Windows to Russia

Everyone keeps asking and pointing fingers and playing games about Russian adoptions. Some say stupid things like, “The children have no life in Russia! What poor children to be subjected to a life in Russia! or Can you imagine being raised by Russians? Are Russians Christians? Should people like that (Russians) be allowed to raise […]

[jwplayer mediaid=”44788″] Russian Interior Ministry Ensemble sings “Get lucky” a song from a long time ago, that has had a resurgence in Europe. It has reached the top ten in the music charts of over 32 countries, and has sold more than 7.3 million copies as of September 2013… The Ensemble Choir not to be […]

I really like this idea and I hope that Russia puts a bunch of these in the Metro stations. It just makes sense and gets people to exercise for a metro ride. This is something that a government can do that does make a difference and it needs to be more than just for the […]

Santa Claus and his many names… Country Name Belgium Pere Noel Brazil Papai Noel Chile Viejo Pascuero (“Old Man Christmas”) China Dun Che Lao Ren (“Christmas Old Man”) Netherlands Kerstman Finland Joulupukki France Pere Noel Germany Weihnachtsmann (“Christmas Man”) Hawaii Kanakaloka Hungary Mikulas (St. Nicholas) Italy Babbo Natale Japan Hoteiosho (a god or priest who […]

Several thing are floating around my mind this Sunday morning and maybe I will just rattle a few thoughts as I compose this article. I will say that the coffee is extra good this morning. Sveta bought me expensive coffee. Coffee that I would not buy for myself. Sveta bought me Jacobs coffee, a brand […]

The beginning for this great Cathedral started after Napoleon tried his hand at ruling Russia (Napoleon walked into Russia with 600,000 plus men and only about 30,000 survived,) but actual physical construction was not started until 1839. Originally dreamed up by architect Konstantin Ton, whose talents also developed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin […]

I was drinking a delicious cup of coffee on this cold and snowing day in Moscow. Russia is cold. The news reports are full of stories about cities in the Siberian Region that have lost power and it is -45C. degrees below zero. That is about -49 degrees F. Brrrrrrrrr…. As I was drinking this […]

This kozinaki recipe is so good! You can find this in all the Russian stores, but that is not the same as if you make it yourself. It really is a brittle type candy. Russians love their candies of all types and this one is a winter special. It has lots of nutrition due to […]

-10 below zero and the wind is blowing at about 20 kph. That statement called for a second cup of coffee today, as I still am trying to adjust my old bones to the weather this year. Boza has grown his winter coat and he also seems to be already adjusted to the frozen ground […]

I have been posting a lot of recipes. I am trying to get them done before the holidays get to far into a full swing and I seem to be running out of time. This is a simple Jello as we call it in America. The Russians eat very little varieties of jello or Jelly […]