Windows to Russia

Everyday while walking around Russia, whether in Moscow, side of the highway or a little village. You will find Babushkas selling “Salt Cucumbers”. These cucumbers look exactly like pickles but taste totally different. I am a dill pickle lover and when I first came to Russia I saw pickles (cucumbers) everywhere. I finally got oneContinue reading Recipe From Russia: Simple Salt Cucumbers! (not pickles)

Hello, I was drinking my morning cup of wonderful coffee here in Moscow Russia. I came across this tidbit of information on the airwaves in Russia… Seems that about 3,000 schoolchildren from Moscow and surrounding regions in Russia had a get together on the Red Square today (Sunday) to sign up in the communist PioneerContinue reading Russia: The Communist Pioneer Movement is Alive and Well!

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 aContinue reading Russian News From Russia: May 15th, 2009!

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 theContinue reading Russia: UFO’s Are Always a Good Story!

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 ofContinue reading From Russia: The Traveling Metro Art Gallery!

Hello,At least 80 people die of heroin abuse in Russia every day!In America, I employed thousands upon thousands of individuals and trained many upper and lower level managers. I saw this problem with heroin time and time again. Out of the many cases of heroin abuse that I had to deal with was a youngContinue reading Heroin is a World Problem not Just Russia’s Problem!

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Hello,When tickets are thousands of dollars and being scalped (scalper in America and a tout in Britain) for double that. You know that this is a rich man’s game. 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 “isContinue reading From Moscow, Russia: Alexander Rybak says – Eurovision is a "Big Party"!

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 OlimpiiskyContinue reading Russian News From Russia: May 12th,2009!