I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about this last weekend. We went to our Dacha in the Village called “Sunrise to Freedom!” I have written about a church being built there again andhttp://kylekeeton.com/2007/08/russian-church-rising-from-ruins.htmlhttp://kylekeeton.com/2007/10/russia-sunrise-to-freedom.htmlI also wrote about a death that happened there.http://kylekeeton.com/2008/01/russia-life-is-more-important-than.html It seems that the murder stopped the process of rebuilding […]

attractive asset, it was within the government’s competence to decide whether Russian Railways could take part in the funding. He stressed that Russian Railways’ investment program needed to be approved by the government, adding that the company was now preparing a project analysis to be introduced to the cabinet. RBC, 17.06.2008, Moscow 16:52:26.The Russian stock […]

Hello, I hope that Oil price stays at only $120 to $130 a barrel, but I do not think that it will I think that the price will get to the $200 a barrel by the end of the year…..——————————————–MOSCOW, June 17 (RIA Novosti) – Oil prices may level out at $120-130 per barrel, a […]

The NATO dance between Russia and Ukraine continues…..——————————————–Russian authorities have refused to purchase Ukrainian motors for cruise missiles. That decision was announced by Evgeny Kablov, general director of the Aviation Materials Scientific Research Institute, Reuters reports. His announcement coincides with NATO General Secretary Jaap de Hoop Scheffer’s visit to Ukraine. According to Kablov, whose institute […]

It gets better everyday…..——————————————-The White House and the National Intelligence regard the growing financial wealth of Russia a serous threat to the national security of the United States.——————————————-An article about the paranoid American Government…. Kommersant Kyle & Svet comments always welcome.

The days of being swarmed by gypsy taxi drivers is over, (That is how it felt when I first came to Moscow!)——————————————-The unappealing choice between overpriced taxis and overcrowded minibuses stuck in traffic should be a thing of the past, after Sheremetyevo finally became the last of Moscow’s big three airports to get a direct […]

saber-rattling is not a strategy. And an attack on Iran by either country would be disastrous.” “If sanctions and incentives cannot be made to work, the voices arguing for military action will only get louder. No matter what aides may be telling Mr. Bush and Mr. Olmert — or what they may be telling each […]

potential, even though it had very detailed information on gas markets, the CEO noted. The gas price volatility may be attributed to the current surge in hydrocarbon prices. For instance, the oil price is expected to close in on $250 per barrel in the near future, Miller stated. RBC, 10.06.2008, Moscow 16:24:03.Gazprom has finally determined […]

Konstantin Palace, St Petersburg THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM! EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM KLAUS SCHWAB: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome President Dmitry Medvedev to our forum today. This is a special pleasure because I remember very well your concluding remarks at Davos a year-and-a-half ago, […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about the weather here. It is now June 10th and we have 50 – 60 degree F. days and almost freezing nights. In fact a few days ago they had a frost warning & the trees are now just fully leafed out. Right now at […]