I read an article by Lew Rockwell that hits home for me here in Russia. I have, as you know if you read the blog often, had 6 heart attacks. This means that I take prescription drugs that require a prescription from a doctor. That is if I still lived in America… The American pharmaceutical […]
Finally! I sit here at our desktop computer and can work on an article. But this little happening almost did not happen. We got home to Moscow, Russia and found our main computer non functioning. It seemed that it decided to quit working during our unplanned vacation time and it wanted to stay on vacation […]
After being gone for a few weeks on an unplanned vacation. I thought I would list upcoming posts being worked on as I write this article… 1. The third installment on our Volga and Propane articles… 2. Update on Visa issues from this last visa run for a Russian visa… 3. Photos and stories about […]
Well Sveta and I got back to Kiev and spent the night in a nice little studio type flat near the train station… After a good night sleep we got to the Russian consulate at noon exactly and after a 15 minute wait. I was able to pick up my new visa… I was also […]
A second regiment equipped with advanced S-400 Triumf air defense systems will be put on combat duty near the Russian capital on May 15, the Defense Ministry said. The first S-400 regiment has been deployed in Electrostal, also near Moscow, as part of the air and missile defense network around the Russian capital. The S-400 […]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he does not mind that some people post abusive comments to his Twitter micro blog, saying some users need time to grow up. “The fact is that Twitter is set up so that no one is banned. It was created in such a way that any person can […]
Declaring Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his relatives a legitimate target of NATO attacks is “going overboard,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. “The coalition is, in effect, openly declaring that its task is regime change [in Libya]. That Gaddafi and his relatives…are a legitimate target. This is over the top,” he said […]
The Russian Investigative Committee has failed to file formal tax evasion charges against Hermitage Capital head William Browder because he did not show up for questioning, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. “If he fails to appear again, action will be taken to establish his whereabouts and enforce his presence,” committee spokeswoman Irina Dudukina said. U.S.-born […]
We have been having a great time in Odessa Ukraine. The weather has been just about perfect and the sights we have been seeing are really cool… We have stayed in a flat near the Black Sea. It was very nice and the price is right due to off season. We could walk to the […]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed another four Interior Ministry generals, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.
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