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Russia News Source – RIA: May 15th, 2009!

St. Petersburg Ford plant protest 4-day working week:
Some 150 workers from a Ford car factory near St. Petersburg held a protest rally on Friday against a four-day working week at the plant, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Two police officers killed in blast outside Chechen ministry:
Two police officers were killed and three injured in a bomb blast on Friday near the Chechen Interior Ministry in central Grozny, a police spokesman said.

Russia says planned European security treaty not aimed at NATO:
Russia’s proposals for a new European security treaty are not aimed against NATO, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.

Premier of Russia’s Bashkortostan charged over illegal land deal:
The prime minister of the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan faces criminal charges over alleged illegal land acquisition deals, Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Friday.

Russia to raise oil export duty to over $152 per ton from June 1, 2009:
Russia will increase oil export duty from the current $137.7 to $152.8 per metric ton from June 1, in line with trends on global oil markets, a Finance Ministry official said on Friday.

Sri Lanka to buy military helicopters from Russia:
Sri Lanka has ordered a number of military transport helicopters and other weaponry from Russia, the country’s defense secretary said in an exclusive interview with RIA Novosti.

Russia protests child illegally taken out of country to Finland:
The Russian foreign minister has made a protest to his Finnish counterpart after a Russian boy was illegally taken out of Russia by his Finnish father, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Strasbourg court orders Russia to compensate Chechen families:
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia on Thursday to pay 104,000 euros ($141,000) in compensation to the relatives of two people who were abducted or killed in Chechnya.

Russia, Abkhazia ‘to sign military base deal soon’:
Russia and Abkhazia will sign an agreement on the deployment of a Russian military base in the former Georgian republic within the next two weeks, the Abkhaz president said on Thursday.

Kremlin to decide on sale of advanced missile systems to Belarus:
Russia will only supply advanced Iskander and S-400 missile systems to Belarus if the country’s leadership approves the deal, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Thursday.

Georgian opposition denies allegations of Russian funding:
A Georgian opposition leader denied on Thursday President Mikheil Saakashvili’s allegation that opposition members were receiving funding from Russia.

Major midair collision prevented near Moscow:
Two Russian passenger airliners carrying some 300 passengers between them were seconds away from colliding in midair near Moscow, a paper said on Thursday, citing the state air navigation service.

Hello,

I came across this interesting news tidbit here in Russia Today:

“It was at about 3AM. I was standing by my tractor when the guys started shouting: ‘Look, there are some balls flying.’ They were big and sparkling with yellow, red and green,” an eyewitness told Interfax news agency over the phone.

According to the witnesses, the spherical objects were approximately 60 cm in diameter, had a silvery surface with what appeared to be a small opening. The UFOs failed to bend or dent when local residents attempted to strike them with their tools, and said the balls produced sparks when they attempted to do so.(Link)

Now, I like that kind of story. This kind of story is for the imagination and makes your brain start to work. No one was hurt, murdered, beat up or attacked. The flying balls did not try to destroy the earth (yet) and they were not seemly intent on causing any mayhem. (yet)

The balls that sparkled have been sent to a secret specialized organization laboratory to discover what wonderful fantastic capabilities that these flying balls have. (if any) The odds are that we will never hear about these flying balls again.

Did you ask – why?

I am so glad that you asked that question. because I wanted to give an answer.

I think that there are several reasons we will not hear about these fantastic flying balls:

1. They are real and the secret agency that is checking them out will never let out any information, due to the fact that us normal humans can not comprehend fantastic flying balls anyway. But if we could comprehend fantastic flying balls, we would be too excited and out of control.

2. They are dangerous – so then see reason number 1.

3. They are worth a lot of money – so then see reason number 1.

4. They are full of little green men that control human minds – so then see reason number 1.

5. They are full of peaceful pleasant creatures that want to show us the way to Nirvana – so then see reason number 1.

6. They do not exist – so see reason number 1.

So it looks like these flying balls, will never be heard from again… (unless we find where the officials in Kazakhstan sent them and set them free) 🙂

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Hello,

I was drinking that famous cup of coffee here in Moscow, Russia and came across this tidbit of information. 🙂

“Figure hall” of Russian museum incorporates into the Moscow metro: The name of the train that carries this Moscow Metro Art Museum is “Water Color”. This train will contain a total of 35 copies of famous water color paintings that are put into the walls of the carriage. The “Water Color” Train it is painted with bright flower compositions. This train is unique and has been specially reconstructed for the mobile gallery. This train will run for about half of a year in the Moscow Metro system and the citizens and tourists will be able to see pictures of Karl and Alexandra Brullovs, Isaak Levitan, Ilia Repin, Nikolay Rerikh and many other world-famed artists. (Link)

This train was commissioned on May 13, 2009! So you have plenty of time to come to Moscow, Russia to see the “Water Color” Train!

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Hello,

What is Russia up to right now in the world? Well lets see..

