Category: Russia

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 care of that issue, I sit here today with a fresh bandaged foot and I am thinking over a cup of coffee, “How long will I stay?”

Breakfast was oatmeal and cottage cheese, plus two cups of delicious coffee. Sveta has already text message me twenty times and told me to stay put and not do anything for a few days. Therefore, after I write this article, I will settle down and read a good book. I have over 5000 SciFi books to pick from and I am sure I will find something to read…

I installed a new version of android in my Huawei phone yesterday and hope that gives me a better camera to take some pictures around here with. I am phone poor and camera shy in the village and to top it all off, it looks like, when Sveta got home to Moscow, that the monitor on our big computer died. She finally got set up on the tiny netbook we have and she is happy after she got Russian language going for the keyboard. What is that saying, “When it rains it pours!”

I am waiting patiently for a refurbished BlackBerry Pearl flip phone to show up in the mail and it will become my main phone, plus it has a camera also, a two mp shooter that should solve internet photo issues for the websites…

The June bugs as I call them, but Russians call them May Beetles, are thick and here they are greenish silvery goldish tinted and very beautiful. I have one walking the screen next to me as I type this and he sounds like a bumble bee every time he flaps his wings. When the sun shines on him, its looks like he is covered in green shiny metal…

I am a little grouchy, because today is when pizza is delivered to the village store in the village that I call, “The Church Village!” It is called that because it has the most beautiful church and bell tower and it is the center of the whole village. So I call it the church village. Just like I call the village at the fish ponds, “The Fish Village!” Our village is now referred by me as, “The Monk Village!” For we have an actively being rebuilt monastery and yesterday they were working all day on the bell tower. But I am grouchy for I will not be able to and get pizza…

But with all I have said, I have not answered the question I asked…

How long in the village?

I tell you what! In two months I will answer that question… 😉

Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

I looked at some news today and the news came from America. It was how proud we are to point the finger at the Chinese and lay the blame on 5 Chinese Generals for espionage or something laughable like that. I went away shaking my head at the brazen stupidity of the U.S. government and really shook my head when I saw Holdens name as the liaison of such information…

This act of ignorance in the worlds eyes, but an act of camouflage in the USA’s eyes, is most likely just the start of a long stream of stupidest maneuvers, that will not end until the empire collapses. We can only hope that it collapses soon, for the sooner that we get a new government and a new way of life the better for us Americans and definitely for the world…

I find it interesting that the most corrupt riddled country in the world (US) actually tries to present a moral high ground in front of the world’s eyes. Then it struck me as I thought about it. The government of the U.S. does not try to fool and pull the wool over anyone’s eyes, but those that live within the borders of America. That includes Canada and Mexico by the way…

Just simply think the three letters NSA and you have already stepped on a nest of embarrassment that includes exactly what we are accusing the Chinese of, steal secretes to better our own companies. Oh yes we do this constantly and for us to take the highroad on this issue is like a Russian saying, “No, I do not drink hot tea!”

It is interesting to watch the British and their comments; They say things like, “You know we have a terrible government, but America makes things look good here in the U.K.”

Now that is something to think about…

Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Sveta was talking to me and as I always do, I listen. Sveta is a smart girl and she has a lot of sense in her head. So this morning as the birds sing and Sveta is in Moscow, while I am here in the village, I am doing some coffee thinking’s…

Sveta told me yesterday that we had to have someone in the village to change what we are doing as a pattern in Moscow. We have to have someone willing to stay at the village and draw others to the village. Now she meant herself is the one who needs the status changed and with me in the village it draws her back to once what was common place for her. I could tell as she left last night by train, that she wanted to stay. Then this morning, Boza is a very sad doggy, he is laying under the bed and staring out at me, with those puppy dog eyes. You know those eyes that dogs have and look sad?

