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"The Irish Journal" (1957), Heinrich Böll

13.03.2022

"The Irish Journal" (1957), Heinrich Böll

Every book and every movie featured in our Sunday column only finds its way here because some of us really like it, or rather feel it speak to our hearts in a special way. In this aspect, "The Irish Journal" makes up a real combo.

"Wasabi with shashlyk" (2021), Anna Stepnova

06.03.2022

"Wasabi with shashlyk" (2021), Anna Stepnova

Traditionally, the week of Shrovetide is a time for us to spend time with the relatives, giving care and affection to everyone we hold dear. Therefore, on its final day, we decided to write about a very affectionate and cozy book.

Pancakes recipes from Volgograd’s twin-cities

28.02.2022

Pancakes recipes from Volgograd’s twin-cities

<strong>Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) has come to Volgograd! Our today's suggestion is to diversify your festive menu by making pancakes the way it is done in different countries abroad.</strong>

"The Family" (1940), Nina Fedorova

25.02.2022

"The Family" (1940), Nina Fedorova

The author of this book (her real name was Antonina Ryazanovskaya) had lived a long and captivating life in the territory of three countries, each of them as different from the others as can be: early XX century Russia, China during the Japanese occupation, and, finally, the United States.

"Pachinko" (2017), by Min Jin Lee

18.02.2022

"Pachinko" (2017), by Min Jin Lee

No sooner had we chosen a book by a Korean author to illustrate (as promised) the life and culture of Korea, than its main character suddenly migrated to Japan! But we recommend it anyway. Why?

“Roots of the Oak” – Vsevolod Ovchinnikov about England and the English (1979)

08.02.2022

“Roots of the Oak” – Vsevolod Ovchinnikov about England and the English (1979)

Since we were speaking about Coventry quite a bit last week, let us suggest that we spend this evening with a book dedicated to England and the English – written by Mr. Vsevolod Ovchinnikov, whom you might remember from his series of articles about Japan.

“A Sakura Branch” by Vsevolod Ovchinnikov

24.01.2022

“A Sakura Branch” by Vsevolod Ovchinnikov

It was this book that Kenji Yoshida, the director who worked on such all-favorite Russian-Japanese projects as "The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin" and the movie "Hiroshima, My Love" cited as his source of inspiration.

9 movies featuring Volgograd’s sister-cities

17.01.2022

9 movies featuring Volgograd’s sister-cities

During the New Year holidays, we talked in our Instagram about a series of movies dealing with Volgograd's sister and partner-cities. Thanks to your comments and replies, this list nearly doubled. Proud and thankful to our subscribers, we present to you an updated article!

“Let our cities be friends” (Davayte druzhit gorodami)

25.12.2021

“Let our cities be friends” (Davayte druzhit gorodami)

If only this book could still be found in bookshops, we would have already launched a campaign to buy every last one copy to support Volgograd authors. And then, probably, would have closed the public – any interesting details about Volgograd's sister-cities would have been covered anyway…

Why does Chengdu have a panda for its symbol?

23.12.2021

Why does Chengdu have a panda for its symbol?

Actually, pandas are considered symbols of the whole People's Republic of China as a whole. Since 1939, these animals, together with the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and the Terracotta Army, are treasured as Chinese National Heritage.

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