Windows to Russia

Hello, Just some pictures of Ukraine. I spent most of my time in areas that I could not take pictures but when I could I took some shots of the scenery as I walked from office to office. The scenery in Ukraine is almost like Russia. So I am as comfortable in Kiev as in […]

believes that the union’s anti-crisis plan will prevent the Russian and Belarusian economies from slipping below the 2008 level, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said during a meeting of the alliance’s council of ministers in Moscow today. He stressed that the plan enabled the union’s GDP not only to remain at the same level, but […]

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Hello, This is big news in Russia: The Los Angeles Times carried an interview with the grandmother of the new Octuplets born in California: “The babies’ grandmother, who said her daughter already has six young children and never expected the fertility treatment she had received would result in eight more babies.” OK! I am happy […]

Grab a cup of coffee and sit a moment to read Putins speech: For the first time in the history of the Forum – Russian politician Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has delivered the key-note opening speech at Davos World Economic Forum. Here is the speech:————————————————————-Esteemed participants of the World Economic Forum, Ladies and gentlemen, I […]

I read 3 (three) articles today from main Western press sources. Multiples of forum articles and multiple of blog articles. The main consensus of the articles stated that it is obvious who is in charge in Russia. Putin is the one going to the World Economic Forum (Davos) and that means Putin Runs Russia! But: […]

January 28, 2009, 19:39 The opening ceremony of Davos World Economic Forum starts at 20:30 Moscow time (17:30 GMT) with a keynote speech by Russian PM Vladimir Putin. Watch it live on RT. Live on RT 17:30 GMT.

Looks like Russia is up to her normal stuff… Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has paid a pleasant state visit to Uzbekistan. He came back to Moscow with some delicious Uzbek flat-bread, some natural gas and a honorary PhD from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent. While Medvedev was trotting around the country […]

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk has withdrawn from the election, leaving just two candidates. (Link) Could a car thief, who stole a $US 45,000 offroader in Moscow last night, have ever imagined that it belongs to, of all things, the Orthodox Church? (Link) Financial crises, the recent gas […]

Hello,Seems that this could be the largest dollar value underwater salvage job ever found. There also seems to be a blend of several countries wealth aboard this vessel. It is said that the primary cargo was mostly Soviet and the rest from Britain. This means that Russia could have a huge say in the split […]