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• Ukraine’s Popular Inspector/Examiner: is Your Favourite Restaurant Recommended?

  

  Some say that she is a bull in a China shop. We find her entertaining, and of course easy on the eyes. This TV journalist is also a fashion model and... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pearl Harbor?

  In a time when America’s president refuses to even acknowledge the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor but spends millions of taxpayer dollars to vacatio... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On the Passing of Nelson Mandela

  When we reflect upon the death of Nelson Mandela, one cannot help but understand the good, and the evil in all of us. Apartheid was an evil blight and every... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• China Pledges 8 Billion USD for Ukraine

  

  Many questioned the wisdom of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s trip to Bejing at a time when his country was literally imploding but the scrappy politica... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What is Happening in Ukraine?

  US foreign policy shares much of the blame for what is happening now in Eastern Europe. This isn’t solely the fault of the Obama administration either. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Update from Kyiv (Kiev)

  

  Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov, is telling anyone who will listen that this is a coup.Sign on the Ukrainian Parliament building reads: “State of Revolution. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Update on Protests from Ukraine

  

  Quotes yesterday from Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich:“When we are saying that we are building a democratic state, a democratic society, it is important... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ukraine: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

  

  I’m torn. This is a decision for the Ukrainian people and as I find them a wonderful people in a beautiful land, my heart breaks for all they’ve been through an... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Massive Protests in Ukraine

  (BBC, Kyiv) More than 100,000 people in the Ukrainian capital Kiev are protesting against the government’s move to delay an association deal with the EU under... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ukraine Thumbs Her Nose at EU; Abruptly Turns Toward Russia

  

  Ponder these quotes on Thursday from Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich “I would like to emphasize that Ukraine has no alternative to reforms and European... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moscow’s Trolleybus Parade

  

  Last Saturday the city of Moscow honoured the long history of the motorized троллейбус (trolleybus) in Russia.Moscow: 1936 model Trolleybuses run on... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Traveling to Eastern Europe and Asia: Medications

  

  Traveling to Eastern Europe and Asia is a fun experience for most tourists. Making sure that you have your normal medications and health supplements is a smart... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Favourite Russian Artist: Aida

  

  Over the years maybe you’ve noticed that a certain Russian artist appears on these pages from time to time. That is no accident as she bears my last name and I’... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Nativity Fast is Just Around the Corner

  

  The Nativity fast, also called St. Philip’s Fast, begins in Orthodox churches of the Western world on 15 November. That is a set date annually and ends on... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Deadly Plane Crash in Kazan

  

  Kazan, over 1,000 years old and one of the most beautiful cities in Russia, is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Today it was the site of a deadly air... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• JFK Remembered in Russia

  

  The following is an article from Russia-Direct, an English language publication:On Saturday, Nov. 23, 1963, the Soviet newspaper headlines were catchy as... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Which is Correct: Tsar Or Czar? How About Neither?

  

  Царь is the word for Caesar, or King in Russian. You may know it as Tsar, which few Westerners speak correctly until a Russian corrects... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russian Money Tutorial

  

  Money makes the world go around, or so they say.Here is the Mendeleyev Journal tutorial on Russian money, assisted by the able guys of REAL RUSSIA television. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Snowden to Assist Germany

  

  Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive (Sir Walter Scott). The government of Angela Merkel isn’t about to let the NSA spying scandal... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Does a Russian Toilet and the IRS Have to Do with This Article?

  

  We took this photo at the famous Jamz Cafe in Moscow to show you the flush button on top of the tank and the metal paper protector roll which are so common in... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY