Windows to Russia

I am amazed at the young people with paint on their butts. The elder will put down cardboard, even if not fresh paint, but the youth, in their stupor of iPhoneness coma. Just plop their asses down on a wet bench. They even sit on the sign that says, “Wet Paint!” Yesterday at our little […]

Putin interview with the Chinese Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily) newspaper (down below)… “Unfortunately, some Western countries voice claims for the exclusive global leadership. They boldly violate the norms and principles of international law and resort to blackmailing, imposing sanctions and pressure and try to impose their values and vague ideals on whole countries and peoples […]

Now about that Red Russian Easter Egg… Tidbit Time: Boil eggs in water that has white onions and vinegar boiling also. The eggs shell turns blood red and or close enough. It is the traditional Russian way to do it… Source: Easter Time 2019: At Different Times and Different Ways – East or West… | […]

Russia buying/mining gold, is relentless and there is a reason… Gold reserves in the reserves of the Central Bank of Russia for March increased by 0.87% MOSCOW, April 19 – PRIME. The monetary gold amount in the international reserves of the Russian Federation in March 2019 increased by 0.87% (+18.66 tons) and as of April […]

I hear occasionally from someone who sometimes accuses the Orthodox Church of being “foreign”, and so unsuitable for the British. A few days ago he sent me a card saying “the word in English is Easter”. My reply was “the word in Greek (and, therefore, English), is Pascha”. This is a much more important subject […]

This is so cool and so correct after what the US did to North Korea at the last Trump/Kim meeting. North Korea is tired of being treated like a porch dog… Kim Jong-un’s armored train has reached Vladivostok, a city in Russia’s Far East, which will host the first-ever meeting between Kim and President Vladimir […]

And I cannot find anything about what I took pictures of, local news and or any news… Svetochka found a couple links to some local news about some men, arrested for past crimes… РИАМО – 23 апр. Сотрудники управления угрозыска ГУ МВД России по Московской области совместно с коллегами из УМВД России по городскому округу […]

Pompeo Press-Conference: Commenting on the issue, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the US has been in discussions with other countries to help them wind down Iranian oil imports. “Before our sanctions went in effect, Iran generated as much as $50 billion annually in oil revenue”, Pompeo said. “Overall today, we estimate that […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee. I was thinking about the trip that my Wife and I made to Ukraine and Moldova. I was thinking about the little playground we found in a tiny Village. they had the neatest little fair type rides. The rides were permanent…. This was from the Soviet Union […]

Huawei Technologies Co said Monday that it posted 179.7 billion yuan ($26.8 billion) in revenue in the first quarter of 2019, representing a year-on-year growth of 39 percent.The company’s quarter one net profit margin stood at about 8 percent, slightly higher than the same period last year.Huawei said in a statement that it continues to […]