Windows to Russia

The mother of a Russian citizen Dmitry Ganin, who died during the tragic events of April 2007 in Tallinn. Vera Yakovlevna Ganina sent President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev a letter expressing her gratitude for the attention, sympathy and concern shown to her family: “I am grateful to the people of Russia and the leadership of […]

363,500 people in 2008, 22.7 percent lower than in the previous year, the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry said in today’s statement summing up the results of the national health project’s implementation in 2008. The rate of natural decrease amounted to 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2008 compared to 3.3 in 2007, while the […]

Deep Purple is coming again this year to Russia. They will give two concerts in Moscow on April 18th and 19th of this year. Deep Purple is Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s favorite musical group and in February 2008, the band made their first ever appearance in Moscow Kremlin at the personal request of Dmitry Medvedev. […]

Looks like the EU is having a temper tantrum. The EU is so worried that Belarus will approve recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, that they have resorted to threatening. Maybe they need to hold their breath until they turn blue also. The word is out that improving relations between the European Union and Belarus […]

I have been studying this gas project for a year now and this is an impressive LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) project to say the least. I have read about the plant in several of the magazines printed about the oil and gas industry but on line has been quiet about the Sakhalin-2 plant. This is […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and saw an article that caught my eye because it is about something that I use to do for 30+ years. It seems that Russia made another Top 10 List in the world news. The World Health Organization (WHO), which is an authority for health related issues […]

businesses must be supported to the maximum extent possible, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said during an extended meeting of the State Council presidium on the support of the country’s real economy sector in Irkutsk today. He pointed out that the creation of new jobs in small businesses was a long-term solution for unemployment, the Vesti […]

Something has come to my attention about the financial crises in Russia and while I was drinking my morning cup of coffee. There is another issue that is hitting people who have taken out loans for mortgages in Russia. I call it “Currency Suicide”: In Russia as in many countries it seems to be common […]

Hello, While Svet was walking around Moscow she happened upon these buildings with some great art work on them. We like to take pictures of this type of art work because it is always of high quality. Here is a link to some more Pictures. (WOW : Moscow Utility Buildings!) This is a utility building […]