Seasons between Winter…

Finally Gardens are just about planted and trying to survive in this fairly harsh climate we have in Russia. This weekend a family of six whirled into the village, grabbed the buckets and emptied the well. They were in survival mode to save their garden. They had tomatoes planted from the week before and this […]

Eastward Bound and Westward in the Dust…

Russia has quietly been explaining for years now that Shale oil and fracking and all that other wonderful fairy land oil stuff is a fallacy that only little elves and hobbits believe in. Russia says that yes there is lots of energy to extract, but the cost of extraction, either by financial and or selfdestruction […]

Village Activity…

Internet was down for most of the day and it has finally kicked back on and is working. I am sitting in front of a fan and trying to cool down, for it is hot here and it feels really good. I have been cleaning all morning and early afternoon and decided that is about […]

American Defense Contractors: Profiting From Russian and Chinese Engineering, Technology, Manpower by John Stanton…

“Boeing is a leader in creating the U.S.-China Aviation Cooperation program, an initiative of U.S. government and American aviation companies, working with CAAC and airlines to help advance China’s commercial aviation. Good corporate citizenship has always been an essential part of The Boeing Company. In China, the company’s vision for corporate social responsibility program is […]

How Long In The Village?

Today with coffee I am thinking about how long I will make my stay in the Russian village? Most likely this is not the best question to ask myself today, for I decided that life was too much fun and I had to step on a nail. Therefore after a day of dealing with taking […]