Boza understands that we are here for awhile and that this temporary home will become a more permanent one, most likely about three months…

This year we are going to save all the thousands of cherries on the cherry trees and we are going to plant and cultivate many currant fruit bushes. In the past the apples and cherries are stolen by sneaky neighbors and this year, someone will be here. That is the importance of staying here and the most important issue is that to change our mind sets and steer toward the village, we have to instigate the desire…

Status quo is so easy to accept, even as you grumble about the status quo…

Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Sometimes I have great internet and sometimes it just plain stinks. I have internet but trying to do anything other than text is almost impossible. Therefore text, I will do and when I find a good internet day I will upload five or six images and post at once for all to see…

I am slowly but steadily bringing the village to a more modern standard. I worked on the electrical system a few years ago and beefed it up. Hence I was able to bring a water heater kettle and save on propane usage. We drink a lot of tea and coffee, so hot water is important. I also brought a filter pot to run the well water through, since I have to be extra careful with things like that after all my health issues…

The old female monastery that makes up our village, has been disbanded and now it is a male monastery. They have installed signs and such and with all the supplies they have brought in, soon they will be rebuilding the bell tower that I love so dearly…

I had to install a special app because I am using an android tablet to work on my sites and the only way to get it done properly is to use a app called WordPress.apk. It works good…

The image that I uploaded to this post is a brand new image made by Sveta of the village from the end of the dam. The lake is filled plum full and they are getting ready to stock the fingerlings to grow into huge carp. This truly is heaven on earth and I am thinking that in a few weeks, maybe I can go fishing at the river nearby?

The bell tower in the middle of the image is the one that will be rebuilt and the large buildings to either side are the dormitories for the men who will live here. There is a lot of work to do and I am really hopeful that they rebuild this place. We are located far enough away from the monastery that we are outside the boundaries and will not be effected by the growth of the place…

Got some sightseeing to do and Sveta plus the dog are ready to walk. See you later and as I am left here alone for awhile I will write much more often, just too may things to do right now…

Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia

The trip down is about 450 kilometers total and it was the best trip we have ever had, coming to the village. The highways are in very good shape and the speed limit has been raised to 130kmh instead of 90kmh…

We found that the mice had set up home, shop and vacation land in our village home and we had some cleaning up to do. They literally had party city, while we were gone…

This will be short as I have a million things to do and I am taking a break from serious writing right now. But there is a ton to write about! The village monastery is being rebuilt, there is new factories and warehouses everywhere, farm production has increased 100 fold and our big village has a new huge food store, plus lots more…

I will being taking pictures and posting them. The village home is in great shape and our tough as nails Volga hummed all the way to the village…

Talk to you later…

Windows to Russia
Kyle Keeton

I have reached my limits with a city the size of Moscow, Russia. Being a country boy, I am only able to survive so long before I get really grouchy and it is time to spend at least a month in the village. This will revitalize me and allow me to get reaffirmed with my life better. Moscow is just too big for this country boy…

Therefore tomorrow we are leaving for our village and Sveta will be there for about a week and I will be there until the mosquitoes eat me alive or all die themselves from trying to eat me. I figure about a month…

I am going to drive Sveta to the train station near our village and set her on her way after we spend some time there. I know Boza needs the time in the village also, he needs the grass to roll in and the animals to chase. Dog stuff is important, as important as my stuff, you know…

I have internet in the village, my tablet and other toys. I will keep up to a point, but I am going to look the other way for awhile as the west tries to destroy the world and Russia and China try to stop them…

The division is final between east and west, I do not see it ever healing…

We are going to the Russian village…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

In several eastern Ukrainian towns over the past week, the military opened fire on its own citizens. Dozens may have been killed in the violence. Although the US government generally condemns a country’s use of military force against its own population, especially if they are unarmed protesters, this time the US administration blamed the victims. After as many as 20 unarmed protesters were killed on the May 9th holiday in Ukraine, the State Department spokesman said “we condemn the outbreak of violence caused by pro-Russia separatists.”

Why are people protesting in eastern Ukraine? Because they do not believe the government that came to power after the US-backed uprising in February is legitimate. They do not recognize the authority of an unelected president and prime minister. The US sees this as a Russian-sponsored destabilization effort, but is it so hard to understand that the people in Ukraine may be annoyed with the US and EU for their involvement in regime change in their country? Would we be so willing to accept an unelected government in Washington put in place with the backing of the Chinese and Iranians?

The US State Department provided much assistance earlier this year to those involved in the effort to overthrow the Ukrainian government. The US warned the Ukrainian government at the time not to take any action against those in the streets, even as they engaged in violence and occupied government buildings. But now that those former protesters have come to power, the US takes a different view of protest. Now they give full support to the bloody crackdown against protesters in the east. The State Department spokesperson said last week: “We continue to call for groups who have jeopardized public order by taking up arms and seizing public buildings in violation of Ukrainian law to disarm and leave the buildings they have seized.” This is the opposite of what they said in February. Do they think the rest of the world does not see this hypocrisy?

