Andrey Enin·Mar 16, 2022Hemingway in IstanbulA brief guide to Ernest Hemingway’s Constantinople — In 1922 Ernest Hemingway lived in Paris and worked as a freelance journalist for «The Toronto Daily Star». The newspaper ordered him to Constantinople (renamed Istanbul in 1930) to cover the war between Greece and Turkey. …Hemingway3 min readHemingway3 min read
Andrey Enin·Feb 2, 2022Hemingway in SpainA definitive guide to Ernest Hemingway’s Spain — Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain many times. He started in 1923 with parting words of Gertrude Stein to discover Pamplona (and he did). Hemingway became a bullfighting aficionado and devoted to Spain several novels and even supported the republic in the Spanish Civil War. …Hemingway23 min readHemingway23 min read
Andrey Enin·Mar 22, 2021Hemingway in ParisA definitive guide to Ernest Hemingway’s Paris — Hemingway lived in Paris from 1922 to 1928 and returned several times for short visits. His memoir «A Moveable Feast» covers these days in Paris. My research is mostly based on it, but I supplemented it with places from other sources. I do not intend to present a scholarly study…Hemingway30 min readHemingway30 min read
Andrey Enin·May 10, 2020Mountainboard Parks Where I Have RiddenHere I have collected the visited mountainboard parks in alphabetical order; each year corresponds to a link to the photo album. — I started traveling to mountainboard competitions or just visiting new mountainboard places without particular reason from 2005. Only a few years later I started taking detailed photos of all parks. At last I made a collection of remarkable mountainboard spots which could be useful for those who choose where to…Mountainboard9 min readMountainboard9 min read
Andrey Enin·Feb 17, 2020Moscow CastlesMoscow Kremlin is the most known fortified complex in Russia. It is an iconic place for tourists, but there are a lot more similar constructions of the same age in Moscow. …Moscow12 min readMoscow12 min read
Andrey Enin·Feb 14, 2020Places of Peter KropotkinThe famous revolutionary, political scientist, geographer, publicist, philosopher, and theorist of the ideology of anarcho-communism. He spent only half of his life in Russia and 40 years in exile. 1. Kropotkin’s House Kropotkinskiy Pereulok, 26 (former Shtatnyy Lane), Moscow, now the Embassy of Palestine is located here Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin was born on…Kropotkin7 min readKropotkin7 min read
Andrey Enin·Jul 5, 2019Dostoevsky in Saint PetersburgTravel guide to all places of Fyodor Dostoevsky in St. Petersburg — Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky lived in the city about 28 years in total and where he developed as a writer. During trips to St. …Dostoevsky15 min readDostoevsky15 min read
