Windows to Russia

Take your cup of coffee this wonderful Sunday and sit awhile and listen to what Medvedev from Russia has to say about issues and problems in a good interview with the BBC. I really think that you will find Medvedev an interesting person and he has some very good ideas on what is wrong withContinue reading Russia: Medvedev and BBC – Interview as we lead into the G20 Meeting! (3-29-09)

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and reading about why Russia has stepped into the issue of the North Korea Rocket launch. Russia is watching Japan go off the deep end over this rocket launch. Japan has passed legislation that allows the military to shoot down the North Korea Rocket. Japan has putContinue reading Russia Asks Can We Just Have One Week With Out the World Trying To Start a War? (NO)

Lets talk a moment over a cup of coffee about the financial crises in Russia: It seems that all the press has picked up on is a statement by Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin saying that “A second wave of the financial downturn was expected in connection with debt repayment problems faced by the real sector.”Continue reading From Russia: Second Wave of Financial Crises or Not?

Russian stocks closed upwards, with the Micex index rising 4.36 percent to 851.35 points, and the RTS index finishing at 740.94 points, 2.67 percent above yesterday’s closing. The trading volume reached RUB 63.46bn (approx. USD 1.91bn) and USD 7.24m on Micex and the RTS, respectively. Russia’s monthly inflation lower than in some European countries: Russia’sContinue reading Russian News From Russia: March 27th, 2009!

Anyone who is up on this side of the world knows about the Mayor of Kiev, Ukraine and to call him strange is an understatement. Well it seems that he is going after loftier levels of government: In news from Russia’s RIA, The mayor of Kiev, whose mental competency has been questioned over recent policiesContinue reading From Russia: Ukraine Needs a New President! (Mayor of Kiev?)

It is a cold, cold week in Moscow, Russia. It got to -7 C. last night and going to -14 C. this weekend coming up. It has snowed almost everyday this month and looks like it will continue through until the end of the month. So what is Russia doing this cold week? Looks likeContinue reading What is Russia Up To? March 24th, 2009!

Russia’s benchmark indices closed sharply higher on Monday, with the Micex index up 7.29 percent from the previous close, at 849.82 points, on a trade volume of RUB 65.81bn (approx. USD 1.97bn), and the RTS index up 5.78 percent at 737.19 points amid a trade volume of USD 6.79m. On Micex, Sberbank surged 10.17 percent,Continue reading Russian News From Russia: March 24th, 2009!

I had the best laugh over this video from a source in Russia. It makes me smile when I watch it, So how about a short video on Russian ingenuity. I have always said where there is a will there is a way and this video shows that to be true. 🙂 Row Row RowContinue reading From Russia: My Paddle is Bigger Than Your Paddle!

alternative to the U.S. dollar at the G20 summit in London, a vice governor of the country’s Central Bank said on Monday. Russia earlier submitted a proposal to the G20 summit which could see the IMF examining possibilities for creating a supra-national reserve currency, and also forcing national banks and international financial institutions to diversifyContinue reading From Russia: New World Reserve Currency? (Lets Talk About It!)

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and watching some really good videos. Russia Today Once again does a good interview in New York City. They have a series that is called The Resident and the American journalist Lori Harfenist, walks around New York City and asks people questions. The videos are very goodContinue reading Russia Today: Are Radical Ideas What Is Needed?