And some laid-back members of the "militsii." Note the guy in middle busy sending an sms and the other guy on the phone... Yes, our country is in ever-vigilant hands.
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About Me
- MoscowMom
- Moscow, Russia
- Married mom to two girls navigating the unexpected twists and turns of life in this impressive and sometimes daunting city. We're finishing up our ninth year of living here, and the city has changed so much during this time! I taught French and Spanish back in the USA and now I'm the Head of Foreign Languages in a Russian private school. We initially came here for my husband's job—but now he'll be transferring to London in September 2013. My job & volunteer position at the Sochi Olympics—and the girls' schooling—will keep us in Moscow for one more year until we join him there next summer.
When we first arrived...
In their folk outfits from Izmailovo market, posing for our first Christmas card photo as expats. At this point they still spoke very little Russian.
Four years later...
Showing off their new Russian dresses. Katya needed hers for a recital at school, and Natalia didn't want to be left out!
...And now, nine years later!
Hanging out with the enormous matryoshkas at the Moscow City mall.
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Other Moscow/Russia/Russian Culture Blogs
- A Diamond in Moscow
- Balalaika Sings
- English Russia
- from russia, with love
- Happy My Heart
- Impressions of an Expat
- Malinki Kitchen
- Moscow Daily Photo
- Moscow Munchkins
- Not Mrs. Putin's Diary (By a UK mum & journalist who was here for two years)
- Phoebe Taplin's Moscow Walks
- place2place (Foreign Service family that used to be in Moscow)
- Russia Lite
- The Beet Goes On (Wickedly funny blog by a friend who used to be in Moscow)
- The Moscovore
- The Potty Diaries
Our Favorite Family Places in Moscow (Blog Entries)
- Big Moscow Circus on Prospect Vernadsovo
- Children's Park at Frunzenskaya
- Children's Park behind White House & US Embassy
- Evropeysky Mall (Ice Rink, Build-a-Bear, Belgian Cafe)
- Evropeysky Mall (Princess Store)
- Gorky Park/Delphinarium
- Graveyard of Fallen Monuments
- Konfael Chocolate Shop
- Kva Kva Aqua Park
- McCafe
- Mir Dyetstva (Children's Theater, Cafe, Shop, Art Studio)
- Novodevichy Monastery
- Old Arbat Street (McCafe, Starbucks, Hard Rock Cafe)
- Sokolniki Park
- Sparrow Hills
- Tsaritsyno
Great Places to Go with Kids in Moscow: Outdoors
- All-Russian Exhibition Park (VVTs)
- Archangelskoe Estate
- Botanical Garden
- Cherkizovsky Children's Park
- Children's Park #1/Savyolovsky
- Children's Park Behind White House (near US Embassy)
- Elk Island Nature Park
- Filevsky Park
- Gorky Park
- Graveyard of Fallen Statues
- Izmailovsky Park
- Khoroshevsky Forest Park and Serbryany Bor
- Kolomenskoe Park
- Kuzkovo Park and Estate
- Kuzminsky Park and Estate
- LeFortovo Park
- Moscow River Sightseeing Boat Trip
- Moscow Zoo
- Neskuchniy Garden
- Ostankino Park
- Patriarch's Ponds
- Sokolniki Park
- Sparrow Hills Park
- Troparevsky Forest Park
- Trubyetsky Children's Park
- Tsaritsyno
- Uzkoe Park and Estate
- Victory Park
- VVTs Expo Center
Great Places to Go with Kids of All Ages in Moscow: Indoors
- Atrium Mall Indoor Playland
- Bolshoi Theater (special kids' shows)
- Borodino Panorama Museum
- Central Museum of the Revolution
- Darwin Museum
- Dolphinarium
- Durova Animal Theater
- Evropyesky Mall Build-A-Bear
- Great Moscow Circus
- Hard Rock Cafe Weekend Kids' Brunch
- IMAX Theater
- KGB Museum
- Kva-Kva Aqua Park
- M. N. Ermolova Theater
- Mega Mall/Ice Rink/Ikea Playland
- Mir Dyetstva/Ogo-Gorod (Kids' Complex)
- Moscow Cat Theater
- Moscow Metro Museum
- Moscow Young Generation Theater
- Museum of the History of Moscow
- Natalia Sats Children's Theater
- New Ballet Theater
- Obraztsov Puppet Theater
- Papa John's Pizza/Playground (Vernadskogo)
- Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
- Roll Hall (Roller Skating/Indoor Gym Complex)
- Russian Academic Youth Theater
- Starlite Diner
- State Historical Museum
- Tretyakov Gallery
- Tsvetnoi Bulvar Circus
- VDNKh Expo Center
- Winzovod Contemporary Art Complex
- Zhili-Byli Children's Fairy Tale Museum
Useful Links for Families in Moscow
A Helpful Link for Expats
Helpful Expat Conversion Links
Online Resources for Learning Russian
- Russian Alphabet Tutorial with Games
- "Way to Russia" Online Lessons
- Online Russian Reference Grammar
- "Rustran" Online Russian/English Dictionary
- Omniglot Language Reference Site (MANY resources here)
- "Listen 2 Russian" Free Online Lessons
- "Speak Russian" Blog Lessons
- "Russian Lessons.Net" Free Online Lessons
- "Master Russian" Free Online Lessons
- Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet with Audio for Pronunciation
Other Resources for Learning Russian (Books, Dictionaries, etc.)
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Russian, 2nd Edition
- Rosetta Stone Audio Course
- Teach Yourself Russian Complete Course
- "Teach Me Russian" Audio Course
- Colloquial Russian (Level 2)
- Colloquial Russian (Level 1)
- Teach Yourself Russian Language Life and Culture
- Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook
- 501 Russian Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses Alphabetically Arranged
- A Comprehensive Russian Grammar
- Oxford Russian Dictionary
- Oxford Russian Grammar and Verbs
- Russian Electronic Talking Dictionary (great for adoptive families/tourists)
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1 comment:
Those are priceless..... Keep looking for bench pictures! You can make a book of them. You have a spectacular start!
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