Windows to Russia

It is extremely symptomatic that the nation (Turkey) which had fought dozen or so wars with Russia since the late 1700’s and has generally been considered main regional rival to the Russians (except briefly, during the Stalin-Ataturk rapprochement in the mid-to-late 1920s), is now consistently a more friendly and reliable ally of Russia than it […]

I tire of people who constantly trill, “You have to work within to change the system”… As if…!!! What??? I don’t recall stories about Jefferson and company back in ye ole days of yore, sitting around and debating over biscuits and tea, whether this method or that would work “within the system”… They made a […]

So there you have it. Extradited for journalism. In a blur, everything that Assange and WikiLeaks have been warning about for years has been proven correct, contrary to mountains of claims to the contrary by establishment loyalists everywhere. The same government which tortured Chelsea Manning is in the process of extraditing her publisher so that […]

Time flies and Earnest’s mom and dad soon will have another monkey… Svetochka (babushka) has a growing family… WtR

Media: “- ECUADOR HAS DECIDED TO REFUSE ASSANGE ASYLUM – PRESIDENT. THE BRITISH POLICE REPORTED THAT ASSANGE WAS TAKEN BY GUARDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CENTRAL LONDON The hand of “democracy” squeezes the throat of freedom. Yes it does Maria Zakharova, yes it does… Russia would never had turned him over, proof as per Snowden….Snowden is […]

Shocked Vladimir Putin Slowly Realizing He Didn’t Conspire With Trump Campaign… MOSCOW—Saying that he had been “totally blindsided” by the revelations from the recently released findings of the Mueller investigation, a shocked Vladimir Putin reportedly came to the realization Tuesday that he didn’t conspire with Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign after all. “What the hell? […]

Here is a popular recipe with the Russians. This really hits the spot on a cold winter night and it gives lots of carbohydrates to have energy to burn when the temperature plummets. While it is not a Russian original it is a Russian style favorite and so lets make Pasta with Bell Peppers… Ingredients: […]

The Gum Department Store located in Downtown Moscow, is a showcase from the Soviet Era! We are always amazed when we go there; The building is old and gorgeous! Svetochka use to shop there when it was a Soviet Union Store. Now we go just to see the beautiful sites. It is a high dollar […]

Update: Utility buildings now days are almost always painted by the locals… Svetochka and I went several years ago to the part of Moscow that we lived in, when I first moved here. The area is called Yasenevo District. We went to take pictures of the utility buildings. They are beautifully painted. This is not […]

You have to smile as you walk around. In Russia you never know what you will find on a billboard or the side of a truck. It is all good and not just Hollywood movie stars that are targeted… Putin and Medvedev get their share of advertisement in Russia… The above item in the image […]