On this side of the world, the discussion of WWII is common place at any time. The effect of WWII is a 100 times more pronounced on this side of the world than in the memories of Americans. While Americans like to proclaim, “If it was not for us, Germany would have won!” and other […]
In a clear indication of its strong support for its BRICS partner, China has said western nations must shed their zero-sum mentality and accommodate Russian security concerns over the Ukraine crisis. The Ukraine crisis is being fueled by games played by the US and the European Union, said a Chinese diplomat on Thursday. “The United […]
Ukraine who is unable to pay its gas bill and will run out of fuel in less than two days, has a president, playing around in United Arab Emirates… http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-president-meets-u-a-e-officials-to-secure-weapons-purchase-1424788248 ABU DHABI — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a deal for unspecified military and technical coöperation with the UAE on Tuesday, and said negotiations are […]
Anything you say, can and will be used against you; in the quest to make sure you shut up and follow the rules… Years ago I fought this battle and with it went a bunch of traffic. Traffic that was not needed in the first place. Traffic that was infested with TROLLS. These trolls were […]
Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party, Valery Rashkin, had a message for Obama, written on the side of a fake missile. It was carried around during the huge parade that went on yesterday, just as all over Russia, for Feb. 23rd, Fatherland day… This next paragraph is a very rough estimate in what he was […]
When I came to Russia 10 years ago. I brought all my shoes and boots and coats. That was not much and not for Russia. I love my coat and have worn it regardless of the weather and temperature. I am stubborn like that and a coat, like shoes is part of your personality. So […]
by John Stanton “Defense Contractor” is no longer a valid term for US weapons makers. References to the “military industrial complex” are agonizingly silly particularly since the man who coined the term –President Dwight Eisenhower–was as ruthless as his CIA director John Foster Dulles. According to the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, defense […]
Russians Expect War and Are getting Ready For It… I have talked about the shipyards that build warships running full time and about the new submarines that seem to be approved almost weekly for seaworthiness. I have talked about how Russians are gathering supplies, how the factories are running full tilt, producing anything and everything, […]
Unhackable In Russia, created TaigaPhone – smartphone with enhanced protection from cyber-espionage. Developer – LLC “Taiga systems”, 99% owned by the head of the group of companies InfoWatch Natalya Kaspersky. Russia’s new smartphone is designed for corporate customers and will be distributed with the software product InfoWatch. Already created a prototype smartphone limited batch for […]
Carrots – 18 rubles per kilo… (Okay; I will break one down: .291 cents per kilo and a kilo is 2.20462 lbs. = .1312 per pound…) Bread – 11.9 rubles per loaf… Whole chicken 1.5 kilo at 89 rubles per kilo… Apples – 79 rubles per kilo… Eggs – 5 rubles each… (Price sucks! Easter […]