Dave LaFontaine in Red Square

Dave LaFontaine in Red Square Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Behind me is St. Basil’s confectionary cathedral, and in the distance is the North Gate of the Kremlin. Minutes after I took this picture is when the snowstorm rolled in. The stones here are...

Stylized Hammer and SIckle – but no Uncle Joe

Stylized Hammer and SIckle – but no Uncle Joe Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. Yet another place where you can see that they quite recently hacked off someone’s face. Wonder who that could have been…?

Is this the Tsar?

Is this the Tsar? Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. I wonder if they dragged his statue out of some dusty basement in 1989 … from the uniform, this is a 1920s-era hero.

The snow ruined her wedding

The snow ruined her wedding Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. The blizzards zoom into Moscow … you can see them coming, then the wind hits you, a few snow spikes, and then BOOM! The air is impenetrable with frozen water. Obviously, the “trout pout”...

The Eagle is Distracted

The Eagle is Distracted Originally uploaded by Wordyeti. This bird is *so* not happy. I wanted to hold him on my arm, but was afriad that he would poop on my nice leather trenchcoat.