Windows to Russia

It is Sunday – May 5th, 2013. It is also Easter in Russia, Orthodox Easter to be exact. Today you will not find Easter Bunnies or baskets of grass full of candy, but you will find that yesterday, people were at the churches getting bread and eggs blessed for Easter. Eggs are blessed and then […]

Sveta looks at life as just a wonderful excursion and she smiles no matter how stupid I am. This is what I am thinking over a cup of wonderful coffee in the village. Yesterday we had to gather some help and get our Volga pulled out of a mud-bath that I let her play in. […]

I have a ton of articles about Volga cars and since there are a few out there who will appreciate what this is. I decided to post about the carburetor that I just bought today. This carburetor cost more than I have spent in the past and that is due to it being a pure […]

… When in the village or traveling Russia this is what you will find for a auto parts store many times. It is for Gaz. Gaz makes cars or trucks… I have had many e-mails and comments that wonder why I would ever drive a Volga? Why would an American drive that kind of car? […]

The Volga we have is a carburetor style car and as anyone who remembers the old days. That carburetor has to be rebuilt once in awhile or replaced. It just seems to be an issue in life and our Sammy the Volga is no exception to the rule. In fact the rule is stronger in […]

As the Cold War between the USSR and the USA drew down in the early 1990’s, organizations/institutions used to fund proxy wars—and destabilization efforts–between the two Empires became exposed. With the Cold War ostensibly over, the corrupt and illegal actions of such groups could no longer be ignored, or covered up, as the larger purpose […]

O Christ our God When Thou didst raise Lazarus from the dead before Thy Passion, Thou didst confirm the resurrection of the universe. Wherefore, we like children, carry the banner of triumph and victory, and we cry to Thee, O Conqueror of love, Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He that cometh in the Name […]

I am in the mood to let you see things of Russia and Moscow that you may not have ever seen before. In the USA people most likely think of a garage as being part of your home. Or maybe a free standing building that houses both cars and Dads other toys. 🙂 A building […]

I cant wait! Here we come Russian village. That is what I am thinking right now as I sip that second cup of coffee… Sveta let me know yesterday that she has officially gotten the time off and so during May holidays here in Russia. Sveta, Boza and I are going to the Russian Village […]