Memorial Day: I sipped that cup of coffee here in Russia and did some thinking’s about Memorial day. The day has several meanings to me and none of them are good. My dad was in Korea, several of my uncles in WW2, Grandpa in WW1 and then me in (Don’t want to talk about it! […]
It is summer and it is also time for a cold salad recipe. In Russia cottage cheese is very abundant and very popular. Cottage cheese in Russia would be better termed “Tvorog” and is ideal for making a salad with. No excess moisture and delicious in flavor… So as usual there is a million versions […]
Photoshop the new window into the virtual world we now live in: I was working on a photoshop image for the website. To do that you have many options and one of the best is to use “Gimp!” I was happily altering a photo to meet the conditions that I set for it and then […]
Wild Roses are some of my favorite flowers. I have waited and waited for them to bloom around our place in Russia. So I was really excited today as I found some wild roses blooming and the pictures came out wonderful. Boza did not care of course and he tried to ruin the pictures, as […]
Adopted Russian Children have escaped from their abusive life in Texas, USA and all because of a brave American woman who never gave up and put her own freedoms and liberty in jeopardy… This is the Adopted Russian children that I have been talking about several times on my website, I was happy as a […]
Putin has demanded that ship building in Russia increase the production rate. United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) the largest ship builder in Russia is under the gun to get warships out on or before the 2020 deadline of completion… I saw this information and then it struck me as to what is going on and why […]
That cup of coffee this morning was perfect. It is around 13 Celsius here in Moscow and the hot beverage made for a wonderful morning. In fact I am on my second cup of coffee and the first was encompassed with lots of thinking’s on my part… Coffee and Life: Coffee and life seem to […]
From Russia: By Igor Alexeev… Reconstructing nuclear confidence in the world following the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster will be a long and painful process. But real-life energy demands, especially in developing countries, predetermines a significant share of nuclear energy in their national energy consumption structure. Russian experience in this field can offer some interesting solutions […]
Is it Time to Hoard? Putin talks about it and Medvedev talks about it. They are not afraid to call it like it is. Putin the Russian president will tell you that Russia will be alright, but that we have to get ready for what is happening in the west. That tells people to wake […]
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