Around the Site

This page is to help you to navigate, using the labels for the posts.

• culture is for the arts, books, films, music etc
• society is 'culture' but in the sociology sense, which may include things like attitudes, history, news (though the news will be kept light)
• comment is my opinion
• stereotypes is about weighing up the stereotypes associates with the country (vodka, big fur hats etc)
• tales are stories of my experiences; sometimes free-standing posts, sometimes illustrating my point
• tips is advice
• a quick guide to... is exactly what it says and nothing heavy
• photo of the month is a feature in which I talk about what a photo of Russia means to me or what it symbolises over there
• recipes - no prizes for guessing
• common themes include food, weather