Windows to Russia

Back in early 2008 I posted an article about: Russia: Beer Is Not Alcohol? I was poking fun at a sign in that article at a grocery store, who was apologizing for not having alcohol. They had every kind of beer in the world but hard liquor was not available. Beer was considered a softdrink…Continue reading Russia: Beer is now an Alcohol…

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti): Couples who want to adopt Russian children should undergo special training in the basics of teaching, psychology and first aid, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “High-quality training must be compulsory for the adoptive parents,” Putin said, adding that the classes should be required for both Russian and foreignContinue reading Interesting News From Putin about Adoption… (July 21, 2011)

  I know you haven’t seen a Libya article in a long time. So today with that morning cup of coffee I decided to write a little article talking about Libya. So after that coffee and some thinking’s it was just too tempting when the you see the great Western countries stuttering about like aContinue reading Coffee and that “Saving Face” Manuver by the West on Libya…

Sveta like most Russians love fresh fruit. In Russia canned fruit is very rare and hard to find but fresh fruit is sold on just about ever corner, metro station and or bus stop. So as I was sipping that morning cup of coffee. I started laughing when I thought about Sveta and the cherryContinue reading Sveta and the Cherry Tree and Coffee…

Internet usage in China rose to 485 million by the end of June this year, announced the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on Tuesday. Read More >>> The USA and Russia do not even have a total population together to equal the Internet users in China. I wondered how many Internet users that IndiaContinue reading China has more Internet Users than Russia and USA have total People…

Putin has expressed several times in the last few years that joining WTO (World Trade Organization) is not worth hurting Russia over. I personally see what it has done to America and other countries. All you have to do is open your eyes and look. Putin is correct. WTO should be helpful not hurtful… DrawingContinue reading Putin Knows that Joining the WTO is a Ball and Chain…

The village trip is always a good trip for checking gas and Benzine prices. This article was triggered by an article that I just saw called: AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. I see something just short of $4 a gallon when I look at the chart right now for America. I found a propane priceContinue reading Gas (Gaz) and Benzine (Gasoline) Prices On Our Recent Village Trip…

I removed the pictures from the big camera today and I re-sized this one to fit the blog so that you do not have to click to see more. It was 5 times this big and way too big to work as a blog picture. By the way this picture was taken at 10:00 pmContinue reading Kommuna or Sunrise to Freedom a Beautiful Russian Village…

Sipping that cup of coffee this morning and doing some thinking’s. Sveta and I have to wander home now. It seems that time just flies when you have fun and in this case it seemed to accelerate just way to fast… So it is time to hit the road today and spend about 8+ hoursContinue reading Coffee and All Good Things Must End…

Being a country boy from the Midwest of America. Roads to towns or villages as Russians call them, were gravel many times. It seemed that you either had river gravel or limestone gravel as the main roads. But always the base was kept up as a crushed rock of some form… In our travels aroundContinue reading Russia the Main Roads (Highways) to Villages…