Coffee and peace… After 4 days in Ukraine and putting up with a hotel that is borderline okay! I have settled into a beautiful one room flat, at almost half the cost. For less money I get hot water, WiFi, air-conditioning and peace and quiet… I am near the river for nice strolls in the […]
Photo above is the sight that you see on a Russian train. The train is nothing but feet and more feet! This last train trip was very quiet and nice. While it was a little too hot for my taste, the train riders where a wonderful group of people and everyone was literally smoke free […]
I have talked about the expanding differences between Russia and America. While at one time years ago, America and Russia where much more closely aligned in thoughts and thinking’s… So this morning over a cup of coffee, I have been doing some thinking’s of my own… Like I have said in the past. Russia is […]
I am sipping a cup of coffee and looking out the window 19 stories high in the sky. I am in a hotel called Tурист. Or basically Tourist is how it is pronounced. The breakfast program is a wonderful buffet and the place is okay! I have yet to have hot water and they say […]
Russia is splashing the news with how grain price is going to go, sky high and that we do not have enough! The drought is taking its toll and and and and and and… As last time, Sveta and I have just traveled hundreds and hundreds of kilometers through Russia and found fields of grain […]
There is two parts to this world! One part is Western Empire driven and the other part is the rest of the world. The Western Empire is actually the smallest part of this wonderful world. I mean in a physical not financial sense… Leaving the Western Empire Borders is the worst thing that happens to […]
Never enough time to get everything done! That is my thinking’s this morning over a cup of coffee… The Russian consulate in Kiev, Ukraine has changed all the rules to get a visa for Russia. I know only what the website says and you can see everything right here on my article: http://windowstorussia.com/to-enter-the-russian-federation-a-foreign-citizen-needs-a-visa.html I will […]
This information only pertains to going to Ukraine and getting a visa, it also only pertains to the consulate in Kiev. Citizens of countries who have bilateral or multilateral visa agreements with the Russian Federation may be exempted from visa requirements. Foreign nationals, residing in Ukraine permanently or having permission for continuous stay for a […]
Another Russian child beaten by US foster parents: Yet another child from Russia suffered from the hands of foster American parents. According to the local government, a week ago, a boy of eight escaped in the night from the house where he lived and knocked on the neighbors’ door. Later, the police found on the […]
The education in Russia will remain free, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers Wednesday. He said that the draft law to that effect had been generally approved. The Russian government had been given one more week to improve the document before submitting it to the State Duma, lower […]