Windows to Russia

Download the podcast!

June 12 is the national day of the Russian Federation – the Day of Russia. It has been celebrated every year since 1994. The First Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian Federation adopted the Declaration on Russia’s National Sovereignty on June 12, 1990.

The declaration views sovereignty as a natural and indispensable condition of the Russian state, with its centuries-long history, culture and traditions. The adoption of the declaration paved the way for the development of Russian statehood based on the principles of constitutional federalism, equality and partnership.

The idea of the declaration was born in the Democratic Russia movement, in which proponents of evolutionary market reform and strong statehood based on Russia’s national interests started opposing the Communist monopoly on power. In addition, by the late 1980s, society had begun to doubt the Politburo’s ability to carry out meaningful socioeconomic reforms.

The creation of the post of the President of the Russian Federation and the adoption of the new Russian Constitution reflecting the new political reality, along with the national flag, anthem and emblem of the Russian Federation, were major landmarks in the consolidation of Russian statehood. The country’s new name – the Russian Federation (Russia) – was adopted on December 25, 1991. The day when the declaration was adopted – June 12 – was proclaimed Russia’s national holiday by the Russian President’s decree of June 2, 1994. Under the presidential decree of June 16, 1998, it was called the Day of Russia. In 2002, the new Labor Code gave official seal to this title.

Also on June 12, 1991, the first Russian president was chosen in nationwide free elections by secret ballot. A total of 106,484,518 people were on the voting lists on Election Day, and 79,498,240 of them, or 74.66%, took part in the voting. Boris Yeltsin won with 57.3% of all votes. Nikolai Ryzhkov received 16.85%, Vladimir Zhirinovsky 7.81%, Aman Tuleyev 6.81%, Albert Makashov 3.74%, Vadim Bakatin 3.42%, and none-of-the-above 1.92%.

At the first Congress of People’s Deputies on May 29, 1990, Yeltsin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation with the support of the Democratic Russia bloc. He occupied this position until June 1991. At the 28th Communist Party Congress on July 12, 1990, Yeltsin left the Communist Party. As president, Yeltsin also chaired the Constitutional Commission of the Russian Federation, the Extraordinary Food Commission and the Supreme Consultative and Coordinating Council. From November 1991 to May 1993 he headed the Russian Government. On July 3, 1996, he was re-elected for a second term. Source: http://en.rian.ru/symbols/20070608/66883669.html

Windows to Russia!

Remember when Ukraine was stealing gas? Remember when Ukraine refused to deliver gas to Europe? Remember when Ukraine would not pay their gas bills? Remember when Ukraine… (You get my point!)

Well Ukraine seems to have come to the realization that South Stream is a true reality and that it will cut Ukraine’s throat in the Gas supplier business. They should have thought about that before they played games in the past. We have a saying, “The past will rear up and bite you on the butt…”

KIEV, June 11 (Itar-Tass) —— Ukraine hopes to persuade Russia to invest in the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transport system, and not in the South Stream pipeline project. As Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said on the first national television channel on Friday, “there is nothing more reliable for Russian gas supplies to Europe than our pipeline system.”

Now that last statement will make you laugh. After the years of unreliability they can say that statement with a straight face?

I realize that Ukraine had a pathetic president (Viktor Yushchenko) at one time in the past and a prime minister (Yulia Tymoshenko) that stole all the gas and money in the country, but when you have proven yourself to be extremely unreliable as a gas delivery country. Then no one trusts you…

It is hard for a business like Gazprom to accept Ukraine’s word that all is good when they lost billions of dollars in gas for years in a row…

Ukraine needs to understand that when the West instigated political games and had her puppets in place in Ukraine. That the results will always be detrimental to Ukraine’s future and present…

Russia has always wanted to trust Ukraine but…

Windows to Russia!

MOSCOW, June 11 (Itar-Tass) —— An American diplomat’s 17-year-old adopted daughter has disappeared in the Krasnogorsk district near Moscow, Moscow regional police department spokesman Yevgeny Gildeyev told Itar-Tass on Friday.

The girl went out in the cottage village of Rosinka near Krasnogorsk on June 9 and did not return. The parents reported it to police the next day.

More than 100 policemen are searching for the missing girl, the official said.

The girl, a Philippine native, more than once left the home before, he said.

Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/c32/162989.html

Windows to Russia!

A U.S. man charged with raping his adopted Russian daughter has described his relations with the teenager as “consensual,” Russian Children’s Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Friday.

The man was arrested in 2010 on charges of regularly raping the Russian adoptee, Ksenia, although the Russian embassy only found out about the case this month when the girl turned to them to amend an error in her documents.

“We would never have found out about this story if there had not been a mistake in the documents,” Astkhov said during a visit to the United States on Friday.

