Born in Moscow to Ukrainian parents in1987, Maria Kirilenko was introduced to tennis by her father Yuri. Maria and began playing at the tender age of 5. She immediately showed great promise for the future and left home for Ukraine at 13 to live and train away from her family and friends but closer to the action.Tuesday, January 25, 2011
State of Grace - Maria Kirilenko
Born in Moscow to Ukrainian parents in1987, Maria Kirilenko was introduced to tennis by her father Yuri. Maria and began playing at the tender age of 5. She immediately showed great promise for the future and left home for Ukraine at 13 to live and train away from her family and friends but closer to the action.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Russian Vodka Primer - Part 2: Get in the Spirit
By Alexander Wildeve and Rollo Tomasi
Drinkers – Van Gogh
Two a.m. in a high rise flat near Moscow’s center, a lively if wobbly group of Russian partiers stand facing one another, vodka shot glasses held aloft in one hand with a bit of zakuski clenched in the other. Between them, two cats forage on a table laden with plates of smoked meat and fish, cheese, black bread, pickled cucumbers, olives, fruit…and numerous bottles of Russian vodka.Drinkers – Van Gogh
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