Windows to Russia

For the last few months I, with Svetochka’s verbal desire being brought forth, have tried to live with Windows 10. I am not able to do it. I installed it and made up my mind to live with it and force myself to really try to understand what is going on with the Windows 10 […]

Fine one more day of getting better… This is me today! (video) But I wanna play… WtR

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & remembered that I said I would be writing Part 2 of 3 parts about the Volga Automobile! Part one is here…. Part 1 was about the history of the Volga! and below is part two. Just a bunch of technical about a really misunderstood and great […]

Around-the-world expedition by Russia’s tall ships dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Antarctic by the Bellingshausen-Lazarev expedition… The year 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Antarctic by the expedition led by Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. In honour of this event, plans are now underway to organise […]

Throughout the Soviet world, Volga cars were seen as a high status symbols, used by party officials, the nomenclature, and security services. Also all Volga cars traditionally were used as taxi cabs, road police interceptors and ambulances. Today, Volga cars are seen as large and inexpensive family sedans. Cars under thisGAZ 21 name have been […]

Svetochka had the flue shot available at her work and it looks like it hit the target this year. She has (Knock on wood!) not gotten the flue. Me? That is a different story, the trip to Ukraine was a flue trip for me and someone I met was contagious, like a train load of […]

Italy considers joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which could reignite ancient trade route that was featured in classical works of art. The lands of Italy and China have been connected for more than two millennia, thanks to the ancient Silk Road trade route. Trade between the two nations began to blossom on an unprecedented […]

Sveta said I have to do a recipe on Tort Napoleon it is a favorite of Russians at the holidays and according to Russians it is now more Russian than French. Other words it is a Russian recipe whether we like it or not… Ingredients: Use Puff Pastry for the crust layers. Just bake the […]

How about a delicious Russian dessert? Of course all Russian desserts are delicious. This one is no exception and will tantalize the family every time you make them… Ingredients: 3 or 4 Apples, peeled, cored and finely diced – according to size. 2 tbsp real lemon juice 2 tbsp real orange juice 2 tbsp finely […]

Damn, it was so much easier for the coterie to “cock and bull” to the collective peasants, when we only had telecast  analog networks, with Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Dan Rather, Howard K. Smith, and etc. etc….and everyone had antenna on their roofs covering their humble abodes and had to beat the side of the […]