Windows to Russia

Geidar Jemal, chairman of the Islamic Council of Russia: First, I think that the NATO declaration about its readiness to prolong the bombings of Libya for some 90 days is a sign of weakness, because previously I remember they were telling us about their readiness to bomb as long as necessary. Now limiting the bombings […]

We took a pleasant journey this weekend to our village home. Thought you might be interested in what we pay for gasoline and propane here in Russia… Filled up the tank with petrol (gasoline) this week – 21 rubles a liter… Filled up the LPG (propane) tank this week – 14 rubles a liter… 3.78541178 […]

I was sipping that great cup of coffee this morning and doing some thinking’s on what I have watched developed during the last year between Russia and China. It has been a low key development and the Russian news has been giving tidbits of information about the energy plans being geared toward China by Russia. […]

The World’s Breadbasket

Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’: Another Lost Opportunity? By Stephen F. Cohen Obama’s decision to base his Russia policy on a partnership with the presumed “liberal” Medvedev, in the hope of promoting his political fortunes over Putin’s, has further limited support for the reset in Moscow. (Like the US media, Obama and his advisers continue to denigrate […]

The news media is working up the frenzy against Yemen. This change in tactics came about on the heels of China telling the dogs to back down over Pakistan and Russia telling the same dogs to go home over Syria… Fighting continues in Yemen capital: (Link) Days of armed clashes between tribal fighters and government […]

Sveta and I just had a wonderful long weekend at our village that is called Sunrise to Freedom. I have written many articles about this village. This is a link to our articles on Sunrise to Freedom… (Read More >>>) So this morning as I was drinking that wonderful cup of coffee. I was thinking […]

Something that is very interesting while traveling Russia is the unheard of growth everywhere that you see while traveling. I mean unbelievable growth of businesses. Businesses from all over the world… The real interest in this growth for me started the last train trip to Ukraine. I was on a day time train and had […]

NATO said on Wednesday it had extended its Libyan mission for a further 90 days, after Muammar Qaddafi made it clear he would not step down, dashing hopes of a negotiated end to the uprising against his rule… Of course we will only be there for a few days at most… Libya: NATO bombings killed […]

Russia Profile Experts Panel: Has Medvedev Become a Lame Duck?Introduced by Vladimir FrolovRussia Profile05/27/2011 Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has been savaged by the Russian and Western media for breaking little new ground and failing to announce his presidential bid during a lackluster press-conference last week. It is true that the event was overhyped by the […]