Windows to Russia

The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine: A Summary of Analysis, Evidence, and Findings Ivan Katchanovski, Ph.D. School of Political Studies & Department of Communication University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada – ikatchan@uottawa.ca In The Return of the Cold War: Ukraine, the West and Russia. by  J.L. Black and Michael Johns (Eds.), (pp. 220-224). Routledge, […]

I have not written for a long time about Visas to Russia.  Ukraine has a visa center now. It seems to be a governmental organization and there is a building that has a whole bunch of offices that deal with visas to various countries all over the world. Germans have a spot to go, Americans […]

If you decide for some reason to travel to Kiev, Ukraine?….and you are a woman! I will give a simple warning and you can take it or leave it… Dear Women; In Kiev there are a whole bunch of immigrants! Immigrant men to be exact and you will be harassed, touched, felt, pinched, groped, followed […]

Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight On the ripened grain. I am the gentle Autumn’s rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift […]

This excerpt features Alexei Venediktov, Сhief Producer and part owner of Echo Moscow, a radio and TV channel that promotes anti-Putin rhetoric. This media outlet is often anti-Russia itself; it discredits Russian history on air, makes no secret of offending veterans, and speaks ill of key Russian figures and policies. The second is Mihail Kulistikov, […]

Over the last year, riding in a taxi has almost dropped in half. This is in Moscow, Russia and I use for many times, a taxi is used to go to and from the airport or train station… I remember one to two years ago paying 1600 rubles from the train station and or from […]

~Rant Time On~ You would think that there is enough turmoil in America. Then they ice the cake! Now they are playing with the worthless money. I am sorry, but with all the things to spend money on and all the things wrong, we have to stir the pot and change the money… Tubman, who […]

Sometimes I receive an e-mail that tells me within its contents that what I write about and what I am doing is correct. I get a ton of e-mails and many I will find time to answer. I use to not answer the e-mails, for they were death threats and such. Many death threats came […]

Putin does have a good sense of humor! Seriously as I was thinking to myself: “This is comments of a man dealing with a situation forced on him and upon Russia, It has been dealt with integrity, which was combined with common sense. I am thinking Putin, as does Russia, sees the issue in the […]

Anti-Russian Media: I find everywhere in the western press and the bought off Russian press, many items related to the downfall of Russia. Russia is this and Russia is that. Russia is a gas station. Russia is evil. Russia is worthless. Russia is collapsing. Russia is this and Russia is that. Very little about how […]