acts in the television program Buitenhof by your ambassador, Mr. Shulgin. My heart goes out to all the victims ...
Reading: To Death by Anna Akhmatova
Today I read fragment number 8 from the cycle 'Prologue', called 'To death' by one of the most famous Russian poets of the twentieth century, Anna Akmatova (1889-1966) in a translation by A.S. Kline . Translations of a lot of other Akhmatova poetry is also available on his website. To Death You’ll come regardless – ...
Well, if it's a choice between my personal interest and the good of my country, how can I waver? No one shall say Ninotchka was a bad Russian. - Ernst Lubitsch, Ninotchka
Music from every country
I like to discover new music, but I don't like the algorithmic approach that calculates suggestions and tends to make us listen to whatever most people listen to. Yes, online music listening services tell us that they let us "discover" new music, but I miss something essential. I miss the romantic idea of discovering by coincident. Of course, I can ...
July 3. Russia, Battuta, Truffaut.
Today, I Issue my Russian visa. So I got a ticket to ride now, and I will be able to continue my trip. How long have I been here? Two weeks? And missing the road already? What is this feeling? In the history of mankind, there have always been brave and cowardous men and women ...
Tromsø #3. On the Big Truck.
Monday passed, I wrote. A friend dropped in and we played the oldest Super Mario game. I was very bad at it. At night, I went to a bar where they had a Blue Monday, which meant beer for just 39 Kr. That was just cheap enough for me to have one beer, no gulping ...