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“I always felt these beings before reading about them in fairy tales.” AM is talking to me about her lifelong experience of the “other”, a world...

In this final exploration of J’s experience in Russia, we leave her uncomfortable classroom experiences behind and head for freedom outside the...

This episode becomes something of a horror story and a cautionary tale, so proceed at your discretion. Over the past two episodes, J has been...

It’s been a pleasure to interview J and to be regaled with her recollections of the nightmare-comedy she experienced whilst studying drama on her...

In 2012, J’s pursuit of an acting career led her to the prestigious halls of a renowned Moscow theatre academy. The Russian culture shock was a...

Here, in the final part of this mini series we’ll examine some components of the Russian language and their functions, learn what questions not...

This is the second part of a brief assessment of factors that make the Russian language so hard for English-speaking westerners to learn. There’s...

Are you familiar with that sinking feeling? You reel off another Russian word-salad to your Muscovite friend with the enthusiasm of a junior...

Here in the final part of Alien Visitors, there are a few more observations and encounters to relate and then we’re done. Zero crossing I didn’t...

Travelling to Russia Last week we took a look at our place within a strange land, visiting Russia and walking as interloping aliens amongst the...