A spokesman for the opposition Free Syrian Army had said earlier on Al Arabiya television that Russian Gen. Vladimir Kodzhiyev serving as an advisor to the Syrian defense minister had been killed. A video statement from a Syrian rebel group calling itself the “Hawks Special Operations Battalion…a division of the Military Leadership of Damascus City […]
Kvas that miracle drink in this part of the world. I like to compare how they sell it all over the place, to a lemonade stand… This is a little stand near the Russian consulate that I go too. This is the Metro area and as you walk out of the underground area, you will […]
Six years ago I would have written something about the Olympics. But after seeing the truth about them and the money spent and the political games played with them. I really no longer care if there is an Olympics or not. That is my thinking’s over a cup of wonderful coffee, this morning… I am […]
This morning I got up early and hit the bus stop as 30 of us tried to squeeze onto a small bus. I was the last one into the sardine can and 20 minutes later, after 10 more stops and a dozen more people squeezed into a seriously over crowded small bus, we made it […]
As Sveta and I went to the train station the other day as I left Russia, I spotted something new and unique as we entered the first train station near our home… I asked Sveta to take some pictures as I would not be back for awhile. This is some of what she sent me… […]
Tomorrow I will spend the day trying to get a train ticket back home to Russia. It is not an easy task in Kiev and they will try to rip me off as they always try to do. There never seems to be enough seats to go from Kiev to Moscow. There is always a […]
The UN passes a non-binding resolution that has nothing about what the opposition should do to help the situation in Syria. The resolution puts all blame on the Syrian government and does not even question the opposition in its role in causing all these issues in Syria… The resolution went like this: The USA dictated […]
The “March of Millions” in Russia just lost its backbone and it all has to do with the proven fact that extremists are behind the “March of Millions…” Western backed political parties are simply not the communist way and after it has been proven that Western money is behind all the uprising in Russia, Fair […]
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 […]