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 […]
Better watch them Russia… Greenpeace is a snake in the grass… WtR
https://ярче.рф/ Called: Ярче – Yarche – Brighter… Just some prices. ($1 = 64 rubles today…) Easy Peasy: if it is under 64 rubles it is under a dollar, I still mentally dollar everything, yet I also automatically ruble it at the same time. It become easy to do after 13 years… 🙂 You may see […]
Today I’ll tell you about one of our interesting past projects! Maybe you are interested? Russia has summed up the results of a national contest devoted to most beautiful places in the country. Seven Wonders of Russia had been announced on June 12, 2008, during the celebration of Russia’s Day on Moscow’s Red Square. Seven […]
It is the doom of men that when they forget to have humility before the universe, they seek to become gods on earth. Variants of feudalism are a far better approach for them to become a deity, than being limited by governments of falsely proclaimed democratic republics with liberties and justice for all… The Western […]
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