Windows to Russia

I have watched how Russia uses her press (Russia Today & RIA) and it is very predictable. The press has a few articles that state issues about possible problems with things. (anything) Then as we get closer to the day of reckoning the articles get more to the point. Then what they have hinted at […]

The issues of trading weapons for food (barter) was discussed with Russia last Wednesday. Guatemala officials have expressed that the Central American country is interested in working out a new trade deal. (barter: to trade by exchanging one commodity for another) “Guatemala is interested in acquiring aircraft, armored vehicles, and other armaments to fight organized […]

RUB 240bn (approx. USD 6.72bn) to compensate certain groups of Russians for the losses they suffered when their deposits with Sberbank and state insurance companies dwindled dramatically after the Soviet Union collapsed and prices went rampant in the early 1990s. The government will also spend part of this sum to buy out state treasury bonds […]

Yesterday we talked about Russian fast food. (Link) Today we are going to talk about the growth of McDonald’s fast food in Russia. McDonald’s, is the world’s largest fast food chain and the largest in Russia. It seems that they are going to invest at least $120 million in opening about 40 restaurants in various […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and the airwaves are abuzz with the escapades of Hillary Clinton last week and now the “Human Rights Report” that America has slammed China, Russia, North Korea and others with. Clinton or (spoke mouth) for the USA in China last week, set the grounds for this report […]

of a special committee to investigate the activities of retired President George W. Bush, AFP news agency reports. Russia News: Russia’s coach, Guus Hiddink, has earned his first victory with Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League. The blues beat the Italian team, Juventus, 1-0 at Stamford bridge in the last 32 of the competition. Russia […]

It is that time of the year again in Moscow, Russia! At least 400 bee-keepers have gathered and they have come from the 50 regions of Russia and the CIS countries. The reason that they have invaded Moscow, is to take part in the annual “All – Russia Honey and Honey Products Fair” that is […]

The mother of a Russian citizen Dmitry Ganin, who died during the tragic events of April 2007 in Tallinn. Vera Yakovlevna Ganina sent President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev a letter expressing her gratitude for the attention, sympathy and concern shown to her family: “I am grateful to the people of Russia and the leadership of […]

363,500 people in 2008, 22.7 percent lower than in the previous year, the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry said in today’s statement summing up the results of the national health project’s implementation in 2008. The rate of natural decrease amounted to 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2008 compared to 3.3 in 2007, while the […]