Windows to Russia

Could there be any connection between the size of those corporate profits and Washington’s patriotic dedication to eternal warfare? That great transfer of wealth helps explain how the gap between rich and poor in America has become and ever widening canyon. The financial dynamics of war-making are rarely mentioned in connection with America’s woes but […]

Bobalki (also spelled bobalky, babalki, babalky) are baked balls of dough. They can be served sweet with ground poppy seeds and honey or savory with sauerkraut and onions. They are a favorite for New Years – and during Lent times, but these balls of mouth watering cooked dough are delicious any time of year… So […]

Putin signed into law an interesting bill. This bill will determinately give family members something to contemplate as they ignore Little Jimmy, as he makes a bomb in the family basement. Or they give or receive money, as Little Jimmy tours the world and tries to blow things up… Under the new law, all damages  […]

No Gingerbread Man in Russia, but gingerbread we do have and it is a taste treat to delight the senses. I know of a place in Tula, Russia that makes pryanik and when Sveta and I travel, you can find these huge cookies at many a roadside stand, with a babushka keeping an eye on […]

Edward Snowden is being asked if need be, to testify, by Germany and a meeting has taken place. This meeting has verified that Germany wants information from Snowden about Washington’s wiretapping of Merkel’s phone… During the meeting, Snowden made it “clear that he knows a lot,” Greens lawmaker Hans-Christian Stroebele told ARD channel. “He expressed […]