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Lose The Map: Soviet Nostalgia
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Wednesday, June 29, 2011. It was "great", "horrible", "a dream", "a nightmare". "At least better than now". That's the general opinion about Soviet times. This is the land of bandits. For some reasons it couldn't be otherwise, given cultural and political history of the country, especially from the last 90 years, but also from the last centuries, still...
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Lose The Map: Elections
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Thursday, December 15, 2011. Russian elections are not just a political obligation: election day here it's a true fest! Entertainment for children outside the school with clowns and masks:. And inside tasty delicacies to smell and eat before giving your vote for your country'sake. The atmosphere is really what you expect for election day:. Postcards fr...
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Lose The Map: Postcards from Moscow - Winter
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Postcards from Moscow - Winter. The apotheosis of being Russian, a hymn of joy that blows from Siberia, the storm before the calm: Winter! This year has been a bit slow, but finally it's showing in full blast -20 degrees! Smiling for the Russians is the most secret art, a private pleasure that no one is allowed in public.
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Lose The Map: Metro
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Monday, June 27, 2011. It's beautiful, deep, hot, fragrant. It's Moscow metro! One of the few real prides of moscovites, each metro station is a beautifully carved piece of art, where soviet workers were proudly brought to their occupations by these majestic tunnel system unique in the world. Here's a nice tutorial on how to use Moscow metro. Lose The ...
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Lose The Map: Getting married, making babies... and redtape!
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Getting married, making babies. and redtape! During a lifetime there those experiences which. leave a trace! There you are, dear Russophile, this is what would happen to you when you decide to get married and make babies in the beautiful MotherRussia:. Yes, the most beautiful day of your life will be exactly like this! This is ...
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Lose The Map: Migrant Workers
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Saturday, June 25, 2011. They are among the few people in Moscow who are doing something useful for the society: they clean up the mess, collect the human and animal vaste and trash. Pick up the massive quantities of empty and often smashed alcohol bottles from the ground. They give a decent look to the town. And to use bicycles! Posted by Marco Bagni.
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Lose The Map: Alcohol
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Sunday, June 26, 2011. This is not very nice. And I'm sorry to say it, and I wish things could be different. What makes my blood boil is that the aftermath of these joyful meetings are carelessly spread on the ground, bottles smashed against trees and cigarettes cemeteries all over the place. Once again, welcome to Moscow:. It's difficult and dangerous...
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Lose The Map: Postcards from Moscow - Autumn
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Thursday, December 1, 2011. Postcards from Moscow - Autumn. Autumn in Moscow is as beautiful as painful: at first is a true romantic explosion of colours, a rainbow of emotions connecting the hot dusty summer to the freezing icy winter. Leaves all around, a sweet melancholy of lost dreams. Posted by Marco Bagni. Location: Moscow, Russia.
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Lose The Map: Shop holes
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Saturday, December 10, 2011. Shopping is a great passion for new Russians, and as always customer care is brought to a very high level:. To minimize the contact between buyer and seller the transaction happens through a small hole. In the best case the seller only sees the hand and the cash of the buyer, which is more than enough! Posted by Marco Bagni.
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Lose The Map: Cars
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Welcome to LoseTheMap, former diary of travels around Asia, then account of everyday life in Moscow, and now with my family in Berlin - VERSIONE ITALIANA. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Big, black, massive, that's how it has to be. Moscow is a city where a Hummer is just a decent means of transport. It doesn't look big, here. I suggest you this beautiful tutorial on how to drive in Moscow. 8-lane avenue filled with big black and expensive. The white minivan is a leftover from before the capitalist revolution.