I took 500+ pictures on this trip. It is nice having a really good camera phone that takes pictures as well as many cameras do. Sveta forgot her camera because she was in such a hurry to get to Ukraine and had so many loose ends to tie up before leaving. So we were saved […]

Kurils belong to Russia – Foreign Ministry: Russia’s sovereignty over the Kuril Islands rests on an indisputable international law basis, says the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The Ministry has posted a commentary on its website to point out that more attempts to question the islands’ status as part of Russia fails to impart […]

I have talked many times about how Russia always gives one or two warning shots when things are just not right. In the case of the START Treaty they gave the first salvo before the treaty was even signed… So lets see what Russia has to say today about the START is a FART Treaty… […]

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 […]