Kaliningrad a Place of Architectural Contrasts February 8th 2020 was a big day in Kaliningrad, to be more precise, it was Big Sausage Day*. Reputedly, it is the day that the ladies of Kaliningrad walk around with smiles upon their faces and quite a lot of the men most sensibly stay at home (source: anonymous). […]
No Laughing Matter! Continuing with our theme of Kaliningrad City of Contrasts, I was out walking the other day and I came across this rather splendiferous example. On one side of the road you have this spanking new block of flats; on the other, this rather sad and sorry ruined Königsberg cottage. Kaliningrad City of […]
A walk to Max Aschmann Park Published: 31 October 2020 We never did keep that appointment we promised ourselves and go for a picnic this summer in Königsberg’s Max Aschmann Park, but prompted by the delightful autumnal weather, all sun and blue skies, we did walk to the park today and, because it covers a large […]
A biographical essay on the life, ‘nostalgic aesthetics’ and philosophy of Victor Ryabinin of Königsberg, by Boris Nisnevich Translated by Olga Korosteleva-HartEdited by Mick Hart Published: 22 April 2020 ~ the anniversary of Königsberg philosopher Immanuel Kant’s birthday Victor – a child of ruins Thinking about life, we ask ourselves questions: ‘Why do we come […]
A City of Contrasts Preamble Before going anywhere today, the first thing we do is consult the internet. If you undertake ~ or have already undertaken ~ an internet search of ‘Kaliningrad’ chances are that you will turn up, or have already turned up, a disproportionate amount of negativity. This is especially true of UK […]