The residents of eastern Ukraine have long been closer to Russia than to the US and EU. In fact, that part of Ukraine had been a part of Russia. After February’s regime change, officials in the east announced that they would hold referendum to see whether the population wanted autonomy from the US-backed government in Kiev. The US demanded that Russian President Putin stop eastern Ukraine from voting on autonomy, and last week the Russian president did just that: he said that the vote should not be held as scheduled. The eastern Ukrainians ignored him and said they would hold the vote anyway. So much for the US claims that Russia controls the opposition in Ukraine.

Even though the Russian president followed US demands and urged the eastern Ukrainians to hold off on the vote, the US State Department announced that the US would apply additional sanctions on Russia if the vote is held! Does this make any sense?

The real question is why the US government is involved in Ukraine in the first place. We are broke. We cannot even afford to fix our own economy. Yet we want to run Ukraine? Does it really matter who Ukrainians elect to represent them? Is it really a national security matter worth risking a nuclear war with Russia whether Ukraine votes for more regional autonomy and a weaker central government? Isn’t that how the United States was originally conceived?

Has the arrogance of the US administration, thinking they should run the world, driven us to the brink of another major war in Europe? Let us hope they will stop this dangerous game and come to their senses. I say let’s have no war for Ukraine!

Original article here: http://http://tinyurl.com/klpuq26
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Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Sveta just loved the parade and I was impressed very much. It was in the finest of Military tradition and brought back many memories for me…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

On the news yesterday: “Putin asked the Donetsk People’s Republic to delay the Donetsk People’s Republic referendum on May 11th, 2014!”

This was an interesting move by Putin and today the finish of that move happened…

On the news today: “The council of the Donetsk People’s Republic won’t postpone the referendum on their region’s future as part of Ukraine, and will hold it as planned on May 11,” said Donetsk People’s Republic officials…

Now anyone who understands what is going on over here, would have known immediately that what Putin was talking about yesterday on the news, was the prerequisite to laying the ground work to putting the pieces in order as the west tries to manipulate and destroy Russia through Ukraine…

Therefore, the west begged, threatened and blackmailed Putin to tell them (DPR) to stop and he did! The issue is that East Ukraine is not Russia and they do not want to be in Ukraine under a Neo-Nazi government. They have a right to decide for themselves, for the real government of Ukraine was destroyed by western backed terrorists…

Putin is not their president and Putin humored the western world, by his actions. The outcome was preordained and set in stone, but the west wanted Putin to stop, what he is “NOT” doing in the first place…

But, Putin will most likely be doing just what he has not been doing, if the west keeps this round-robin up, as in games and manipulations…

This Donetsk People’s Republic issue will most likely start a chain reaction and I see panic building in the west over all this…

If the west does not watch it, Russia will take East Ukraine and they will do it in a heartbeat. Though I do believe Putin, when he says that he has no desire for anymore of Ukraine’s land… (Really I do!) 😉

Therefore, the ball is in the western world’s court and if they want to keep things from escalating, they need to grow up and get a life…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

I have murdered too many cellphones, I am starting to feel bad over the wake of death I have left behind me with cellphones. To be fair, I have not destroyed them all myself. I have lost one when I was hit by a truck. The rest of them, I guess I killed by either dropping, soaking, smashing, falling and a variety of other ways, such as playing with the operating system…

Well I killed my favorite cellphone of all the other day. The indestructible Konka W880 bit the dust as I fell down some stairs out back. The phone broke my fall and saved me, but it suffered. It actually did not physically suffer visible damage, but something inside gave and it went to its grave. That proved my point, “Three Hundred pound bears can hurt when they fall on you!”

So I have gone retro and BlackBerry, I decided to buy a BlackBerry Pearl 8820 Flip phone. It has been ordered and since they are old, like me, they cost very little, around $50 including shipping from Asia. In a few weeks it will be here…

I was able to get my scratched and almost defunct LG GW-620 going and am using it. It still works, but the screen was soft and scratched easily. I have ordered a new screen housing cover and will try to replace it myself. Oh, that could be a murder waiting to happen…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…