Medvedev as President of Russia has just recently finished his first year as president and has weathered the first year well despite all the issues that have come up. Seems that the Georgian War was the big issue during his first year… (Medvedev marks his first year in office with anti-corruption vows )

Putin as Prime Minister has been busy in Japan doing his thing with the financial issues of Russia. Getting all kinds of signed deals with energy stuff…

Russia just won the World Ice Hockey Championship in Switzerland and everyone in Russia is happy – happy – happy about that…

Eurovision is still going and will finish this weekend. Then finals will be between Turkey, Sweden, Israel, Portugal, Malta, Finland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Romania, Armenia and Iceland…

A big issue in Russia right now is about donor issues with children. In Russia the law does not allow any donor organs from any child. Just from adults that have died. This creates a problem with children that need heart transplants. The one organ that can not be taken from an adult is the Heart. So Russia is looking at new guidelines for children donors…

Then to end this article lets see what a woman in Chechen might gets for turning over a bunch of explosives… A woman in the Russian Republic of Chechnya has voluntarily handed over 182 kilos of TNT to the police and could now get up to $100,000 as a reward. (Link) Hope she gets the reward…

That is all today!

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Hello,

I was drinking my morning cup of wonderful coffee here in Moscow, Russia! The city is a buzz with “Eurovision Fever”. From what I can tell this is a function that the recession has not touched and this video shows that to be true…

Welcome to “Life Styles of the Rich and Famous”!

One of the top favorites of this year’s contest, Alexander Rybak representing Norway, says this Eurovision “is a big party.” He said: “Everybody is so polite and wishes the best to every artist, that’s so special! It’s not much of a competition, it’s more of a party,” he says. (Link)

Life is just a party to some people…

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Russia News Source: May 12th, 2009!

Russia’s Glonass system to get full state support – deputy PM:
Russia will not cut funding for its Glonass satellite navigation program despite the current economic crisis, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday.

First Eurovision semifinal to be held in Moscow on Tuesday:
The first of two Eurovision semifinals will start on Tuesday at Moscow’s Olimpiisky Indoor Arena with ten places up for grabs in both, the competition organizers said.

Ukraine minister tenders resignation amid drunken fight reports:
Ukraine’s interior minister, Yuriy Lutsenko, has asked parliament to approve his resignation after reports that German police detained him over a drunken brawl at Frankfurt airport last week.

Thailand, Cuba report first swine flu infection:
Thailand and Cuba have joined the list of 30 countries that have reported cases of human A/H1N1 infection, local media said on Tuesday.

Maradona’s Argentina to play Russia in Moscow friendly:
It is “almost 100%” certain that the Argentinean national football side, managed by Diego Maradona, will play a friendly against Russia in Moscow in August.

Russian truck maker KamAZ resumes work after three-week halt:
Russia’s largest truck maker KamAZ has resumed production, after a lack of orders led to a three-week halt, a spokesman for the truck producer said on Tuesday.

Russia, Japan looking to resolve disputes through economic ties:
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Moscow and Tokyo could resolve their existing territorial dispute by building mutual trust and developing strong economic ties.

U.S. president to visit Russia July 6-8 – Kremlin:
U.S. President Barack Obama will pay an official visit to Russia on an invitation from his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on July 6-8, the Kremlin said Monday.

Hello,

How about a good article on America and her propaganda issues?

Amerika, King of Propaganda – World War 2

Written by Aleksander Mykhalovetsky.

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I read the Time article that the above article is based against and just sighed in disbelief: The facts are totally screwed up by Time but then again the facts presented are the same that I was raised on.

Face it America – the Time Article (Russia Moves to Ban Criticism of WWII Win) is a low life excuse for an article by a Western Press organization that should have the real truth. Instead, they print this dribble that is embarrassing to the world. Maybe that is the issue – The world sees the truth but America is so self secluded by media that Americans do not see it.

By the way America: The Soviet Union lost more people in WWII than you can imagine – something like 27,000,000 Soviet people died in that war.

In Russia they still remember…

Thanks to a good reader Zhann that brought this to my attention. Aleksander Mykhalovetsky tells it like it is.

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Hello,

Today lets make a simple skillet style Posh Squash: (Not casserole)

I love squash and so do Russians. But in Russia they use zucchini or young yellow squash. This recipe will not be as good according to the Russians, when using big yellow ripe squash like Americans like. 🙂

Ingredients:

* 2 medium squashes or 3 zucchini (cubed)
* 5 tomatoes (cubed)
* 2 big carrots grated or 4 small carrots (grated)
* 3 medium onions (diced)
* fresh dill, fresh parsley, celery root, fresh garlic – (to your taste -all chopped)
* Salt, pepper, oil

Cooking:
Take two frying pans and in one frying-pan, fry the squash (or zucchini). Skin on or off is your choice. If the squash seems old remove skin so that it will not chance of being tough. Fry for about 5 minutes at medium heat before…

In the other frying-pan, fry tomatoes, sliced onions, and grated carrots. This is started about 5 minutes after the first skillet so that you do not over cook the other veggies. Cook until onions start to go transparent then…

Mix them into one skillet and add salt, garlic, celery root, black ground pepper and herbs. Mix well and stew for another 5-6 more minutes.

Time to eat:

This recipe can be eaten with just about anything and can be eaten cold as well. I like to break up black bread in a bowl and scoop a ladle of Posh Squash over top and eat while hot or cold. When cold it is great as a spread on a slice of black bread… (Yummy)

Comments always welcome.

Fireworks are going off in Moscow, Russia. Russia won the World Championships in Ice Hockey for the second year in a row, beating Canada 2-1 in the finals in Bern, Switzerland on Sunday night.

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