Pechatniki neighbourhood photos
Staying with Maria's mother Larissa in Mar'yino
The neighbourhood is trying to revert to its former glory. Old
churches and country estates are being restored, parks layed out, and
factories turned into public spaces.
[bridge]
[park]
[oil refinery]
This is a well lived-in neighbourhood. This is the State Savings Bank. The
other bank I recommend AlfaBank but I have not noticed a branch in the
immediate vicinity.
A pickles and sauerkraut seller from the country. High quality, reasonable
prices, and you are encouraged to try before you buy. These peasant sellers
have no money for pesticides or chemical fertilizers so you can safely think
of their products as "organic".
Note this "Pyaterochka" supermarket between Maria's apartment and Pechatniki Metro station. "Pyaterochka", a diminitive from "pyat", number 5, can be understood as "excellent" or "grade A".
[prison for female convicts]
A resident feeding the so-called "podyezdnaya koshka", i.e. a cat cared for
by residents of a section of the building. "Community animal" is an official
status, and animal control people leave such cats and dogs alone, and the
city even provides veterinary services. In the 70s Moscow just about every
section of the building would have such an animal. In
Tver, where I spend a lot of
time, this is still a common mode of a relationship between humans and
animals. Make a mental note of these scene in case you may want to take an
in-depth look into the Russian hospitality culture.
A playground with a witch's house. Russian witch lives in log cabin "on a chicken leg". When the hero stumbles into her forest dwelling she proceeds making a meal out of him but then takes pity and helps.
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