Postcard from Bishkek

Today is International Workers Day – commonly associated with the Labour,  movement but complete with links back to Spring festivities in Pagan Europe – which was one of the main holidays during the Soviet period. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, however, the holiday has not been so prominently celebrated.  This year, in particular, overshadowing […]

People often ask me about how I keep track of all the special days and anniversaries that feature in my postcards … and the answer is that I try to keep a diary of them.

During April 2015 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics: