While visiting Tsoi’s grave I also passed the grave of the recently deceased Mikhail “Gorshok” Gorsheniov (1973–2013) who passed away a month before my visit to the cemetery. He was the vocalist of the St. Petersburg based band “Korol’ i Shut”, one of the big Post-Soviet bands. Taken with my D700 and Nikon 20-35mm 2.8.
Author: dew
Being an Austrian-American Norwegian with Swedish ancestors having lived in Norway, Austria, Denmark, and Russia I currently reside in Germany. Here I am employed at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In my free time I am active a as trumpet player, take pictures and cultivate Lithops and carnivorous plants.
Tsoi’s grave
One of the disadvantages of doing research on Post-Soviet popular music (as well as with musicians in general) is that a lot of central musicians died (and still die) at a young age – like Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990), the vocalist of the Soviet group Kino. Tsoi, however, remains in the memory of his fans –…Continue reading Tsoi’s grave
Warning, squirrels
While out at the Центральный парк культуры и отдыха имени С.М. Кирова last Saturday a sign at the park entrance warned us of the ferocious squirrels. We saw squirrels in abundance, however they seemed to be quite tame. 😉 Picture taken with my Canon S95.
Спасибо деду за победу!
World War II still retains a central place in Post-Soviet life – like this slogan on the back of a Ford in St. Petersburg: “Spasibo dedu za pobedu” (Thank you Grandpa for the victory). Taken with my D700 and Nikon 50mm 1.8
Shadow bike
While walking to Østerport to catch the train to the airport we passed by this bike shadow. Taken with my Nikon FE and 50 mm 1.8 Series E lens on Kodak Tri-X.
Evy in the playground
Evelyn likes the rocking animals at the Strandbad playground. Taken with my Nikon FE and Nikkor 28mm 2.8 AI on Kodak TriX.
Rabarberhorn
Back from Copenhagen I was inspired by Agathe to make Rabarberhorn – while rhubarb still was available. Was very yummy! 😉 Taken with my D700 and Tamron 90mm 2.8. Here are some more pictures from the baking process:
Latte art
Continuing the topic from my previous post, this was the cappuccino I got at the The Coffee Collective. Very good coffee – the latte art heart matches the taste! 😉 Taken with my Nikon FE and 50 mm 1.8 Series E lens on Kodak Tri-X.
Gourmet Coffee
While in Copenhagen for the Researching Music Censorship-Conference I had coffee at a new coffee shop – The Coffee Collective. Great coffee and dedicated to brewing a great cup – as can be seen in this picture. The baristas are very meticulous regarding the details (pre-warming the cups, filters etc.). Taken with my Nikon FE…Continue reading Gourmet Coffee
За родину
While in Berlin we (finally) visited the capitulation museum in Karlshorst. The garden surrounding the house features some Soviet tanks and other army vehicles. This tank has “Za Rodinu” written on it. Taken with my Nikon FE and 50mm 1.8 Series E lens on Ilford HP5.
Flooding in Ilvesheim
Germany was struck by some heavy rain two weeks ago. While biking to Ilvesheim after the torrents we had to cross the Neckar which decided it was going to flood the banks. Taken with my Canon S95.
Bern @ night
While in Bern last week for the inaugural IASPM D-A-CH-Meeting I ended up in the middle of the “Tanz dich Frei”-riots while walking back to where I was staying. This was shot next to the train station at about 1 a.m. after having been hit by tear gas. Taken with my Canon S95.