Don’t go visiting without a gift: Going to someones flat for dinner and waltzing in without even a single flower as a token of appreciation is not a good thing to do. Take candy, toys for the kids, bottle of wine and or just plain anything will do as a gift. It is the thought […]
Today is April 12th, 2013 and on this day on April 12, 1961: Yury Gagarin was the first man in space! I have to tell you that since I have been living in Russia, this is a day that the Russian people know about and love. This day is proudly thought off and all the […]
The actions of the United States and its allies in Syria have only led to escalating violence and chaos. Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has committed serial aggression, isolating, demonizing, dividing and destroying Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and now Syria. In each case, it has cited higher motives and good […]
I see this sauce when we visit friends and usually it is home made. The sauce can also be bought at the store and it is really a terrific flavor enhancer for meat of almost any type. I understand that it is a Georgian recipe originally, but Russians have no issues in telling you that […]
It is interesting how Russia is closing loopholes that the west has been using to create a terrorists situation in Russia at times. What with the NGO situation being revamped and now the usage of religion to cause trouble within Russia. Just like what happened with the Pussy Riot issue… Very strange to me that […]
Turkey was considerably warmer than Moscow and it was really nice to get a break from the snow and more snow. It was really too cold to swim and Sveta who is a water baby at heart tried. It was fun to watch her stare at the water and after putting her big toe into […]
I have crossed the Russian border so many times that I really can not count them. Most of the time I do not say anything as I leave the country of Russia. I come and go from Russia and you never know it. That is because I get a one year multi-entry visa and I […]
In high school many years ago. More years than I like to contemplate, now at this stage of my life. I had a teacher for chemistry that was much older than all the other teachers and much wiser than all the other teachers. In fact I had no idea how intelligent he was until I […]
Would you believe that the United States tried to do something that was not nice against Hugo Chávez? Wikileaks has done it again. I guess the US will really have to get tough now with Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. In a secret US cable to the State Department, dated November 9, 2006, and recently […]
I have talked about GOLOS before and now they are in trouble again! GOLOS has refused to register properly in Russia. GOLOS is considered “A Foreign Agent!” GOLOS who receives money from the USA and politically interferes in Russians politics by underhanded sneaky means and methods. Has been getting itself in hot water. GOLOS is […]
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