You are in a large European city and you walk on what is known as Liberator Tsar Boulevard.
First you see a pretty, almost fairy-tale, unmistakably Russian church. Soon you reach a larger-than-life equestrian statue representing a 19th century Russian monarch. Further up there is another church, a cathedral, bearing the name of a Russian saint. Turn left and you will hit Parensov Street, named so after a Russian general. And a tram trundles along a pedestrianised road called Count Ignatieff. It is not named after Michael, but after a distant predecessor, also unmistakably Russian.
As you explore further you will step on a street called... George Washington. Nearby is William Gladstone Street, after a 19th century British prime minister few in the UK remember. In one of the housing estates there is a street called Eugene Schuyler, an American consul in Constantinople. Next to it is Januarius MacGahan, an American journalist. A whole housing project bears the name of... the Buxton Brothers. Apparently, not Russian at all.
Confounded already? As you walk back through a park you are bound to notice a large research center for infectious and parasitic diseases where a plaque will inform you its sponsor was John D. Rockefeller 1st. To top it all you will see a statue of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States. And – you've guessed it – Ronald Reagan looks from a pedestal not too far away.
-
COMMENTING RULES
Commenting on www.vagabond.bg
Vagabond Media Ltd requires you to submit a valid email to comment on www.vagabond.bg to secure that you are not a bot or a spammer. Learn more on how the company manages your personal information on our Privacy Policy. By filling the comment form you declare that you will not use www.vagabond.bg for the purpose of violating the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria. When commenting on www.vagabond.bg please observe some simple rules. You must avoid sexually explicit language and racist, vulgar, religiously intolerant or obscene comments aiming to insult Vagabond Media Ltd, other companies, countries, nationalities, confessions or authors of postings and/or other comments. Do not post spam. Write in English. Unsolicited commercial messages, obscene postings and personal attacks will be removed without notice. The comments will be moderated and may take some time to appear on www.vagabond.bg.
Add new comment