peskov(25)•in #travel•3278 days agoWrangel Island (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)To begin with, General Wrangel of ill-fame is in no way connected with Wrangel Island, which was named after the Russian explorer Ferdinand Wrangel. Early in th...6peskov(25)•in travel•3278 days agoWrangel Island (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)To begin with, General Wrangel of ill-fame is in no way connected with Wrangel Island, which was named after the Russian explorer Ferdinand Wrangel. Early in th...6
peskov(25)•in #travel•3284 days agoThree Sails in the Desert (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)One evening in June some shepherds in the Kara Kum Desert near the Aral Sea saw a strange sight. Three white sails floated over the sand along the far horizon. ...1peskov(25)•in travel•3284 days agoThree Sails in the Desert (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)One evening in June some shepherds in the Kara Kum Desert near the Aral Sea saw a strange sight. Three white sails floated over the sand along the far horizon. ...1
peskov(25)•in #travel•3367 days agoA Visit to Lake Baikal (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I've known the old song about Lake Baikal since I was a child. Our neighbor, Grandpa Yegor, the lame carpenter, sang it in the evenings as he sat on his porch. ...0peskov(25)•in travel•3367 days agoA Visit to Lake Baikal (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I've known the old song about Lake Baikal since I was a child. Our neighbor, Grandpa Yegor, the lame carpenter, sang it in the evenings as he sat on his porch. ...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3368 days agoTwenty Minutes by a Campfire (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)We hovered over the top of a dune, sizing it up, then landed gingerly. The gray sand was blown away in rivulets and the sparse, dry grass bent in the prop wash....0peskov(25)•in travel•3368 days agoTwenty Minutes by a Campfire (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)We hovered over the top of a dune, sizing it up, then landed gingerly. The gray sand was blown away in rivulets and the sparse, dry grass bent in the prop wash....0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3369 days agoA Cave in the Kopet Dag Mountains (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I was accompanying a mounted border patrol in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains. To the left the cliffs rose high and sheer, to the right lay the vacant,...0peskov(25)•in travel•3369 days agoA Cave in the Kopet Dag Mountains (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I was accompanying a mounted border patrol in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains. To the left the cliffs rose high and sheer, to the right lay the vacant,...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3370 days agoEurope-Asia (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)Europe and Asia meet on this forest clearing. One fir tree grows in Europe, the other, within sight of it, in Asia. A flock of waxwings rises from an ash-berry ...0peskov(25)•in travel•3370 days agoEurope-Asia (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)Europe and Asia meet on this forest clearing. One fir tree grows in Europe, the other, within sight of it, in Asia. A flock of waxwings rises from an ash-berry ...0
peskov(25)•in #life•3372 days agoBridges (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)Few roads do not cross a bridge. Memory will always bring back the creaking of logs, the hollow ringing of metal or the silence of stone. Bridges, of all of man...0peskov(25)•in life•3372 days agoBridges (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)Few roads do not cross a bridge. Memory will always bring back the creaking of logs, the hollow ringing of metal or the silence of stone. Bridges, of all of man...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3375 days agoThe Danube's Embrace (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I was travelling by train and, as usual, got to talking with my travelling companions. "There wasn't a drop of water in Kishinev in 1944. The city changed hands...1peskov(25)•in travel •3375 days agoThe Danube's Embrace (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)I was travelling by train and, as usual, got to talking with my travelling companions. "There wasn't a drop of water in Kishinev in 1944. The city changed hands...1
peskov(25)•in #life•3379 days agoFlying Time: Twenty Minutes (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)"Do you want to catch up with that kite?" I knew he was joking. But then the helicopter veered and we were flying in the same direction as the bird, both of us ...0peskov(25)•in life•3379 days agoFlying Time: Twenty Minutes (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)"Do you want to catch up with that kite?" I knew he was joking. But then the helicopter veered and we were flying in the same direction as the bird, both of us ...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3380 days agoThe Lighthouse in the Baltic (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)"One makes note of what one sees, and what one does not see, one does not make note of." This is how some ancient sailing instructions began. Leafing slowly thr...0peskov(25)•in travel•3380 days agoThe Lighthouse in the Baltic (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)"One makes note of what one sees, and what one does not see, one does not make note of." This is how some ancient sailing instructions began. Leafing slowly thr...0
