Kolya smiling

It took quite a lot of convincing for me to get even this little smile. Russians never smile for photographs. Kolya smiles a lot but as soon as I pull out my camera he tries to keep as straight a face as possible

Return to Kiev

November 19th 2006
Thursday night I took the train to Kiev again. I slept most of the time on the train because the train left at 11pm. In the morning, I talked to the other passengers in my car. One of the guys is from Kazakhstan and studied at the University of California for a year. His English was very good. Since I planned to meet up with Tatyana and Kolya at 3pm, I decided to walk around with the Russian g ... read more

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Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Gran... ... read more

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