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• Guardian Prints Open Letter to Edward Snowden

  (UK Guardian)July 2, 2013Edward Joseph SnowdenMoscowDear Edward:I, Bruce Fein, am writing this letter in collaboration with your father in response to the... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt News from Russia Today

  (Russia Today) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has offered a consensus government as a way out of the country’s crisis, but offered no new compromises. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Apple Trademarks “iWatch” in Russia

  

  Apple, which has been without a new product since 2011, has applied for trademark status on the new “iWatch” product in Russia, Japan, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On Syria, from Antioch

  

  Arab Spring or Tornado?Editorial by His Eminence Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, from the June 2013 issue of The Word:Since the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin – Obama – Snowden

  

  Russian social media can be interesting. Perhaps you recall last week the G8 Summit and the side meeting with Mr. Putin and Mr. Obama. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Navigating Your Way Around with Just a Little Russian

  

  Travel in the former Soviet Union can be a challenge but it is getting easier due to increased tourism and the use of English as an International language on... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• FREE Kindle Version of “Call Sign White Lily”

  

  Our friend and colleague Matt Crisci is giving away FREE Kindle versions of his book, “Call Sign White Lily” and there are less than 24 hours left to take... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russian Postal Service – Trials and Tribulations

  

  Although often maligned, there is no doubt that the Russian Postal Service has made tremendous strides in recent years to modernize systems and improve service. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin Admits to Starting War with Georgia

  

  Not that it is a surprise to anyone in the know, but most Russians have been told that Georgia started the fighting and Russia entered the war to protect their... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moscow Metro: Mishaps Both Real and Imagined

  Normally on a Metro train, you hear this: Осторожно, двери... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Edward Snowden, Hero Or Traitor?

  

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  Posted on 17 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Right Turns on Red Comes to Moscow

  

  Turn right on red. Oh boy, we could play word games with that headline, but we won’t. Starting this coming Monday the city of Moscow will test the idea of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Moscow Protest March

  

  Organizers held the march on 12 June, the day Russia celebrates its sovereignty after the Soviet Union. Critics said that hardly anyone would show but when the... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 13 June 1891, Birthdate of the Trans Siberian Railway

  

  Nine time zones, over 9,000 kilometers, sixteen major rivers, and from one continent to another is what happens while traveling through twenty-one regions on th... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 12 June, Day of Russia

  

  Today, 12 June, is День России, the “Day of Russia” and marks the independence of Russia from the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Russians React to Putin Divorce Announcement

  

  Well, you knew that public reaction would vary at the announcement of the Putin divorce and we will try to cover that to some extent here. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Putin Divorce: Couple Calls It Quits After 30 Years

  

  Couple has allegedly been separated unofficially for years Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fire in Moscow Metro Red Line

  

  Who knew that the resignation of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin would generate so much heat on the day of his resignation in order to hold new elections for the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• (Moscow Red bicycles)From The New Yorker:“It’s Not Easy t...

  

  (Moscow red bicycles)From The New Yorker:“It’s not easy to ride a bike in Moscow,” cautioned Alexey Mityaev, the floppy-haired, jeans-wearing... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brezhnev Plaque Will Return to Moscow House; Mendeleyev Goes Home

  

  I met Leonid Brezhnev in June of 1973 at the White House, Washington DC. I didn’t really “meet” him of course although several times he was standing just a few... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, POLITICS, SOCIETY