A Russian-U.S. working group is meeting in the United States to discuss a new adoption treaty that would tighten rules on adoptions between the two countries. Moscow insists it should have more rights to monitor what happens to children taken out of the country.

Astakhov said the new adoption treaty may be signed in July.

“If it is signed we would push for Ksenia’s return to Russia,” he said.

Russia suspended U.S. adoptions last year after a Tennessee woman sent her 7-year-old adoptive son back to Russia. He was put on a plane on his own with a note from the woman saying she did not want him as he was “psychotic.”

MOSCOW, June 10 (RIA Novosti)

Once again a tidbit of information on adopted Russian children by Americans…

Windows to Russia!

This morning while sipping coffee I was doing some serious thinking’s. Those thinking’s were about e-mails that Sveta and I have been getting. To put the e-mails in a nutshell: They center around “guy meets girl” on Internet. Girl is hot babe! Girl is madly in love with guy! Girl needs money to come see guy… (You get the picture.)

I wish that I could say that we have only gotten one or two of these e-mails but that would be lying. We have had multiples and they all are of the same story and pattern. Also don’t think that you would never fall for this Hot Babe Scam. Better men then you are falling for it and sending money all the time to these Hot Russian Babes…

Sveta and I are in a unique situation because we live in Moscow. We can check up on these Hot Russian Babes pretty easy and so far 100% of the time it is a scam. Also 75% of the time the origination of everything starts from social networking sites out of Asia…

Most situations end quickly and silently. The Hot Russian Babe in Moscow has to meet Sveta and I. That is she (Hot Russian Babe) has to talk and see us, before any relationship goes any farther. Funny how that seems to ends the charades…

Sveta and I have talked about this situation and after the last few e-mails that we helped people with. We realized that the last two guys had sent between 5000 and 7000 Euros to Hot Russian Babes in Moscow via Western Union and airline tickets…

Sveta said, “If they (guys) want to give money away, then they could pay us to find out about these girls. We could save them money and we can have a little extra for ourselves! We are not rich you know and are spending money to help these guys…”

You know what?

Sveta is right… 🙂

Windows to Russia!

PS: There may be more articles on this subject so stay tuned…

Just like Russia Today which has successfully infiltrated the main media in the West so does Voice of Russia attempt to add their expressions to the fray. Voice of Russia is going to put some more pressure on the corrupt controlled media in the West. In particular the American media…

Voice of Russia Radio is set to add a new perspective to the airwaves in the US. Their motto is: “The more voices, the better.” The service is launching two US-based stations broadcasting from Washington and New York. The Voice of Russia team in Washington reports on international and US news, just like any other news radio station. They say what makes them different is their efforts to bring up what is being left out by the US mainstream media. “When you consider America’s foreign policy has huge effects around the world, I would say we are not hearing enough,” said Carmen Russel-Sluchansky, Voice of Russia producer.

The main media in America is the Achilles heel of America and the World press is starting to figure this out. Americans are glued to media outlets and believe all they hear and see, blindly…

It will be interesting to see how the American government reacts because they (America) have already started a war on Russia Today…

Windows to Russia!

MOSCOW, June 10 (Itar-Tass) — Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense /EMERCOM/ dispatches two jets to Yemen Friday to evacuate all the Russian citizens willing to leave the country that plunged into a turmoil, EMERCOM’s department for public relations and information said Friday…

Starting to look a lot like extended war time in Yemen…

When Russia pulls their citizens that is a sign…

Windows to Russia!

The first shipment of Libyan oil arrived to the US on July 8th, following a deal signed by the US and the Transitional National Council, the self-proclaimed legitimate government of Libya. The sale finally reveals the true reasons behind the NATO campaign, previously described as an attempt to provide security for Libyan civilians. The said civilians keep suffering, NATO forces keep trying to break the stalemate and America seems to be the only side of the conflict benefiting from the so called “rescue operation”. Meanwhile representatives of Arab and Western countries are meeting in the United Arab Emirates to discuss Libya’s future after the presumed end of Muammar Gaddafi. However Gaddafi doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to give up, which was clearly demonstrated by the lack of results of NATO bombardments of Tripoli.A plan “to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas”, declared by the UN Security council resolution is failing miserably. However, while Libyan civilians suffer from the actions of both the rebels and government troops, Libyan oil is getting safely transported to America. As the US State Department confirmed on Wednesday, the rebel government in control of the eastern regions of Libya had made its first sale. The deal followed an April announcement by the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the Treasury Department that established a new licensing policy with Libya. The US had to take this measure to facilitate oil related transactions with the Transitional National Council…

Читать далее

Source: Voice of Russia.

Hummm – Now that is an ear full…

Windows to Russia!