The eastern extreme of the peninsula

The main body of the chart is that of Du Halde’s original and the scale is the same, but the height of the neat-lines is only 8$ inches. Bering’s track … Continue Reading →

I miss the place

Borough Park, the next-door neighbor­hood, is mostly Jewish, and on many blocks the two groups mix. Maurice Sendak, creator of children’s books, has spoken of Jew­ish and Italian mothers who … Continue Reading →

Rugby Sevens: The Ultimate Sporting Holiday

Rugby sevens has been recognised as an Olympic sport and will feature in the Rio 2016 Olympics. If you are a rugby union fan and would like to learn more … Continue Reading →

Moscow’s Countryside

To the north of it are forest-covered hills, and among them is the Istra Reservoir, one of the several great artificial lakes around Moscow; the others lie due north of … Continue Reading →

Travel to the village of Kideksha

. Two-and-a-half miles beyond Suzdal’ is a haunting spot—the tiny village of Kideksha, hardly more than a church­yard with its wall, its leaning bell-tower, and a couple of churches of … Continue Reading →

Yasnaya Polyana – strangely a recognized tourist objective

Yasnaya Polyana—strangely a recognized tourist ‘objective’ from Moscow—was thus not an unqualified success as the goal of a day’s trip. ‘ But an equally long excursion I made in the … Continue Reading →

The Ballet

The Paris Opera Ballet, one of the world’s greatest ballet troupes, celebrating well over 300 years of dance, and one of the precious few able to do full justice to … Continue Reading →

Outside of Moscow

Last summer I returned to England from the U.S.S.R., where I had been privileged to spend a year of post-graduate research at Moscow University. It was an unrivalled opportunity to … Continue Reading →