Belarus Will Recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia… (Promise)

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday. Medvedev also stated that, Lukashenko made this promise in the presence of several CIS leaders.

I find these tidbits of information interesting. They say a whole lot within a few words…

Meantime, Georgia screams constantly that Belarus is being arm twisted into recognition and I expect that the screams will really heighten now that Medvedev has made this statement. Georgia knows that every country that jumps on the bandwagon destroys the chance of reversal…

We will see but it looks like this statement was made in a situation that ensures delivery of said promise. Otherwise the repercussions and fallout from the CIS countries could be detrimental…

This also could trigger other CIS countries to follow suit and join the bandwagon…

We will see!

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President Medvedev Talks to Russia About the Fire…

President Medvedev: “Fires now rage across Russia. The Emergency Ministry, together with other agencies, is doing everything possible to localize the fire and, most importantly, save people. I’ve given instructions to the Defense Ministry and other security forces to get involved in this task. We must do everything we can to counter this natural disaster, which is not easy at all.

“The situation remains very difficult, the heat‘s still here, and the forecasts are bleak. Therefore, the threat of new fires persists. I’ve signed a decree today announcing the emergency situation in a number of regions of our country which are hardest hit by the fires. But much will depend on our actions. It’s difficult to stay in the city – it’s stuffy and very hot. People want to escape to the countryside. That’s where we should be very careful and cautious. We must remember that one dropped match could result in disaster. It’s not mere words: that’s how it is.

“Our main task today is to help the victims to get back to their normal lives as soon as possible, as more than 2,000 people have been left homeless. There are a lot of children, elderly and ill people among them. Many families have lost everything in the fire. That’s a big tragedy. The government understands its unconditional responsibility. I’ve given instructions to the government and to the regional authorities to allocate money to each and every one who has incurred losses.

“I have talked to the regional leaders who reported to me about what had been done and about the allocated money. This money is already being allocated. The subject of housing restoration is probably the most difficult one. But we must provide housing to everyone who has been left homeless. And this should be done before it gets cold. This decision has already been taken, funds have been allocated. We must act immediately, that’s why the existing bureaucratic timeframe will be shortened. I will assign certain contractors who will immediately get down to work – without any tenders. In this situation it’s justified. The government will live up to its obligations.

“People are already uniting to help those who have lost everything in a single moment. That’s common practice around the world,” the president concluded.

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Svet Sunday: Vinni Puh & Day Of Troubles!

Hello,

Today we finish watching the trilogy about Vinni Puh (Russian version of Winnie the pooh). If you did not see the first two parts you can go here for the First part and here for the Second part (second part even has English subtitles!).

Kyle likes the cartoons a lot, and can not believe that they made just 3 parts. Yes, the truth is that there is just 3 parts, authors were going to make cartoons for every part of the book by Alan Alexander Milne, but they did not find consensus about how it should looks likes and it does not look like at all. We personally think that it’s sad when people or countries can not find consensus!

This cartoon has two parts. And we published them both. So let’s watch:

Part 1


Part 2

Here I tried to translate this story for you. Really that is very close to the book 😉
The donkey has birthday and is unhappy because everyone has forgotten it. Puh is coming by and find out about Donkey’s birthday and they both find out that the Donkey (Ia-Ia) does not have the tail anymore. Puh is going to the piglet(Pyatachok) and they are searching for a present. Puh found a pot with honey and decided that is the best present for anybody. When he is walking to the Donkey(Ia-Ia) he can not handle it and ate all the honey. But that is not problem for him because our Puh is a such optimistic person – now he is sure that the pot without honey is even better, just the best present in the world because… because you can store anything there! Puh coming to the Owl (Sova) and ask her to write down “Happy Birthday! Puh” on the pot. The Owl shows puh her new string what she uses for doorbell. And this string looks like… Donkey’s tail. Puh starts his investigation and find out that Owl assumed that it was a doorbell when she first saw it. And she pulled and pulled it – nobody answered and finally she broke it off (ouch!)

Then piglet decided to present to donkey a big beautiful green balloon. But he was in such hurry: he ran and fell down then the balloon popped! Then piglet was so upset, but he still came to the Donkey to say Happy Birthday (S Dnyom Rozhdeniya). The Donkey was happy to hear that someone remember of his birthday, but when he was told about bad luck of this balloon he got upset again. Then Puh came and tell Happy Birthday and presented his Great Empty Pot! Everybody become happy because Puh is a such type of person. And they even decided that this balloon suits this pot very well and it can come in and come out and that is great! The Owl comes and brings “the string” and when they ties it to Donkey everybody could see that is his tail back!

This is the final Vinni Puh cartoon!
We hope that you have enjoyed the series?

Svet

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Tidbits and Thinking’s From Windows to Russia…

Middle East
Middle East…

Tidbits and thinking’s of information that could be interesting to think about. This came over Russian news not long ago and it just makes me realize that things are not what they seem in this world and information like this gets me thinking about a world that is changing…

The index of the Teheran stock exchange has exceeded the benchmark of 16,000 points for the first time in its 43 years history, Fars news agency reported Monday.The agency stresses that the record figure was achieved despite the international sanctions against Iran imposed by the UN Security Council resolution and unilateral sanctions by the US and the EU.

