Windows to Russia

I will announce officially that today, 04-16-2013, that “Spring has Sprung” and it is wonderful. The ground has peaked out from under the ice in places and at these temperatures it will be very soon that we will have flowers blooming, plus trees leafing. It is +16 c today and Spring has Sprung… I have […]

“In Russia, State officials have inspected dozens of NGOs across the country in the past few weeks to see how the new law about “Foreign Agent” is being implemented, but Russia has come under fire from western based international human rights groups and Western governments for carrying out unannounced and lengthy inspections…” Why – it […]

Svet’s Expats parable: Hello, I’ve heard this parable from my Teacher a long time ago… Now I decided to retell the story for You. Who knows it might be helpful to somebody in their life. Imagine an old oriental town, an old man is sitting and enjoying the sunny day near the town’s gate. A […]

That 500 ton all at once dump of gold paper certificates and other games the other day, just made life all the better. While the masses can not see how stupid it all is in the long term. Countries like Russia and China, who plan on being around longer than next week. Just smile big […]

Sveta and I like to walk on Sundays. We walk to the Globus and eat at the cafe there. They have an unbelievable array of food and it is very cheap. The bottom left picture is the food we bought. The rest of the pictures are from the top left – Boza the very nosy […]

I have watched over the years and have come to a conclusion about Russia: This is all over a cup of wonderful coffee as I do some thinking’s this morning. Russia is a country that wants real peace on Earth… I look at it this way: Russia had a chance during the war that Georgia […]

One thing is very clear and the price of beef is showing it! The production of beef in Russia is at full swing and the prices are dropping like a rock, here in Moscow. Beef is so cheap that Boza is a happy byproduct of that cheapness. Boza eats nothing but raw beef and raw […]

Today I received sweet and sour news! The sweet was that the American family (I have written about before!) that was abusing their adopted children in America, have been forced against the wall, through pressure by Russia and by a American woman who has fought for these kids for several years. She finally accomplished what […]

Don’t go visiting without a gift: Going to someones flat for dinner and waltzing in without even a single flower as a token of appreciation is not a good thing to do. Take candy, toys for the kids, bottle of wine and or just plain anything will do as a gift. It is the thought […]

Today is April 12th, 2013 and on this day on April 12, 1961: Yury Gagarin was the first man in space! I have to tell you that since I have been living in Russia, this is a day that the Russian people know about and love. This day is proudly thought off and all the […]