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LJ loves FB

merenzon wrote in russiamagazine Aug 12, 2010 02:01

Hi all, we all love LiveJournal, but Russia! also has a Facebook page, so if you have an account there, check it out!

Love,
Your grandmother

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Buildings as boxes

merenzon wrote in russiamagazine Mar 14, 2010 04:22

Outskirts of Moscow, Kuzminki area (about 45 minutes by subway from Red Square. A sad yet tender photo essay byaspmaster :

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moscow

The Immovable Feast. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

merenzon wrote in russiamagazine Dec 31, 2009 18:17

The days of hunting down herring and bargaining for tangerines may be long gone, but, in the Russian mind, this is still what the perfect New Year’s Eve table looks like. S novym godom!

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Unheralded Curios of Soviet Industrial Design

merenzon wrote in russiamagazine Oct 30, 2009 18:06

For those who were born during the last years of the Soviet Union, there are few archetypal objects which make their eyes water. With so few products available, every Russian child played with the same kind of doll; every apartment had the same furniture and every person red the same edition of Alexander Dumas novels. Same with cars, milk cartoons ( Read more... )

made in russia

Limited Edition Prints from Russia!

merenzon wrote in russiamagazine Oct 14, 2009 14:22

I Consist of Frogs or Rabbits or Birds.

Hi all, we just wanted to let you know about this limited edition print series by Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Being an established artist and all, she was part of major exhibitions in Russia and around the world, and her work appeared in virtually all major publications, but we like her because we think that ( Read more... )

prints, art

Photo Feature of the Week: Unfortunate Profile Pictures

mfortki wrote in russiamagazine Oct 06, 2009 16:01

This week's belated photo feature is of no aesthetic or technical value. If that's what you're looking for this week, then proceed elsewhere. We suggest this most incredible photo essay on the post-Chernobyl town of Slavoutich by Guillaume Herbaut ( Read more... )

LJ Round-Up 10/02/09: Terrible Tattoos and Tree Mutants

mfortki wrote in russiamagazine Oct 02, 2009 16:13

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Photo Feature of the Week: President Medvedev is a Photographer Too, Apparently

mfortki wrote in russiamagazine Sep 28, 2009 08:59

At RUSSIA!, we've known about Medvedev's little hobby for a long time now. This week we've been tipped off by LiveJournal to share a gallery of Medvedev's photography from his personal site, with our favorites up front. Never mind our sparse side comments. Let's hear yours!

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LJ Photo Feature of the Week: Moscow's Birthday - "Day of the City"

mfortki wrote in russiamagazine Sep 14, 2009 14:39

In celebration of the Moscow's 862nd Birthday, here are photos from drugoi , shot about the city as it celebrates itself. They are pretty damn nifty.

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Lj-Round Up 09/11/09: LiveJournal Turns Ten, The Beardless are Going to Hell

mfortki wrote in russiamagazine Sep 12, 2009 20:04

The Russian blogosphere conveniently, if bafflingly, revolves around LJ. Each week, RUSSIA! scans the chatter and brings you the top five topics.

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