I sense a lot more support for Iran than  is realized openly by the Western world, especially America. I am starting to see a world that does not depend on the West for a lively hood. I am starting to see a world that the West needs the East more than the East needs the West…

One part of the equation that I am watching is Russia and where she will lay her sword of alliance. I have pretty well figured it out but for now mums the word…

This is just some thinking’s for you to keep in the back of your mind…

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Kids in Russia Find That Fire-Hydrants are So Cool…

This is the first time I have seen this in Moscow and the kids are having a blast. The fire department has popped a hydrant and are letting the kids have a deserved cool down…

The temperatures this week are going to be knocking on the door of 40 C. and that is wrecking havoc on Russia…

Notice the hydrant in the middle of the road. It is under a man hole cover. This is normal and they have to insert the hydrant before it can be used. So not just anyone can open a fire hydrant…

I was walking the dog and found the street flooded, so I followed the water and ended up at this fairy tale of a spot for children..

This is something these kids will never forget!

http://moscow.windowstorussia.com/moscow-under-heated-glass.html

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Russia Battles Her Fires…

The situation in Russia with the fires, is getting worse, not better and we are starting to worry about our village home. Not that we can do much about it and if it burns it burns…

It seems that fire is on both sides of our village though many kilometers away. Luckily the village is protected by a river on one side major byways on the other side. But everyone knows that dry hot winds blows very hot fire…

If the fire decides to go after the village we will just pray that everyone gets out safe…

We can not just take a 450km jaunt and see if everything is OK because many roads are not accessible and it would be a very dangerous thing to do in the first place…

The video is in Russian but that will not distract from the purpose…

I woke this morning and could not see the rest of the buildings in the complex as it looked like a pea soup fog. My eyes were watering and I was sneezing and coughing from the smoke. You would have sworn that our building was on fire. Moscow is covered in a dangerous envelope of smoke. I know have developed a sore throat and blame that on the smoke in the air…

I want to touch on the fact that the Western press has decided that the fires are under control in Russia. Do not believe it…

  • Firefighters gain control over wildfires in Russia (cnn.com)

A ding dong in the Emergency department of Russia decided to make a statement about how 500 new fires have broke out but we got them all put out quickly! So that became a fact that the fires are under control in Russia…

We sit here and watch today, a total of 7,000+ devastating forest and peat bog fires covering about 500,000+ hectares of land are raging throughout much of the Russian territory. 34 people have died so far!  Does that sound like the fires are about out?

I will keep an update going on the fires as I see things that change…

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Video On The Russian Fires…

Good video on the Russian fires…

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Many Russian People Have Lost Their Whole Existance : Fire Update…

When You have very little as many Russians have and then that is taken from you,  It gets sad…

Watch the video as the whole village burns and believe me they have no way to stop the fire in Rural Russia…

Wildfires raging in central Russia due to abnormally hot weather have claimed 30 lives, left 2,210 people homeless and caused damages worth over 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million), the Ministry for Regional Development said on Sunday.

The wildfires have affected 14 Russian regions, destroyed a total of 1,875 homes, with the largest destructions observed in the Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Ryazan regions, the ministry said, citing data as of late July 31.

As many as 771 wildfires were registered in the European part of Russia as of early Sunday, including peat bog fires, the ministry said.

Temperatures across much of western and central Russia have topped 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in the past five weeks, causing peat bog and forest fires and creating what is thought to be the worst drought in the country since 1972.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who visited the fire-damaged Vyksa district in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday, severely criticized local administrations for their poor handling of the fire crisis and said local government chiefs who had failed to cope with the deadly wildfires must resign.

Many residents in the Nizhny Novgorod region, whose houses had been burnt down in the fires, complained to Putin, at the scene to assess the situation, that the actions taken by local authorities were chaotic and uncoordinated.

Putin has ordered a total of 5 billion rubles ($165 million) to be disbursed from the federal budget to the central Russian areas affected by the wildfires.

He said the families of those who died in wildfires would receive 1 million rubles ($33,000) in compensation each. He also said the government would allocate around 3 million rubles ($100,000) for the reconstruction of each burnt house.

The government will also allocate funds to compensate for the loss of personal property.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for the immediate construction of housing for those left homeless by the fires.

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  • Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 (reuters.com)
  • Five killed as wildfires sweep central Russia (reuters.com)
  • Raging Wildfires Kill At Least 29 In Russia (news.sky.com)
  • Russia And California Battle Deadly Wildfires (news.sky.com)
  • Russia battles hundreds of wildfires (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Russian army to battle wildfires that have killed 28 (ctv.ca)
  • Russia sends army to battle deadly wildfires (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
  • Russia On Fire… (windowstorussia.com)
  • Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 (reuters.com)

About Russia – Tidbits of information about Moscow!

Did you know that Moscow celebrated its 862nd birthday on September 5-6 2009?

Did you know that 66 percent of Russians, think of Moscow residents as a separate category of Russian people? They imagine a Muscovite as a person having a good job, a high income, and fine business qualities. However, when speaking about personal qualities of Muscovite’s, most Russians have negative things to say. 6 percent consider Muscovite’s rude, crude and socially unacceptable.

Did you know that Native Muscovite’s make up only two percent of the population of Moscow about 180,000 people? (Svetlana is a native Muscovite.)

Did you know that Moscow is a densely populated city? There are about 120 people living on each hectare of land in the city limits. For comparison, the density is 40 people in New York, 62 in London, 88 in Paris.

Just some tidbits of information so that you learn more about Moscow and Russia…

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(Link to Article) Facts from Pradva!

Unsanctioned March of Dissent Rally in Moscow…

Unsanctioned Moscow Rally...

An estimated 200 protesters turned out for the rally in downtown Moscow with 35 hauled away in police vehicles. But that number of protesters paled in comparison to the some 300 reporters who were on hand to cover the event…

Lets get this straight – more reporters than protesters…

Hummmmm…

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