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May 22, 2006
GZ - Glavnoye Zdanie
Author.::.Phil
By chance it happened so that I have absolutely no bearing on MSU, but I’ve got great number of friends, who are Moscow State University graduates (and even my wife is!).
That’s why when they all were students; I used to spend much time in GZ (Glavnoye Zdanie = Main Building). Of course it’s not comparable with the students themselves, but nevertheless it’s a lot. The scale and grandeur of this building impress me greatly. I’m not even speaking about the old wives' tales, connected with it!
I’ve always thought of some analogy with iceberg, and one conclusion has always been drawn: the underground GZ part is at least thrice bigger than what we see. Perhaps this point is the basis for all the rumors about the ramified cave system under the building.
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April 21, 2006
Metro amenities
Author.::.Phil
It has become usual for us to hear that Moscow Metro is the most beautiful in the world. We’ve got so used to it, that we even don’t think of the way other undergrounds look. Really, our metro is so habitual for us that we don’t notice its marvelous amenities. Because it’s not possible to notice them only looking under your legs.
Today I looked through the pages of "Metro Arts and Architecture", where the photos and descriptions of the most beautiful world metro-stations are collected. I strongly recommend looking it over (I was greatly impressed by Stockholm and Lille).
Technorati Tags: metro subway Moscow Stockholm Lille underground
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October 31, 2005
Fool's World Map
Author .::. Phil
When one Japanese guy was living in the USA, he was once asked: "How long will it take to get to Japan by car?"
The person asking not only failed to know where Japan is situated, but couldn't even surmise that Japan is an island. Our Japanese guy wondered: "What kind of rubbish do they keep in mind instead of the worldmap?" and created a real bobby - dazzler: he draws a worldmap and from time to time adds different countries there.
If you have absolutely no idea about the country added and its location, you should leave "Huh?" comment. Then he reduces it or clears it away.
Familiar countries should be commented in the following way: "More to the right", "More to the left" or "Larger". And then they are appropriately modified.
Here are some of the most impressive details: Jurassic Park is below Argentina, the Oz Country and Aborigine are instead of Australia, the Black Sea is beneath the South Africa. Tahiti and Haiti twins, situated on two neighbor islets, give really incredible impression. (Largely, it should be noticed that some countries are moved according to the principle of assonance).
Here one can have a look at the final version of the map.
At the moment working out the second project called "Fool's USA Map" is in full swing.
Fool's World Map (RU)
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