Windows to Russia

I woke up this morning and looked at some mainstream news head lines. It was really very depressing and as you can see from a random selection of just a few titles. It looks like the world is going to end tomorrow. Except with the fact that Obama needs to get busy and raise aContinue reading I Think I Saw “Chicken Little” This Morning While I Walked The Dog…

Windows to Russia now has gone mobile. We have installed a few weeks ago a mobile browser and we already have 20 new readers from that silent move… I am now posting the first mobile post with this article. This is really cool and now we can post easily on our travels… So if youContinue reading Windows To Russia Mobile…

I do not know how or why, but the temperature has risen to 0+ degrees Celsius and looks to stay there for a few days. So I took advantage of this treat in the weather and worked on getting the car unburied from 2 to 3 feet of snow… I was not the only oneContinue reading Indian Coffee and Russian Ramblings…

Good Morning from Windows to Russia. Today as I was sipping that great cup of coffee. I was doing some thinking’s about various issues all over Russia and the world… I took notice of Robert Gates in China… “They clearly have potential to put some of our capabilities at risk,” Gates said en route toContinue reading Coffee and Morning Thoughts…

For the couple from Tennessee, Derek and Kathleen Hunter, this New Year was very special.  They finally brought two Russian children who were adopted by the couple.  They were waiting for this moment for much longer than planned. In April last year, Russia imposed a moratorium on adoptions of Russian children by American citizens, afterContinue reading Americans Are Getting to Adopt From Russia Again…

I have received a number of e-mails regarding the Wikileaks menu item that I have. They ask do I understand how to get around and see what was posted on Wikileaks. They also express that pulling information out about the Cable’s is almost impossible… I have done a lot of thinking the last few days.Continue reading Coffee and WikiLeaks on Russia…

Hello, Today we want to introduce: Stories from Soviet Childhood! (This became a blog by the way.) Childhood is the most important period in the life for everybody. Most of our beliefs we get from childhood. We learn what is good and bad when we are kids. And these beliefs are very difficult to changeContinue reading Svet Sunday: Stories from Soviet Childhood!

RIA Novosti was able to interview Viktor Bout. The suspected Russian arms dealer who was extradited from Thailand to the United States in mid-November. As Bout is kept in a New York detention center so only lawyers and officials from the Russian Consulate can visit him. RIA Novosti correspondent Dmitry Gornostayev was given an oportunityContinue reading Viktor Bout and RIA Interview… (01/03/11)