Monuments of Moscow: Cervantes

Continuing with my Monuments of Moscow series, we have seen some monuments already.

Today you are about to see a monument to Cervantes, the great Spanish novelist and philosopher, literary figure.

The long road to Cervantes. 

The monument is located in the middle of a park - the Druzhba Park in North Moscow.

I think, the monument, which is a bit on the smaller size, was gifted to the City of Moscow by the Mayoral office of Madrid or something and installed in the late 1990s - early 2000s at the latest.

Cervantes used to have a rapier or some other type of sword on his left there which however was stolen on at least two occasions (and it even made local papers) so they finally decided not to replace it.

Cat Behind Window

The cat behind the windowpane...

... at sight of me.

 Meow

On the road...

Funny...

Ripituc: Lada regresa a Chile (finalmente) - Lada Back to Chile

Ripituc: Lada regresa a Chile (finalmente): Ya se da por confirmada la vuelta de Lada a Chile, marca que sería traída por un importador de Concepción. Partiría el veterano  Niva , ...

50 Gs: G-Shock #18: Beams Shock II

50 Gs: G-Shock #18: Beams Shock II: Today's G-Shock is quite a different G-Shock. It's the orange Beams Collaboration model of 2007, at the release called the Beams S...



Another special G-Shock covered by Sjors! 

My WUS Thread - Poljot President 2940 with ST1940

My thread on WUS about my ST1940 / TY2940-based watch



Poljot President 2940 with ST1940



Also makes an appearance in this thread:

Any desiderable watch with seagull st1940 inside?

Also see this post on my blog - Poljot President Automatic Chrono with ST1940 Movement

Koutouzoff's soviet watches: Extremely rare Raketa World Time

Koutouzoff's soviet watches: Extremely rare Raketa World Time: Maybe a prototype?

Moscow Today on April 24, 2015

Today went for a meal out in center of Moscow - here are pictures I made with my mobile phone on the way there -- photos of Moscow today the twenty fourth day of April in the year two thousand and fifteen, the Christ the Savior Cathedral, bridges over the Moskva river, views on the Kremlin, etc.

Christ the Savior Cathedral

The weather is on the cold side for the time.

On the bridge across the Moskva river at, I think, Bersenyevskaya naberezhnaya.

Some views on the Kreml (or Kremlin) on the other side.

Another bridge.

Later that evening and closer to my current home in north Moscow, half-drunk on Sake.

Media Guide for Events Celebrating 70th Years of Victory in Moscow on May 9

Courtesy the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia:

Media Guide for Events Celebrating 70th Years of Victory in Moscow on May 9 (opens a PDF file)


Back-up link - the same file

Media Guide for Events Celebrating 70th Years of Victory in Moscow on May 9

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Lada 2107

Car spotting series of posts is continued, and Lada car series, continued too.

This time it is a Lada, and not just any Lada but the Lada 2107.

I spotted and photographed it late last month (March 2015).

 It is a clean and well maintained specimen.

Front passenger window view -- a nice view, check out the seats, either after-market, or just tastefully enveloped in nice seat covers.

A Lada 2107 was the car that I learned to drive in and also the first car I drove myself.

2015 Invicta Calendar Behind the scenes

Okean 3133 Final Edition 1976-2011 by Volmax

Okean (or sometimes - Okeah) 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition.

The Okean 3133 Final Edition 1976-2011 is a watch produced by Volmax company to mark the end of the caliber 3133 production and to celebrate the original Okean watch first made in 1976 using the Poljot 3133 movement. Originally it was the idea developed by the Russian section of the Spanish watch forum but later Volmax made so bold as to issue an additional run of the watches apparently not exceeding the original run of 300 units. So there should be only 600 of these watches. You can find more info on this iconic watch by using the search function on this blog.

Of all the remakes of the 2000 decade, the Final Edition is the most faithful to the original but with some major improvements - the case is all stainless steel (the original had chrome plated brass alloy). Also the Final Edition is a bit larger while retaining all the proportions of the original.

Only a year ago you could still buy the watch in one or two Volmax-affiliated stores in Moscow. But no longer.

However it appears that two Internet sellers specializing in Russian watches have some left -- apparently coming from Volmax' second run (like my own) watch. These sellers are Julian Kampmann and Juri Levenberg, both of Germany. Both have it at a hefty price of EUR 695 although you could probably get 19% off if you come from outside the European Union.

Okean 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition - Julian Kampmann 

And Juri Levenberg apparently also has at least 3 left.

Okean 3133 1976-2011 Final Edition - Juri Levenberg

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A Bar of Russian Chocolate

To continue my food exploration and appreciation series.

A bar of Russian chocolate that I bought and am eating now.

Industrial size... the true meaning of... and sold by the kilo.

Shock choc!

Choc and awe!

Life is... like a bar of Russian chocolate - you could kill someone with it if you aren't careful.

Cumaná! Henri Rose & Bobby Stevenson - Cumaná

Cumaná No. 2 - Russian version plus Volga cars

50 Gs: G-Shock #17: Rescue Orange DW-D5500MR-4CR

50 Gs: G-Shock #17: Rescue Orange DW-D5500MR-4CR: As I already explained in my article two weeks ago, the Dutch people have something with the color orange. Apart of that, I think the colo...



Another excellent post and another excellent G-Shock from Sjors, stunning watch (and beyond) photography as per usual. 

Pobeda Cars at a Car Exhibition

Another car show at Moscow's VDNKh that I visited -- Cars of Our Back Yard -- USSR cars.

Not the first car-themed show I saw at the location -- in August last year we saw Car Industry of the USSR.

But that time I was lazy to make too many photos. This time however I made over 200!

So it is in parts.

Part 1 - the Moskvitch -- is here -- Part 1 Moskvitch Cars.

Part 2 -- ZAZ cars -- is here -- Part 2 Zaporozhets Cars.

Part 3 -- Moto -- is here -- Part 3 Old Russian Motorcycles, Mopeds, etc. 

Part 4 - Lada cars -- is here -- Part 4 Lada Cars. 

Part 5 - Volga cars -- hit this link -- the Volga automobile.

And now - Part 6 the Pobeda GAZ M-20 Automobile. 

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Pobeda М-20 "Second series"

Similarities were noted between the Pobeda and certain Western cars, both American and British. For example, Standard Vanguard was mentioned in this connection. Some even deduced that there was a bit of copying going on. Well, they deduced wrong. The Pobeda was developed throughout 1945 and entered production in 1946 whereas the aforementioned Standard Vanguard thing was announced in 1947. The same can be said about other Western Pobeda look-a-likes -- the Pobeda predates them all, so the reverse engineering was likely going in the other direction.

Pobeda GAZ M-20D "Third Series"

Second and third series together.

And this is for those of this blog's readers who have no Russian -- try to find familiar letters at least, will you. But this is Pobeda specs and a short description.

The Pobeda, in early Russian noir crime films.

The Case of the Motley Gang, 1958.

Same movie as above.

Case No. 306