Sunday, Sep 24 2023
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'Krasnoyarsk… is the best and most beautiful of all Siberian cities, with its smoked-coloured and dreamy mountains'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890
Anastasia Oliver-Semenov
Life is hard enough without having to build separate climbing frames. Can we try to play nice?
I am now, for the first time in my life, living in a sanctioned country.
Life is hard enough without having to build separate climbing frames.
I am now, for the first time in my life, living in a sanctioned country.
My new life as an honorary Siberian
Siberia isn’t simply a land full of bears, spies and nuclear reactors... it is also now my duty to help my fellow Siberians understand my home country.
As a British immigrant I can see first-hand the levels of corruption in Britain and Russia
I am able to compare the two, and my conclusion is that there doesn’t seem to be any difference.
If the minister of education is reading this, you and I need to have a chat fella
It is becoming increasingly obvious that there is a dire need for changes in the education system here.
What I didn’t know before is that Russian men prefer the skinny jeans
They think wearing their jeans so tight that it pushes their manbits up into the stomachs looks cool, hard and/or fashionable.
The most perfect summer I have known
Siberia is so alive in summer, so full of energy, that the air is charged with excitement which just makes people want to create, do stuff, and live.
I had a pretty robust preconceived view of Siberian life
In my mind it was a place where bears outnumbered people ten to one and the words summer and sunshine weren’t even in the Russian dictionary.
I AM living the life I always wanted
There is so much to see and do here that when I am asked in an accusatory fashion ‘why did you move here?’ I find myself replying ‘why on Earth do you want to leave?!’
Every other article about Russia in the British media manages to slip in a mention of Soviet history
It is quite ironic seeing as the current British government are engaged in purges of the poor and disabled.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
Business
The Bank of Russia official exchange rates of foreign currencies
