For the third instalment of this little diary, I was asked by Antique_landscape (@Antiquelandsca1) the following question: After reading your posts, I got a little curious about the Russian people’s view of their own history? Specifically, has the war affected the way they think about the Russian Revolution? Like a…

I went to the ‘Pyatorichka’ store this morning to purchase my usual unimaginative basket of goods — rice, some kind of meat, a few tomatoes, that kind of thing. I have my own little ‘inflation index’, and at its core is my favourite snack — chilli nuts. I figure it’s…

For the past six months I have been living in Kazan, Russia. I came here as an international student from Ireland, studying a masters degree in engineering cybernetics. After a lot of prompting by a friend and comrade of mine, Jose from Chile, who I’m sure will be reading this…