Windows to Russia

Most Americans are ignorant of Russia’s incredible contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan. Americans can barely remember the details of World War II and worse still they do not want to be bothered with more than a cursory review of the details, subtleties and chance that WWII was. What the US populace […]

I wrote this article and explained that I was checked out by the Russian FSB at a routine traffic stop… Travel in Russia: Are you a Spy? and Other Thoughts… (Part 1) It caught my interest enough and sparked my inner feelings enough that I wrote a 5 part article all titled like above link. […]

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4… I know that I have bored you enough with the village, but the village is were my heart is and the village is were life is at its best. So I will talk about the trip home and then I will end this chapter […]

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3… I woke the next morning and found that the fire had died and I was uncovered and frozen half to death. Sveta was happy as a “bug in a rug” with three blankets wrapped around her and I just smiled as I could tell she was happy. […]

Part 2 is here – Part 1 is here… It is amazing at times to see the level of intelligence that is instilled in the Russia people. As I stood in the store (Magazine in Russia!) I realized that Russians absorb and do not express thoughts constantly. I fit into Russia so well because I am […]

Part 1 is here… As I looked at the huge factories and warehouses being built, I thought about how all this is hidden from the western world and how much of the western world is moving itself silently to Russia and other parts of the world. Then it hit me – The west has taxed […]

I have tons of data on every post on Windows to Russia. All this data points to one thing and only one thing. People only responded to hate and turmoil… We go to the village and I post about the village and everyone leaves. No one wants to see pictures and stories about the village. […]

This last trip to the village is and example of what makes Russia so wonderful. So while I sip that cup of coffee and do some thinking’s I will jot down the main experiences… Sveta and I have learned that you have to think outside of the box to get anywhere in Russia. You can’t […]

A few days ago I said that they were working on the pumps to fill the lakes. They got the pumps going and now all the lakes are filling for the carp crop. The hatchery lakes are full, the fingerling lakes are full and now the big lakes are being filled. The frogs are coming […]

This year we almost forgot about the Victory day holiday. We many times are in Moscow and get to see the parade or at least the effects of a huge parade.  This year though we are in the village and enjoying the emerging May bugs, 1000s of Lady Bugs hatching and Scissor Tail Swallows dancing […]