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• Russian Lesson: Daiquiri

  

  We made some of these yesterday at the office: дайкири (d-a-i-k-i-r-i), daiquiri. Say it like “die-keree” making sure... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Charges Against Alexei Navalny

  

  We said earlier than this would happen and today the Moscow Times is reporting that Russia’s Investigative Committee has filed new criminal charges against... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Forbes: Vladimir Putin is the Most Powerful Person

  

  If your name was Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, then you woke up yesterday to the news that you were the most powerful person in the world. At least according... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• IAF Jets Destroy Weapons Shipment from Syria to Hezbollah

  From the Jerusalem Post: By YASSER OKBI, THE POST CORRESPONDENT, , JPOST. 10/23/2013 09:41 Israeli warplanes on Tuesday destroyed a shipment of missiles that... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Navalny’s Prison Sentence Suspended

  

  (Moscow Times.) A Kirov court Wednesday issued suspended sentences to opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his business partner Pyotr Ofitserov, in a move some... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supermarkets in Russia

  

  Our friends Sergei and Sergei from REAL RUSSIA have produced an excellent video to allow viewers to tour a modern supermarket in the city of Ufa, Russia. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nobel Committee Bypasses Malala Yousafzai to Make Award to OPCW

  

  By Lela Gilbert for Fox NewsThanks to Facebook I watched the unforgettable clip of Jon Stewart’s touching interview with Malala Yousafzai this week on “The Dail... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Anna Politkovskaya, We Miss You

  

  I may be skewered alive for writing so boldly about this, but am struggling with emotion after yesterday’s memorial unveiling, so here goes: Monday, 7 October,... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Putin Views Moscow

  

  One local Moscow publication, The Village, decided to drive the same route Mr. Putin takes to and from work. To be sure it is a nice photo of the car much like... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 LANGUAGES, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• In Memory of Murdered Journalist Anna Politkovskaya

  

  Today in Moscow a memorial plaque was unveiled in honour of slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Today was the 7th anniversary of the death of the courageous... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Birthday. President Putin Turns 61.

  

  Today is the birthday of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin who turns 61. Perhaps the biggest candles were lit yesterday on Red Square when Mr. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Birthday, Barbie Dolls!

  

  Barbie is 55 years old. She is still younger than some of us at the Mendeleyev Journal but 55 is a recognition of the staying power of the world’s most famous... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Memory of Marina Tsvetaeva

  

  Everything about Marina Tsvetaeva, one of Russia’s most celebrated poets, is complicated; even the day she was born in 1892, on 26 September Old Calendar... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Miss Philippines is “Miss World” for 2013; Miss Ukraine Among Finalists

  

  Our sincere congratulations to Megan Young, Miss Philippines, for winning the title of Miss World for 2013. The beautiful Miss Philippines was born in the USA... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sochi Olympics – Help Wanted/jobs

  

  Looking to combine Olympic activities with a way to pay the bills in 2014? Azimut Hotels Group is hiring bi-lingual hotel employees for the Olympic season in... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Recognition for the Mendeleyev Journal

  

  You may have noticed another badge of recognition on our sidebar. We’re grateful and encouraged. As we continue to grow, we offer our sincere thanks to readers... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sochi Flooding- Will It Impact the Olympics?

  

  With only 134 days before the start of Olympic games in February 2014, critics are saying that relaxed construction standards and hasty building deadlines ... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin Riding the Metro These Days?

  

  Well, well, well. It might appear that if you win an election with only 52% the punishment may be to ride the Metro with normal citizens to work each morning. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Older Moscow Still Beautiful in Our Eyes

  

  Older Moscow: One can’t help but love these old sections of this great city. This building is not far around the corner from the Mendeleyev Journal and the... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Winter Comes to Moscow

  

  This was taken under one of the covered porches of Saint Basil’s Cathedral because of rain. You can see two of the Moscow Kremlin’s twenty towers directly acros... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY