Cake 4 Tea
Tanya
I guess, I was culturally destined to love and drink tea. My childhood and adolescent memories are full of tea...
Alexander Yermolaev
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From Nikolaev, 1887 to Petrograd, 1921. Alexander was the last child in the family of Colonel Alexander Yermolaev, Tanya’s great-grandfather....
El Nacional
Fedor
It was a pleasant Fall evening as we turned down a narrow, almost medieval outdoor corridor from the Passeig de...
Mushroom and Barley Soup
Mushrooms are the most miraculous creatures in nature. They all are delightful to look at – both edible and poisonous....
The Rosenblatts
When we first started this series of stories about our Family history, it quickly became obvious that some additional digging...
The Bells of Notre Dame
It’s morning in Paris as I sip my coffee in a cafe on the Ile Saint-Louis, directly across the Notre...
Chicken soup with Klyotski
You probably heard about a well-known, fun little study among the Jewish population in Florida many years ago, who called...
Alligator’s skin lid
Sasha
Kharkov, 1950. I remember standing in Rudnev Square in Kharkov – the city where I was born and lived, before...
Ekaterina
Sharasun, Zabaykalye. 100 years ago. Ekaterina, the youngest daughter of Nikon and Efrosinia, liked to read and play with dolls....
“In Bruges”
We had wanted to visit Bruges for a long time, especially after watching “In Bruges” by Martin McDonagh. The movie,...
“What am I! Chopped liver?”
“What am I! Chopped liver?” A popular expression “chopped liver” means second best, or being ignored or overlooked as a...
Captain Yermolaev
Nikolayev, 1887. Eastern Europe was the region where many of our Family roots originated and evolved, despite the diversity of...