Prosecutor’s Office has registered 162 civilian deaths caused by the military operations in South Ossetia that began on the night of August 7-8, the committee’s chief Alexander Bastrykin told journalists today. He added that 157 servicemen had been wounded, and 10 of the 48 soldiers killed were Russian peacekeepers. Bastrykin specified that the figures included […]
I was drinking my hot wonderful cup of coffee and reading about the temperature warnings coming out for Siberia in Russia. The weather meteorological service said that temperatures in the Northeast Siberian Republic of Yakutia in Russia could plummet to minus 68 degrees Celsius (-90.4 Fahrenheit) this week! “In the next few days we expect […]
Basically it says: Put your Money in our bank, add money every month and have a happy New Year every Month, With a free bottle of champaign! (I will take any corrections in my translation) The bank is called Absolutbank: It makes me think that they need to give out Absolute Vodka instead of champaign. […]
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 […]