A survivor of six heart attacks and a brain tumor, a grumpy bear of a man, whom has declared Russia as his new and wonderful home. His wife is a true Russian Sweet Pea of a girl and she puts up with this bear of a guy and keeps him in line. Thank God for my Sweet Pea and Russia.

Two sides of China-Russia highway bridge connected…

HARBIN, May 31 (Xinhua) — Two sides of a highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River were joined together on Friday.The 1,284-meter-long bridge across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River, will link Heihe in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province with Blagoveshchensk in Russia. Source: Two sides of China-Russia highway […]

Russia is watching a bad apple(s) in the world…

Tokyo, May 30 meeting between the Russian and Japanese foreign and defense ministers on Thursday… “We see security problems piling up in the Asia-Pacific region and in the world as a whole due to the fact that Western countries are trying to slow down or even reverse the objective process of shaping the polycentric world […]

Saint Nicolas Day at TRV…

The Tiny Russian Village has its moments of excitement. Today (actually Saturday) was one of those days and lots and lots of people ended up wandering up our mountain (Big Hill) and paying respect to Saint Nicolas… Happy Saint Nicolas Day… Then my favorite camera person (Svetochka the Sweetpea) made a good video… They bring […]

No ensnaring this time TRV

The Tiny Russian Village is so wonderful and we have so much to do. But first I want to talk about our new addition to Sammy the Volga and it really works perfect… Speed trap on our way to the village. There are signs that go from 90 kph to 70 kph to 50 kph […]

Oh No! My hot water is gone…

Where to complain if the hot water is turned off for more than 14 days: Летнее отключение горячего водоснабжения на две недели – давняя традиция коммунальных служб, которая заставляет россиян вооружаться тазиками, ковшами, чайниками и кипятильниками. Но что делать, если горячей воды нет уже более 14 дней? В вопросе разбиралась корреспондент «РИАМО в Королеве». The […]