I read the Time article that the above article is based against and just sighed in disbelief: The facts are totally screwed up by Time but then again the facts presented are the same that I was raised on.
Face it America – the Time Article (Russia Moves to Ban Criticism of WWII Win) is a low life excuse for an article by a Western Press organization that should have the real truth. Instead, they print this dribble that is embarrassing to the world. Maybe that is the issue – The world sees the truth but America is so self secluded by media that Americans do not see it.
By the way America: The Soviet Union lost more people in WWII than you can imagine – something like 27,000,000 Soviet people died in that war.
In Russia they still remember…
Thanks to a good reader Zhann that brought this to my attention. Aleksander Mykhalovetsky tells it like it is.
Hello, Today lets make a simple skillet style Posh Squash: (Not casserole)
I love squash and so do Russians. But in Russia they use zucchini or young yellow squash. This recipe will not be as good according to the Russians, when using big yellow ripe squash like Americans like. 🙂
Ingredients:
* 2 medium squashes or 3 zucchini (cubed) * 5 tomatoes (cubed) * 2 big carrots grated or 4 small carrots (grated) * 3 medium onions (diced) * fresh dill, fresh parsley, celery root, fresh garlic – (to your taste -all chopped) * Salt, pepper, oil
Cooking: Take two frying pans and in one frying-pan, fry the squash (or zucchini). Skin on or off is your choice. If the squash seems old remove skin so that it will not chance of being tough. Fry for about 5 minutes at medium heat before…
In the other frying-pan, fry tomatoes, sliced onions, and grated carrots. This is started about 5 minutes after the first skillet so that you do not over cook the other veggies. Cook until onions start to go transparent then…
Mix them into one skillet and add salt, garlic, celery root, black ground pepper and herbs. Mix well and stew for another 5-6 more minutes.
Time to eat:
This recipe can be eaten with just about anything and can be eaten cold as well. I like to break up black bread in a bowl and scoop a ladle of Posh Squash over top and eat while hot or cold. When cold it is great as a spread on a slice of black bread… (Yummy)
Fireworks are going off in Moscow, Russia. Russia won the World Championships in Ice Hockey for the second year in a row, beating Canada 2-1 in the finals in Bern, Switzerland on Sunday night.
A huge blast has hit a gas station in the West of Moscow, causing a fire that is trying to spread to residential areas of the city. So far the explosion that happened around midnight Moscow, Russia time is not showing any signs of lessening and people are evacuating the residential areas near the fire.
Moscow, Russia – Victory Day Parade: Full Parade, Part 1 and 2.
May 8, 2009, State Kremlin Palace, Moscow
Speech at Concert Celebrating the 64th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Dear war veterans, comrades, friends,
First of all, I would like to congratulate you from all my heart on the Victory Day and wish you good health and good spirits.
We are celebrating our most cherished and sacred holiday together once again. It is a revered and heartfelt holiday for our people. I am certain that the feeling of pride and common involvement in this great feat of victory will be with our people forever.
The heroic deeds during the war, and the memories of them will be handed down from generation to generation with a sense of gratitude toward those who defended the freedom and independence of our country, those who fought on the fronts and laboured in the back lands, those who fought in partisan groups and joined the underground resistance, those who rescued and cared for the wounded, and those who endured unimaginable hardships and saw countless lives lost during the terrible years of that war.
The history of the Great Patriotic War is not simply a timeline of battles. Dearest veterans, this history is shaped by the stories of your lives. Each of you has your own personal story of making it through the war, a story filled with sorrow and self-denial, loyalty and solidarity between warriors. And today, you are living examples of strong moral courage and commitment to your Motherland. Each of you contributed to the victory. It is the government’s duty – our duty – to assure that you have a dignified life. As you know, we are trying to do everything possible to make this happen.
Dear friends, the memory of that war is stronger than time. The war took many millions of lives, and to this day, families seek out the places where their fathers and grandfathers lost their lives. We are still burying soldiers from what I hope will be our last world war, and we bow our heads before the memory of those who died in battle, those who perished from their wounds or from hunger, and those who were tortured in concentration camps.
