TweetThe Washington Post Pew Research Center polled people in 15 different countries.
Nearly all of them have worse opinions of the US now than they did a year ago….and they didn’t like th…
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Russia’s Positive View of the US Drops
Sakhalin Island
TweetSakhalin island is a remote and sparsely populated are in the farthest east section of Russia. It sits to the north of Japan’s most northern island of Hokkaido.
It’s ports freeze over…
Russian Young People are Shaking Off the old Ways
Tweet"You can never be optimistic about anything in our country because it will likely end up badly,"is the sentiment of the old timers in Russia.
Youngsters who do NOT remember the Soviet t…
Russians Love Putin
Tweet"You can never be optimistic about anything in our country because if you’re optimistic, it will turn out badly." This is typical of the average Russian on the street.
Also typica…
Dirty Money is Making Russia Rich
TweetDirty (Oil) Money is Making Russia Rich -
Russia is flooded with cash that comes for high oil prices so high. And the walls of the rich and corrupt are starting to overflow to the little fellow i…
Moscow Mayor is Anti-Gay
Tweet"As long as I am mayor; we will not permit these (gay) parades," Moscow Mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, was quoted as saying.
The Mayor acknowledged that some ‘progressive’ countries m…
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
TweetWho would have thunk?
I had no idea they even had such competitions. But, by golly, they do. And they have winners, too. And the winners are considered the smartest of the bunch.
Any takers on wh…
Get Your Dacha Now
TweetThe Moscow Times reported that now is the time to book your dacha.
I remember these things and the love my Russian friends had for them. They can only be visited during the summer, which com…
