Author Archives: russianrooms

Ivanich lives in an old country house on the very edge of Moscow. Right next-door is the green expanse of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ sanatorium which is the former estate of the Trubetsky* nobles that includes a stone manor … Continue reading

Avid cottager and gardener, Yevgenii Petrovich spends the summer in a village near Moscow. For the winter he likes to go somewhere south to the warm coastal regions far from the Moscow winter. Years ago he held a high position … Continue reading

Ian is British but he has already lived 15 years in Moscow. An alumnus of Cambridge, he is a specialist of International Relations and Security. In the late 80’s he came to work in the Soviet Union. After the collapse … Continue reading

Vadim is 22 years old. He was born in Ivanovo, the city of brides and a central hub for the Russian textile industry. A few years ago Vadim’s family moved to Moscow. Vadim now lives in a bright and spacious … Continue reading

Masha is a charming and talented student at Moscow’s State University for the Humanities. She was raised in a large family; she has six brothers and one sister. Masha’s family moved a lot until they found a bright, spacious apartment … Continue reading

Ksyusha is Masha Smirnova’s younger sister. Ksyusha finished music school and plays the piano very well. She studies English with her sister Masha and likes to draw and write poetry. She loves reading Russian literature. Her favorite poet is Konstantin … Continue reading

Taisia is in the 6th grade at a general education school. Her favorite subject is history. She sings and even cooks a little. When asked who she wants to be when she grows up, she gets embarrassed and doesn’t answer…. … Continue reading

Rifat is 20 years old and is in his third year at Moscow Institute of Engineering. He has three younger brothers, making him the oldest son in the family. Fortunately, the apartment where Rifat’s family lives is located in the … Continue reading

Boris is a handyman. He is a locksmith by profession, but a passionate pigeon-handler by calling. He was born and raised in the country, but gradually moved with his family to the outskirts of Moscow in search of work. But … Continue reading

A chemist by profession and mother of three children by calling, Larissa Filippovna has lived a long time in her country home during the warm months of the year from April to October. The house has been renovated many times: … Continue reading