Windows to Russia

The weather outside is just plain nasty and that cup of coffee is just plain good this morning. So while I was sipping that wonderful coffee. I was doing some thinking’s… I was thinking about several things and least of which is not that Sveta has flown out early this morning from Moscow and headed […]

Russia celebrated the birthday of Father Frost on November 18. This is one of the most favorite children’s characters in Russia and all the world. Children of all ages in Russia are glad when he visits… (Me Too!) http://windowstorussia.com/santa-is-real_09.html http://windowstorussia.com/father-frost-delivers-red-square-new.html http://windowstorussia.com/russia-santa-time-again_14.html http://windowstorussia.com/svet-sunday-new-year-and-christmas-in_16.html http://windowstorussia.com/russia-is-there-santa-claus-in-russia_12.html

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin does not have a name for the new puppy that was given to him during a visit to Bulgaria. Russian citizens can help the prime minister choose a name for his Karakachan puppy. Each participant may submit a male name for the prime minister’s new puppy to his website. The prime […]

As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is getting ready to meet in Lisbon, Portugal to map out its long term future. Russia Today takes us to the show CrossTalk with Peter Lavelle. Peter Lavelle asks his guests if NATO has a future considering the Washington-led failure in Afghanistan is high on the viability factor… […]

NEW YORK, November 18 (Itar-Tass) – “Professional psychological pressure” was exerted on Viktor Bout during the flight from Thailand to the United States, Russian Consul General in New York Andrei Yushmanov said in an interview with Itar-Tass on Wednesday evening after a meeting with the Russian businessman extradited to the United States. “Obviously, there was […]

While I was sipping that morning cup of coffee. I was thinking about a couple of items that has Russia a little upset to say the least… 1. Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was extradited from Thailand to the United States on Tuesday… (and or) 2. One of President Obama’s top foreign-policy goals […]

Our site, Windows to Russia has settled down and is back to a semblance of normality! We gathered a whole lot more readers over the last few weeks and is back full swing on the search engines again… I have tried some new techniques to make the site run lighter on the server and we […]

In Russia I have enjoyed a tantalizing taste of vegetables that never ceases to satisfy the palate. They make a spread that I will say comes from this side of the world if not from Russia. We have also eaten this in Israel and was made by our Russian friends that live there. If anyone […]

Right on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia is a very beautiful city that Sveta and I have the pleasure of living in.. It is called Korolyov or Korolev or Королёв. It is well-known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration . It was originally founded as Kaliningrad (Калинингра́д) in 1938 as the leading […]

Viktor Bout extradited to US The alleged Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout has left Thailand after being handed over to US authorities… Everyday the frail reset between Russia and America gets pushed farther aside by America. Russians question that reset and its sincerity… This time the reset is tested by an illegal maneuver by America […]