RBC, 02.11.2011, Moscow 11:18:05.Ukraine and Russia have clinched an agreement which paves the way for a transition to payments for a part of Russian natural gas supplies in Russian rubles as well as U.S. dollars, National Bank of Ukraine said in a statement late on Monday. Ukraine currently pays Russia some $1 bn a month […]
Sipping that wonderful cup of coffee (chicory) this morning got me doing some thinking’s. I have been studying and watching a real issue in the Western world that is manifesting itself into a destructive force… I was thinking back to my past as a food service director. I was in a very political job situation […]
Something new will be held on Wednesday in Moscow. The first ever contest of the grandmothers (babushkas)… Called Super-Babushka 2011, the Department of Government of the City Social Welfare has announced… A total of 105 babushkas all over 50 years old have applied to compete for the titles of Moscow’s most elegant, modern, smart, business […]
The Russian tall-ship Kruzenshtern is in the Spanish port of Vigo at the end of a two-week voyage from the Canaries… The call will last 4 days and include on-board visits and a packed bilateral cultural program… The Kruzenshtern or Krusenstern (Russian: Барк Крузенштерн) is a four masted barque and tall ship that was built […]
After all most 8 months, the NATO war in Libya is in the liquidation phase on Monday, despite the calls of the provisional leadership of Libya for the operation to continue… The Security Council voted Oct. 27 to withdraw from the country the no-fly zone entailed by the UN, and the completion of the campaign […]
Zapekanka: there is nothing better than a simple Russian cheesecake. A true afternoon delight… This cheesecake is perfect with an afternoon hot tea. As you know Russians rival the English on hot tea drinking and they just love their biscuits and cookies while they drink tea. If you are having guests over, then this simple […]
While sipping my cup of coffee (chicory) I had to frown at a reader that keeps sending me e-mails. He knows that he is not wanted around Windows to Russia, but he does everything he can to keep implying smart remarks. I have a folder on him with literally a thousand sent items over the […]
This Sunday, Russia for the first time in 30 years will not changed to “wintertime”… Previously, Russia spent the winter putting their clocks back one hour (like much of the world) on the last Sunday of October… In February 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev announced plans to abolish the “winter clock reset” in Russia, in a […]
I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and was thinking about the dogs all over the Metro stations of Russia. It just so happens my wife with her trusty new camera, took some pictures of the dogs in the Metro and outside the stations… The people in Russia do really love their Sobak (Собак). […]