The iMonk spends some time in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, then goes on a three-city lecture tour of the Ukraine to take the message of his gurudeva to Zaporizhzhya, Kiev, and Odessa, before returning to Russia and then to India.
Thursday 1st
The Year Ahead—The future is now
Friday 2nd
Departure—One flies out
Saturday 3rd
Arrival—Another flies in
Sunday 4th
Noisy Ride—Back to Saint Petersburg
Monday 5th
Getting Connected—Loving God through
service
Tuesday 6th
Winter Freeze—Snow and frost cover all
Wednesday 7th
Merry Christmas!—Russian Christmas today
Thursday 8th
Devotees Return—Five arrive from Moscow
Friday 9th
Lots of Ice—But no water
Saturday 10th
Russia–75 A.T.—75 years after Tintin
Sunday 11th
Studio Relocation—Studios move to Moscow
Monday 12th
Ukraine Tour—Itinerary and schedule
Tuesday 13th
Happy Birthday!—Srutasrava Prabhu
Wednesday 14th
To Moscow—Last day in Saint Petersburg
Thursday 15th
Journey South—To the Ukraine
Friday 16th
New Center—Zaporizhzhya Seva Ashram
Saturday 17th
Ukrainian First—Begging at the market
Sunday 18th
Kiev Reunion—Aleksander and Oksana
Monday 19th
Last Day in Kiev—On to Odessa
Tuesday 20th
Overnight Express—From Kiev to Odessa
Wednesday 21st
Ritvik Initiations—Four new initiates
Thursday 22nd
Back To Moscow—Early end to tour
Friday 23rd
Brief Reunion—Imminent departure
Saturday 24th
Russia To India—-14°C to 20°C in six
hours
Sunday 25th
Home—Back with Srila Gurudeva
Monday 26th
Srimati Vishnupriya—Helping the fallen
Tuesday 27th
Kolkata, California—Reunion of old friends
Wednesday 28th
Jivana Devi Dasi—Family friend and
well-wisher
Thursday 29th
Kolkata Book Fair—The largest in Asia
Friday 30th
Unique Opportunity—At the Kolkata Book Fair
Saturday 31st
Auto Rickshaws—A chancy commute