Windows to Russia

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Monday for the state to reduce its “unnecessary presence” in the economy. “It is necessary to reduce the unnecessary presence of the state in the economy and the excessive scale of government property, to expand the space for private initiative,” Putin said during a joint meeting of the […]

Well for the next few days. Windows to Russia will not be as active as normal. It is that time for a visa run and I will be leaving April 26th, 2011 on a train to Kiev, Ukraine… There will still be a few posts as I have a new software that will allow some […]

There have been some discussions about ground operations several weeks ago, when some observers were telling me that there are already advisers in Libya, acting on the side of the rebels, does that imply that the ground operation has already started?

Hello! Today we celebrate The Easter here in Russia. With Russian traditional Easter Bread – Kulich with dying Easter Eggs and with Happy Easter to all our neighbors here. Have a very happy Easter! Христос Воскресе!

A delegation of Russian religious, government and public figures will attend the “coming down” of Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem on Saturday and bring the flame to Moscow on Easter’s Eve. The Holy Fire that is lit every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on the day preceding Orthodox Easter is […]

Orthodox Christians are observing Good Friday today in commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill is holding a divine service at the Cathedral of Christ Our Savior in Moscow. Fasting on Good Friday is particularly strict among Russian Orthodox believers… Windows to Russia!

I have been watching a huge number of air conditioners going up all around Moscow. Last year the heat wave (By Russian standards) we had, literally sent most Russians into a heatstroke induced coma. It was so bad that even the government changed the rules about what you have to do to get an air […]

While drinking that delicious morning cup of coffee. I was doing some backtracking on several issues that have been forefront in the news yesterday. So lets see what was happening in Russia. “Russian Interior Ministry and Moscow police personnel are checking information that unidentified persons abducted in Moscow the son of well-known entrepreneur Yevgeny Kaspersky,” […]

Interesting but over the last few days in Russia it has become official that Libya has armed the civilians in Lybia. This has been done because the West has made it clear that they are getting ready to launch a ground attack… It seems that according to News Sources in Russia, that a stalemate has […]

Moscow, Russia celebrates the birthday of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, if still alive he would be 141 years old. Born on April 22, 1870 and died on January 21st, 1924… The lasting testament to his affect on the Russia during the Soviet times is the huge number of statues of Lenin that still exist all […]