Svetlana Alexievich’s book ‘The Unwomanly Face of War’ is one of the most impactful I’ve ever read. The book is a series …
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Autobiography & Travel
Making a Bee-line to the Republic of Adygea, Russia
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleHoney, honey, honey – it seemed Adygea oozed the stuff. Everywhere we looked it seemed someone had set up a road-side stall …
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I admit it, I was lurking in the back streets of ‘Old Tartarstan’, Kazan. Trouble is, I like old buildings, and particularly …
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Autobiography & Travel
Kazan – the Peacock Big Enough to be Seen from Space
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleIn about 2014 some genius decided to plant a peacock in front of the Kazan Kremlin. Kazan is the currently the capital …
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Autobiography & Travel
In the Footsteps of Anthony Bourdain: Restaurant CoCoCo in St Petersburg, Russia
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleA meal in CoCoCo, a top St Petersburg restaurant? One featured in an episode of TV chef Anthony Bourdain? Would I be …
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The man in the Taganrog Park spun around and said something at us. The only word I made out was ‘anglesky’ (‘English’)- …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
Nomadic Women’s Underwear – in Greek Tanais on the Russian Don
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleYou’ll see the chick with red and green silk bloomers at Tanais… The River Don is one of Europe’s big ones. Even …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
How to see the Porthole Dolmens of Russia’s Caucasus
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleTravelling in Russia last year I got a chance to see some of it’s famous prehistoric ‘Porthole Dolmens’. Now there is a …
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Women, so I’ve read (and seem to observe), are significantly more likely to take ‘selfies’ than men. It doesn’t seem to matter …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
The Log Cabin at the Heart of St Petersburg, Russia
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleThe most famous ‘little log cabin in the woods’ is probably the one in which Abraham Lincoln grew up in Kentucky. It …