My Apartment

Above are pictures from the windows of my apartment. I am living in a large apartment building from the Stalin era that currently serves as an apartment hotel. Long time ago, old Soviet generals use to live in this building, and currently there are plaques outside that attest to their memory. The building is right next to the Moscow River and a 3 minute walk from the Russian Parliament building where Putin resides. It is right next door to the British embassy and on the same street as a very serious restaurant visited by guys who have drivers wait for them in their expensive cars. The building is also very close to “Arbat,” which is a historic street with lots of pretty stores, restaurants, people trying to sell their paintings, and more. In fact, on this street, many famous Russian intellectuals lived, including Pushkin, who is considered to be Russia’s greatest writer.