This is a subject that I have talked about several times. I have always had great health care in Russia. Be it from Moscow or while traveling. But the doctors in Russia are very very poorly paid. Just like Russian teachers, cops and other professionals… With an average monthly salary of under 5,000 rubles ($160), […]
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks of the threat of an arms race, as well as his thoughts about the recent disclosure of US diplomatic cables by the whistle-blowing site Wikileaks… The videos will give you an idea of what it is all about, as Putin tells it like it is… I have the complete video […]
That cup of hot coffee hit the spot this morning on December 1st, 2010. It hit -25 Degrees Celsius or -13 Fahrenheit last night. There was also a 6 to 7 km per hour breeze that drove the feel (windchill) of the temperature to below -30 Celsius… Tonight is going to be bitter cold with […]
Drinking that morning cup of coffee gave me sometime to think about the reactions that other countries are having to the Wikileaks Cable Dump… Most everyone says, “We will not worry about it – but?” 🙂 It is the “but” that could be the problem. Moscow is approaching the whole affair on a “verify first, […]
The main points of what the Russian president said in his state of the nation address: Compliments of RIA: 1. Agreement on missile defense system will either be reached within the next decade or Russia will need to deploy new strike forces 2. Measures against major oil spills should be discussed globally 3. Bribe takers […]
While drinking that morning cup of coffee. I found myself thinking about an issue that crops up a lot. I found today that I have been censored from many of the videos that I was able to get to yesterday. I kept links on all the videos that I wanted to study that were on […]
Now Sveta and Boza will disagree with what I say, but I just love the Winter and one of the greatest things was the fact that Moscow has a lot of cold cold Winter… They are calling for -20 Centigrade. tonight and tomorrow night. Then a possible -30 Centigrade. in a couple of days… That […]
“Party of Cold War” resist Russia-NATO rapprochement – envoy:Russia’s permanent envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has been “astonished” by reports in the US media that the alliance has allegedly rejected Moscow’s proposals for a joint missile defense project. Rebuilding Russia: The collapse of Soviet-era housing:The onset of the bitter chill of winter has focused attention […]