We will never forget that our country – the Soviet Union – made the input that decided the outcome of the Second World War. It was our people who destroyed Nazism, and it was our nation that saved the entire world, paying an enormous price for this. We will forever cherish and hold onto this truth about the war. Nobody should ever doubt its veracity.
Our obligation is to ensure that no new wars ever take place, and to do everything in our power to create a modern system of international security. As you know, Russia has suggested several initiatives in this regard, including signing a special European security treaty.
We will continue to modernise and strengthen our Armed Forces. They must be capable of defending Russia’s sovereignty, ensuring calm, normal lives for our people, and fending off any aggression directed against our nation.
Dear veterans, dear friends,
Next year, we will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of this victory. A month ago, I signed an executive order on establishing an anniversary medal. These medals will be awarded to veterans living both in Russia and in other countries. I know that today, there are veterans here who arrived from other CIS nations. This is our tradition, and our celebration cannot be divided by state lines.
I am certain that even as the years pass, the sacred date of May 9 and the events of the Great Patriotic War will never be forgotten. We will remember that war as a great tragedy, and as a harsh lesson to those who would encroach on the lives and freedom of our people.
Dear friends, I want to once more congratulate you on the Victory Day.
Looks like the USA has been knocked out of the “World Hockey Finals” in a tough match which Russia won 3-2.
This leaves the finals to be played between Russia and Canada. Russia will defend their title in the final of the World Championships against Canada who posted a 3-1 win over Sweden in the other semi final game.
Hello, If you have not heard yet, Eurovision is at Moscow this year and you would have thought that this was the most important event in the world. They have been sprucing up the city for weeks and replacing any unsightly signs and what-ever’s!
Just watch the video and you will get an idea of what is going on. The tickest are sold out and they went for unbelievable prices.
Svet came home and said, “Want to go to Eurovision?” She said, “They were getting $2000 per ticket for the second run of ticket sales.”
I said, “Nope!”
Svet and I might leave town and go to our dacha in the village. It is about 400 km away that should be far enough to get away from Eurovision. 🙂
Russia successfully launches space freighter to ISS: Russia has launched a Progress M-02M cargo spacecraft from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesman for Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has said.
Pyongyang vows to bolster nuclear deterrent: North Korea announced on Friday it would keep strengthening its nuclear deterrent if the United States did not abandon its hostile policies toward Pyongyang, the Xinhua news agency said.
Obama confident that U.S., Russia can improve ties: U.S. President Barack Obama said after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow and Washington had a great chance to “reset” relations.
Russian scientists develop tests for A/H1N1 swine flu: Russian scientists have developed tests to detect the A/H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, a department head at the Epidemiology Central Research Institute said Thursday.
St. George ribbons handed out in France: Ahead of events marking the 64th anniversary of victory in WWII, St. George ribbons have been distributed in Paris through a Russian food store chain.
Medvedev marks year in office with anti-corruption vow: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked on Thursday the first anniversary of his inauguration and vowed to continue the fight against corruption by taking the effort under his personal control.
Our car this Winter was attacked and someone tried to break our windshield out. These are the pictures of the cracked windshield…
The pictures above where from this winter and this article is about the hooligans that broke our windshield. We never caught them and now that we have good weather we fixed the windshield. Cost 1030 rubles for the windshield and 900 rubles to have it installed. (total about 55 to 60 dollars)
Now our Volga is all shiny at least in one spot! 🙂
A very good video on a debate of Who Runs Russia. Remember that Russia does not run under the same standards as America. So you can not use the standards that America runs on to compare.
So Who Runs Russia?
Both Men, and they are doing a fantastic job at running Russia! Medvedev is President and Putin is Prime Minister. The two most powerful spots in Russia…
Russia is lucky that they get along so well, but then Putin picked Medvedev didn’t he!
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