Monthly Archives: February 2006

Zvuki Mu

Posted on February 5, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

This morning I had a simple, nostalgic little thought: What ever happened to Звуки Му? Well, with the internet at my fingertips, it didn’t take long to discover that, far from going up in smoke as a flash in the … Continue reading →

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Konchalovsky

Posted on February 4, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Last year the acclaimed Polish actor Daniel Olbrichsky turned sixty, and the mayor of Warsaw gave him a present he still hasn’t gotten over: he could pick any theater, any play, any actors, any director, Olbrichsky would play the lead, and … Continue reading →

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Ratings

Posted on February 4, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

Two Soviet-era literary giants went head-to-head on Russian television and battled to a draw. The miniseries based on Aleksander Solzhenitsyn’s The First Circle drew about the same number of viewers as The Golden Calf, based on a work by the … Continue reading →

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Cold

Posted on February 4, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

While much of North America basks in unseasonably warm temperatures, Russia is enduring one of the coldest winters on record. As usual, Russians are doing more than coping. In Moscow, snowmen appeared in the Arbat and thousands protested against nationalism. … Continue reading →

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Basement

Posted on February 4, 2006 by WorldWideWeber

It suddenly dawned on me that WorldWideWeber is not an appropriate name for this blog. After tossing around a few alternatives, I’ve settled on Notes from the Basement. It should be apparent that this is an homage à Dostoïevski,* a nod to … Continue reading →

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