lazy Perm afternoon

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I'm taking a break from Russian langauge lessons. Later this afternoon Sveta, her friend Anna, and I will go to a movie. Something to do with Paris. There's a Bergman retrospective next week that I'm looking forward to checking out. Perm has a great second run theater.

So here are mess of photos. My greatest regret is that I forgot my Pilgrim's hat.

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Photos

Arrival in Perm
Legotina family and friends

Sleepy Svetlana
After a day of travel

Divan!
Sveta and I arrived without a place to sleep. Like most Russians, we decided to purchase a fold out sofa. sofas that can as beds are really useful in small apartments and were a staple of the Soviet era

Our first contact in Yekerinburg
Not even the pidgeons would touch him. Poor little rat.

typical table scene
We drink enormous amounts of tea. This scene is not truly typical as there is no bread or sausage in sight.

In habitus
At Yursha 7

Barsic
A sweet creature, but in need of refinement

Perm train station
1940s era train station look. The overnight ride was really good with the help of some Benadryl

Street dogs
Stray dogs are everywhere -- even in stately Yekerinburg

Ural heroes
Sveta tells me the man in the tricornor hat founded Perm. He and his friend were sent out by Peter the Great to exploit the Urals. Sort of like a Russian Lewis and Clark. Their project, by most accounts, has been pretty successful.

Wooden houses
This is the sort of structure Russians used to live in before ther were Soviet high rises. This one is in Yekerinburg and is an example of exceptional woodwork

Composer
Tchaikovski and me in Yekerinburg. Diagelev is a Permian

Gold Dome
This is a big church in Yekertinburg. Gold on churches is common

Comments

[Johnny]

YES
Give my best to the spirit of Diagelev. Some sort of seance should do it.