peskov(25)•in #life•3382 days agoA Rock from the Oka River (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)The leaves had fallen, but there had as yet been no snow. I was walking through the woods along the Oka. There was not a sound in the oak and aspen groves save ...0peskov(25)•in life•3382 days agoA Rock from the Oka River (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)The leaves had fallen, but there had as yet been no snow. I was walking through the woods along the Oka. There was not a sound in the oak and aspen groves save ...0
peskov(25)•in #life•3383 days agoA Father's Judgement (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)For three years I kept transferring the following notation from one notebook to another: "There's a forester in Karobatovo Village, Perm Region, who killed his ...0peskov(25)•in life•3383 days agoA Father's Judgement (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)For three years I kept transferring the following notation from one notebook to another: "There's a forester in Karobatovo Village, Perm Region, who killed his ...0
peskov(25)•in #life•3384 days agoBrest Fortress (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)War broke out on June 22, 1941. In time the details of great events fade into the past, and memory retains only the most dramatic moments. If you mention Napole...0peskov(25)•in life•3384 days agoBrest Fortress (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)War broke out on June 22, 1941. In time the details of great events fade into the past, and memory retains only the most dramatic moments. If you mention Napole...0
peskov(25)•in #story•3386 days agoThe story of a Windmill (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)There was a stone windmill in Lithuania, and only the wind knew how old it was. The stones were covered with moss, and burdocks grew among them. For many, many ...0peskov(25)•in story•3386 days agoThe story of a Windmill (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)There was a stone windmill in Lithuania, and only the wind knew how old it was. The stones were covered with moss, and burdocks grew among them. For many, many ...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3386 days agoBezhin Meadow (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)No great battle ever took place here, nor are there any ancient monuments of wood or stone. The meadow looks like a thousand other Russian meadows, and yet, it ...1peskov(25)•in travel•3386 days agoBezhin Meadow (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)No great battle ever took place here, nor are there any ancient monuments of wood or stone. The meadow looks like a thousand other Russian meadows, and yet, it ...1
peskov(25)•in #travel•3388 days agoThe Nightingales of Spasskoye (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)When you visit Spasskoye give my regards to my house, theorchard and my favoriteyoung oak. Give my regards tomy homeland...Turgenev  ...0peskov(25)•in travel•3388 days agoThe Nightingales of Spasskoye (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)When you visit Spasskoye give my regards to my house, theorchard and my favoriteyoung oak. Give my regards tomy homeland...Turgenev  ...0
peskov(25)•in #travel•3390 days agoThe Quiet Don (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)The Don River has its source near the city of Tula. I tossed a chip into the water and walked along the bank, having no trouble in keeping up with the current o...0peskov(25)•in travel•3390 days agoThe Quiet Don (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)The Don River has its source near the city of Tula. I tossed a chip into the water and walked along the bank, having no trouble in keeping up with the current o...0
peskov(25)•in #life•3391 days agoYasnaya Polyana (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)One can find out how great the area of the Earth is in hectares. Of this number four hundred hectares near the city of Tula are of special interest to people ev...1peskov(25)•in life•3391 days agoYasnaya Polyana (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)One can find out how great the area of the Earth is in hectares. Of this number four hundred hectares near the city of Tula are of special interest to people ev...1
peskov(25)•in #travel•3392 days agoA Russian Academician's Village (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)This is but one of the countless villages of Arkhangelsk Region, no better and no worse than any other. But I have not chosen it at random, for Mikhail Vasiliye...1peskov(25)•in travel•3392 days agoA Russian Academician's Village (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)This is but one of the countless villages of Arkhangelsk Region, no better and no worse than any other. But I have not chosen it at random, for Mikhail Vasiliye...1
peskov(25)•in #travel•3392 days agoRostov the Great (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)When sending a letter to the large southern city of Rostov one always writes "Rostov-on-Don" on the envelope, knowing that there is another Rostov some-wheres. ...2peskov(25)•in travel•3392 days agoRostov the Great (featuring Vasily Peskov as author)When sending a letter to the large southern city of Rostov one always writes "Rostov-on-Don" on the envelope, knowing that there is another Rostov some-wheres. ...2
