As I said the other day I just love these huge sailing ships of Russia’s. We have a Tall Ship right now in Honolulu: A Russian Tall Ship (Pallada) in Honolulu is so beautiful. But my favorite is the Kruzenshtern. It is as I have said before it originally was German made but Russia got […]
I have said before that Sveta is a very patient person and really does not say a whole lot about things that irate her. But when she does say something I listen and she has talked about the stupidity going on downtown Moscow. She said that walking around downtown has become a real problem at […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron had to bring up the Litvinenko issue on Monday in Moscow, the first visit to Russia by a British premier since 2005. Of all subjects that are dead in the water, literally. This is a subject that has no merit and he was told firmly by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev […]
As reported by Agence France-Presse, on September 10, two groups of Libyan rebels from three towns clashed in a fierce battle. As a result, at least 12 people were killed, dozens wounded. No more details have been reported, but the reason for the clashes is the years-long enmity between the inhabitants. Now that the Libyan […]
I remember when I was a teenager in Jr. High School and my dad was trying to figure out how to escape the USA borders and work for the Peace Corps in another country. In fact the reason that I am thinking about this is that I found an old application that I kept of […]
As you know I love to follow the Russian tall ships. So when something comes up like: The Russian tall ship Pallada arrived in Honolulu on Monday, part of its international trans-Pacific expedition that kicked off in the Russian Far Eastern port of Vladivostok on July 1. During her stay in Honolulu, the Pallada will […]
Sveta makes a very good Cottage Cheese Pudding. It is a recipe that her mom taught her and Sveta likes to make it in the Village. It is really low sugar and high protein. I am not sure how authentic Russian it is, but I can tell you that a wonderful Russian woman makes it […]
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