Translation of Adam’s post (RUS)

Today, I went to the library and the mosque.

The library showed evidence of great progress. I thought I’d be reminiscing about my student years, but no, I was immediately disoriented by the bar-code reader for member cards. Next, I was awed by the ability to order a book through the internet using a public computer. On top of that, you can now bring your laptop along, because they have outlets next to all the tables. And, behold, in the professors’ hall, where I was allowed to work (my first academic privilege, five years after defending my dissertation), you feel like you’re in Lenin’s office, down to the green lampshades.

My trip to the mosque had the same purpose as the trip to the library – to gather materials about the mosque. The road to the temple is awful. When are they going to get rid of that awful commercial strip along Pushkin St. between Zhibek Zhola and the Mosque? I found no research materials at the mosque, but was told to contact their PR manager.

Are we modernizing or what??