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Today Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians honour the 1,030th anniversary of the Baptism of Kiev Rus – the mass baptism of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, his sons and boyars that Christians celebrate as the start of the faith in 🇷🇺🇺🇦🇧🇾 pic.twitter.com/KbsjPSidmP — Russia in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) July 28, 2018 1030th Anniversary of the Baptism ofContinue reading Today Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians honour the 1,030th anniversary…

Old post reposted: “Originally posted on July 23, 2007” – Finally found one of the old posts that has been destroyed. This post was attacked when it was on Blogger Blogspot and now I was able to repost… Then I met Svet, by pure luck and my life changed for ever. Svet was the catalystContinue reading Why Am I In Russia?

Stavropol is ready to settle up to 50 Boer families, according to the region’s Deputy Commissioner for human rights Vladimir Poluboyarenko. He told RT exclusively there is already a plan for settlement of roughly 500 families with their own cattle near Stavropol. The official also said that out of the four million Boers, representing eightContinue reading Russia is working with South African farmers: Bring them Boers to Russia…

The document was adopted at the session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 14 July 2018 (Journal No 42). Today the plenitude of our Church is commemorating the Holy Grand Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, and recalling with gratitude how 1030 years ago, thanks to this chosen man, mighty in spirit, a watershedContinue reading 1030th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia…

I have put together this recipe before, but this is just too simple and too wonderful not to give another recipe for these Russian taste treats. This is a better recipe that I have altered. I am just not into major kitchen work anymore and the easier the better… Who does not love pancakes? IContinue reading Pancakes filled with cottage cheese (блин и творог)

Zakuski (from the Russian plural закуски [zɐˈkuskʲɪ]; singular закуска, zakuska) is a Russian term for warm, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, entrées and snacks, “supposed to be used with every [shot] of vodka or any other alcoholic drink.” The word literally approaches a meaning of, “Something to bite after.” These appetizers are typically served atContinue reading Zakuski – Russian appetizers…

“Putin orders construction of world’s longest bridge The question of building a bridge between Sakhalin and the mainland has long been discussed, for decades. It has long been a dream of the people living on the island,” Putin said at a meeting with Sakhalin Governor Oleg Kozhemyako on Tuesday. Putin said he instructed the RussianContinue reading Russia: Bridge 580km long with railroad links and other infrastructure

Russians have become such devoted tea drinkers that as a nation they are the third-largest consumers of tea (behind China and India). Today, Russia’s thirst for tea is satisfied by production in Georgia (which has now developed into the seventh-largest tea producing region in the world) as well as imports from China, Taiwan, India, andContinue reading Russia: Tea or Chai as Russians Call It!

Khychin (Хычины) is a thin flat bread made of unleavened dough with a filling of potatoes, cheese, and or meat with fresh grass type veggies (Like dill and parsley.) The dish very very old and is the type of food that can be cooked upon a large flat rock heated by a fire first andContinue reading Khychin (Хычины) with potatoes and cheese recipe…

One Russian man posts on Facebook: Oh, come on! I wish World Cup ends sooner. My bear is asking me everyday when he again will be allowed to walk on streets with balalayka and drink vodka from samovar publicly without scaring foreign soccer fans. pic.twitter.com/Vv1r33e2VE — E-novosibirsk (@e_novosibirsk) July 15, 2018 It is okay Bear!Continue reading The Woe of the Russian Bear…