Not Just April Fool’s Day in Russia, but also the 200th Birthday of Nikolay Gogol!

Today in Russia is April Fools’ Day, apart from being an international day of practical jokes, this year also marks the 200th birthday of Encyclopedia Britannica’s ‘Father of modern Russian realism’– Nikolay Gogol. (Link to all about Gogol!) Have a nice April Fool’s Day and do not forget that other things happened on today also!Continue reading Not Just April Fool’s Day in Russia, but also the 200th Birthday of Nikolay Gogol!

Letter By Medvedev – The President of Russia: Published in the Washington Post!

March 31, 2009Article by Dmitry Medvedev published in “Washington Post” It is hard to dispute the pessimistic assessments of the Russian-American relationship that prevailed at the end of last year. Unfortunately, relations soured because of the previous U.S. administration’s plans – specifically, deployment of the U.S. global missile defense system in Eastern Europe, efforts toContinue reading Letter By Medvedev – The President of Russia: Published in the Washington Post!

From Russia: The President of Russia – Medvedev, is Paid Four (4) Times Less Than Obama!

I was drinking a cup of coffee here in Moscow, Russia and looking at an interesting picture that tells an interesting story. Have you ever wondered what some of the Presidents of some of the biggest countries make? Well this is a graph that tells about Merkel, Brown, Medvedev, Obama, Cowen and Sarkozy! Medvedev theContinue reading From Russia: The President of Russia – Medvedev, is Paid Four (4) Times Less Than Obama!