
вокзал
The origin of words has always been an interest of mine, and if there’s one word in particular about whose origin people have rarely agreed with me, it is вокзал, the Russian word for railway station.
The origin of words has always been an interest of mine, and if there’s one word in particular about whose origin people have rarely agreed with me, it is вокзал, the Russian word for railway station.
This photo, taken in August 2012 while changing trains on the St Petersburg metro, remains a favourite of mine.