Windows to Russia

This was early in the day in Russia and not very many people were up and moving yet. It was a perfect time to get these pictures. Above – A better look at the whole place! I love it when I come upon places like this for kids. I was walking to the store toContinue reading To Be A Kid For An Hour Again!

Last year or so – sometime? It seems, I remember Coke entering the Kvas market in Russia. I have bought the Coke Kvas and it is sorta good. But, it is very hard to find in most of the stores that and is much more expensive than the local brands.

What the Russian press is calling a banner has been found near Smolensk, Russia. They are going to restore it for Victory Day on May 9th. It seems that it was buried underground almost 70 years and was discovered in a dugout, near where heavy battles were fought in the summer of 1941. The bannerContinue reading Part of Soviet History Discovered in Dugout Near Smolensk!

I have always said that you have keep an eye on the small news items about Russia! Well something has been said by Putin that is very important and you have to look at the whole picture in the world today. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with visiting Chinese Vice President XiContinue reading Prime Minister Putin meets with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping!

I like when someone sends links to a mainstream news article from the western press. I have been sent this weekend 45 links on the same articles about the thousands and thousands of protesters in all the rallies all over Russia. These people want to know why Russia is in such bad shape and howContinue reading Rallies Rallies Everywhere: But Only Russian Rallies Count!

This video is about a defense system that Russia has put into effect: Pantsir-S1 (NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound) is a combined short to medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system produced by KBP of Tula, Russia mounted either on a tracked or wheeled vehicle or stationary. (Link) This is one butt kickingContinue reading Russia’s Pantsir-S1 (NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound)