Windows to Russia

I was drinking my cup of coffee and doing some thinking, Lets continue today on this missile issue. Medvedev came out yesterday and said what I expected him to say. Russia will not sell out Iran over the missile defense issue. The Western press stirred up a hornets nest and relations in Russian eyes went […]

agreement concerning liquefied and pipeline gas, Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller told journalists in Madrid today. He went on to say that Spain was one of the largest gas markets in Europe, but Gazprom had so far not shipped any gas to the country because of the distance separating Russia and Spain. However, the gas giant […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and looking at about a hundred articles from the Western press that makes it look that Obama is calling Russia on the carpet over the missile issue in Europe. Western press and Obama sidekicks are bragging that Obama sent a hand delivered letter to Moscow with an […]

Today I am going to start something new and try to have twice a week a recipe from Russia! So while I was drinking my morning cup of coffee, I remembered the pie my wife made and it was very good and not overly sweet. So I know that everyone has their favorite apple pie […]

I have watched how Russia uses her press (Russia Today & RIA) and it is very predictable. The press has a few articles that state issues about possible problems with things. (anything) Then as we get closer to the day of reckoning the articles get more to the point. Then what they have hinted at […]

The issues of trading weapons for food (barter) was discussed with Russia last Wednesday. Guatemala officials have expressed that the Central American country is interested in working out a new trade deal. (barter: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another) “Guatemala is interested in acquiring aircraft, armored vehicles, and other armaments to fight organized […]

RUB 240bn (approx. USD 6.72bn) to compensate certain groups of Russians for the losses they suffered when their deposits with Sberbank and state insurance companies dwindled dramatically after the Soviet Union collapsed and prices went rampant in the early 1990s. The government will also spend part of this sum to buy out state treasury bonds […]