Windows to Russia

came to life in May of 2007! Originally I had intentions of just writing about anything that I felt like, but after a few posts I realized that my passion for Russia would over ride all else. At first the site was called Windows to Russia: by Kyle Keeton but that grew into more than […]

I have been posting articles about one of my favorite countries, Ukraine. Link Link Link. Ukraine has had major issues come up in the last few months. Ranging from misappropriated funds to involvement in the Georgia war. The investigations are not looking good for the President of Ukraine. The bottom line is that Ukraine seems […]

Putin has suggested that a RUB 30bn (approx. USD 1.09bn) program for renewing municipal car fleets be developed and implemented in order to support the Russian automobile industry. He made this proposal during today’s meeting on additional steps to stabilize and improve the situation in the automotive sector. Putin explained that he met with heads […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and thinking about the OPEC meeting. I was thinking about the outcome of said meeting. I had already posted about the OPEC meeting and Russia’s involvement with OPEC. The meeting happened and OPEC has decided that 2.2 million barrels a day of oil will be cut from […]

The other day when Putin had a telephone answer question session with all of Russia, the world concentrated on the political issues that he answered. But one question that was not political and had to do with the Russian New Year! Dasha Varfolomyeevaya called Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his televised question and answer […]

Temperatures in some settlements of Russia’s Yakutia Republic may reach 60 degrees below zero Centigrade (-76F) during the next couple of days. This year’s winter in Yakutia is a lot colder than usual: the republic sits on the way of cold Arctic air currents that reach the territory of the republic without any obstacles, and […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and thinking about the issue of OPEC. OPEC is getting ready for a huge decrease in production and they realize that they need Russia to help out. Russia is not a member and OPEC wishes they were. Russia is the second largest supplier of oil in the […]

reported. Women are seen to outnumber men by population from the age of 28 years old, and the gap increases with age. The only two Russian regions where the male population was higher than female were the Chukotka autonomous district and the Kamchatka region, where there are 931 and 980 women for each 1,000 men, […]