Monthly Archives: March 2014

Andrei is a colonel in the Moscow Police Force. He is the leader of the criminology expert mobile unit, which is usually called upon if the standard unit finds itself in a complicated situation where special expertize is needed. Andrei … Continue reading

Alyona is the happy owner of her own very big room, which fortunately, she does not have to share with her younger sister. She is also the owner of a huge teddy bear. Alyona is about to enter adulthood. Only … Continue reading

It has been many years since Olga Vasiljevna has worked. As a longtime leading economist at the Ministry of Trade and Finance during Soviet times, Olga Vasiljevna, like many other specialists, lost her prestigious job with the collapse of the … Continue reading

Vasily is an especially creative man: he is an artist and musician, a traveller and philosopher, a loving husband and attentive father. Vasily was born into a family of Moscow artists. He graduated from art school with a degree in … Continue reading

Rita Tikhonova is a concierge. About two years ago, she came to Moscow from a provincial town under a contract from a staff recruitment agency. Since then, the agency went bankrupt twice and eventually closed down, but Rita Tikhonova stayed. … Continue reading

Sergei splits his life between the city and the country. During the week he works as a driving instructor in Moscow but on the weekends he goes back to the old country home where he grew up. While back home, … Continue reading

Zhora’s real name is Jamolitdin. Just like thousands of other migrants, Jamolitdin came to Russia to earn money. He left his parents, wife, and four children behind. Zhora is from Tajikstan; he was born and raised in a tiny mountain … Continue reading

As a student of the Russian language at Oxford, Father Christopher came to Russia 25 years ago. His first experience with Russia was on a summer program in Voronezh. This experience would not be his last, as it spurred his … Continue reading

Varya is the oldest in her family. She has a younger brother and sister. Her dream is to be a veterinarian. Two years ago Varya finished high school and entered a veterinarian school in another city. She loves her classes, … Continue reading

No one remembers Lyosha’s real last name. Everyone calls him Rizhskii because he grew up in Riga, a western republic of the Soviet Union. Lyosha is creative guy. He directs movies and documentaries by trade; he has a passion for … Continue reading