Windows to Russia

I have been doing some research on Russia Today. I was curious to see when they started and what kind of reactions the Western press had over this wonderful TV station invading their territory. I found a slew of articles that gave the realization that the Western press was very worried about this new comer […]

Open Letter From Russian Doctors In Libya To The President Of The Russian Federation: President of the Russian Federation Medvedev DA and Prime Minister of Russian Federation VV Putin: From citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, working and living in Libya… Sent on the 24 of March, 2011, From Tripoli, Libya: Dear Mr. Medvedev and […]

Kruzenshtern has set sail on its first voyage this year from the port of Svetly near Kaliningrad… During this expedition, the four-mast Kruzenshtern, one of the oldest sailing-ships worldwide, will mark its 85th anniversary. Despite such an advanced age, the bark continues to slough through the vast expanses of seas and oceans. This is largely […]

At least 800 people were slaughtered in the western Ivory Coast town of Duekoue on March 29, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, as it became the latest town caught in the spiral of post-electoral violence engulfing the country. Caritas, a Roman Catholic charity, estimated the death toll was 1,000… Read more: (Link) […]

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said government ministers have until July 1 to give up their seats on boards of some of the country’s biggest state firms, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The Kremlin insists the move is part of efforts to “improve Russia’s investment climate.” But experts suggest Medvedev is trying to gain ground […]

Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Can The Split in the Tandem Be Dealt With? Introduced by Vladimir Frolov With Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev publicly sparring over the UN resolution on Libya, and the Russian elites agonizing over an emerging rift in the tandem, an ominous question has begun to cloud Russia’s […]

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test-drove Russia’s new Yo-mobile hybrid car on the ten kilometer route from his residence to President Medvedev’s country house outside Moscow on Friday. Yo-mobile, a project by Russia’s Yo-Auto, a joint venture between truck maker Yarovit and billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim group, will start production of Yo-Mobile hybrid cars in […]

It was -10 below zero this morning and seemed to be a far cry from the Spring that is suppose to be in effect. So that cup of coffee was extra good this cold morning… My thoughts today are centered around our News Blog and other subsidiaries.  Russian News From Russia – It has in […]

It really was not as bad as what I expected from all the doomsayers of life. Final results will be out and done by December 31st, 2012… Windows to Russia!