Windows to Russia

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has harshly criticized the plans to overcome the global financial crisis announced by G20 leaders after their summit in London. Russian diplomat expelled from Riga:A Russian diplomat previously accused of involvement in a plot to assassinate the Georgian president has been expelled from Latvia, the country’s TV5 television reported. NATO leaders […]

Hello, I was walking the dog and decided to take some pictures of the flats being rehabbed in Moscow. All over the city flats are being given a face lift and having internal work being done. Svetlana’s Mother just had her flat rehabbed. It got new siding on the outside and new windows and doors […]

April 1, 2009,PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – BARACK OBAMA: Let me just make a brief comment. I am very grateful to President Medvedev for taking the time to visit with me today. I am particularly gratified because prior to the meeting, our respective teams have worked together, and have developed a series […]

American verses Russian Suburb! Hello,As you see they have left lots of room for expansion and given themselves lots of ocean front property. They also have included Equator property to allow the elderly to be like the snowbirds in America and go south for the winter. (snowbirds) Due to the success of the Georgian war. […]

Today on Windows to Russia, we will make a simple Vinaigrette the way they do it in Russia! Or at least one of the million ways they do it in Russia. This is a popular winter salad as it uses pickled and storage type food items. But do not worry if you make it in […]

Today in Russia is April Fools’ Day, apart from being an international day of practical jokes, this year also marks the 200th birthday of Encyclopedia Britannica’s ‘Father of modern Russian realism’– Nikolay Gogol. (Link to all about Gogol!) Have a nice April Fool’s Day and do not forget that other things happened on today also! […]

March 31, 2009Article by Dmitry Medvedev published in “Washington Post” It is hard to dispute the pessimistic assessments of the Russian-American relationship that prevailed at the end of last year. Unfortunately, relations soured because of the previous U.S. administration’s plans – specifically, deployment of the U.S. global missile defense system in Eastern Europe, efforts to […]

A planned round of negotiations on a new Russia-EU bilateral cooperation agreement will be held in Moscow on April 3, European Commission Moscow office chief Marc Franco said on Tuesday. Ukraine’s Tymoshenko wants better relations with Russia:Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said that she wants to see friendly relations between Kiev and Moscow that […]