Windows to Russia

We have kept the site online more often than not and between three rotating between three web hosts we kept it visible in half the world, at anytime. So as we learn to stop the cyber crap and bull, we are getting better… I sit here posting and sipping that cup of coffee! I am […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about a Monastery that we visited three years ago… It was really neat! My wife and I love to find old churches and monasteries to take pictures of. We found this monastery that was in very good shape and very active in the Moscow community! […]

If there had been any saving grace for the reset between America and Russia, it is obvious by the Russian reaction to the things that have been said by Hillary and Obama over the Russian election, that the reset has gone under for the third time and won’t resurface alive. That is the thoughts this […]

You know me: I just have to spout off about this situation because now the story has changed since Iran downed the drone. So on that second cup of coffee (chicory really), I was doing some thinking’s about the drone incident between Iran and the US… Today: Media reports identified the aircraft as an RQ-170 […]

While drinking my morning cup of coffee and doing some thinking’s. I started to find amusement in the commonality that the two state capitals of evil have in common. I guess evil is according to what side you are on, but to me they are the same! Nothing varies but the little things in the […]

For those interested in Russian politics this photo will probably mean something to you. Otherwise it may not mean a whole lot to the rest of you. This is how the new breakdown of the Duma will look after the election is called final. Other words the seats in the Duma… I realize that people […]

Analysts say Russia could deliver deathblow to Nato. With the Russian threat to cut land routes for supply to Nato troops in Afghanistan, the Afghan battleground may turn into a cold deathtrap for Nato, defence analysts believe. They say that Pakistan should utilize the opportunity for a peaceful and prosperous Pakistan by pulling it out […]

Nadir Mir has some very good articles that he writes himself. I discovered his blog by accident while looking at information about Pakistan. He knows what he is talking about and take it how you want, his ideas are worth listening to… Geopolitics of Peace: Nadir Mir Author of the book “Gwadar on the Global […]

With over 62 percent of the ballots counted, Russia’s ruling United Russia party is at 50.13 percent, and its closest rival, the Communist Party (KPRF) is at 19.49 percent. A Just Russia is at 12.86 percent, and Liberal Democrats (LDPR) are at 11.93 percent… 4 parties with power this time… 🙂 Windows to Russia! Update: […]

The CIS monitors have found no major voting irregularities in Sunday’s Duma elections in Russia. The elections were transparent and provided for the voters’ free expression of will. This came in a statement at a news conference in Moscow earlier today by the head of the CIS group of monitors Vladimir Garkun. According to him, […]