Hello, Today we are going to talk about: Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev who traveled Spain and then to the southern Italian city of Bari this weekend, received on Sunday a the key to Italy’s Russian Orthodox Church from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The handover of the church complex was agreed in March 2007. The city [...]
Archives: February 2009
February 28, 2009
February 24, 2009
Stop Analyzing Russia – America!
Russia is an open book! The Western Press is all up in arms these days trying to analyze Russia. It is not enough just to leave Russia in peace and take care of her area of the world but America has got to have debates and stew over every little movement that Russia makes. Like [...]
February 23, 2009
Russia Completes the Nuclear Bushehr Plant!
The Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran is finally being started up for a test on February 25, 2009. “The Bushehr NPP will be started up for a test on Wednesday in the presence of [Russia's state nuclear corporation] Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko and AEO head Gholam Reza Aghazadeh,” (Link) The nuclear plant was [...]
February 21, 2009
Visa Free Travel for Russians to Serbia!
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic have signed a bilateral agreement for visa-free travel for the citizens of their respective countries. This agreement, which was signed in Moscow on Friday, will give Russians and Serbs the right to travel to each others’ countries without the need of a visa for [...]
February 21, 2009
Russian Movement Solidarity: All Hail Garry Kasparov!
Russian Movement Solidarity, Was created in December of 2008 to bring all the opposition forces to the Kremlin together in a unified group, held its first rally in Moscow on Saturday. Looks like around 350 people took part in the rally sanctioned by City Hall. (Other words they got approval.) Ex-Russian premier Mikhail Kasyanov, the [...]
February 19, 2009
Russians Believe That The Crimea is a Real Issue!
According to a survey by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), 1. 70 per cent of Russians believe that the threat of a conflict with Ukraine over Crimea could become a reality. 2. Seventeen per cent of those polled do not exclude the possibility that the conflict may involve military forces. 3. Over a [...]
February 18, 2009
From Russia: Sakhalin-II oil and gas!
Russia opened for business the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Sakhalin on Wednesday. President Dmitry Medvedev was present at this historical event. The plant which looks like a success is one one many planned plants to liquefy gas produced as part of the Sakhalin-II oil and gas project off Russia’s Pacific Coast. It [...]
February 17, 2009
Putin Says: Russian Reserves Will last!
Putin was on TV reassuring Russia that all is well. Well OK all is still terrible but Russia is doing a lot better than America is…“The deficit will be covered from our own resources: activities on the domestic loan market and the Reserve Fund, which currently stands at 4.8 trillion rubles [$132.6 billion]. These funds [...]
February 17, 2009
Russia: Siberian Bears Incognito?
In the Siberian region of Kemerovo say they’ve encountered big furry humanoid creatures near the Azass Cave in the Tashtagol area. These creatures are about 2 meters tall and resemble bears in colors of brown, red and black. Scientists from a local university and local hunters are coordinating with each other so that when the [...]
February 17, 2009
I Wanna Be a Georgian Godfather: Mikhail Saakashvili!
Hello, Want a good deal in Georgia? Well if you live in Georgia and you run a business then look what you have to look forward to… “Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has pledged that he will become godfather to the children of any businessmen who manage to create at least 100 jobs.” (Link) Now if [...]
February 16, 2009
Russia: Looks Like NATO is Going to Get a Headache!
It looks like NATO has a unwelcome birthday gift coming in the beginning of April. As NATO approaches its 60th anniversary celebrations. Anti-NATO activists are gearing up for mass protests surrounding the alliance, they have gathered in Strasbourg where NATO will hold its summit in April. Opponents of NATO from 80 countries are preparing a [...]
February 14, 2009
The Rouble Bobbed Its Head Above Water After Months of Sinking!
Hello, The Rouble has shown its still could float this last week. I was starting to wander if the currency of Russia was going to hit bottom. Looks like the threat of cracking down on currency speculation has had an effect. Russia has put employees from the Central bank in many of the Banks around [...]
February 13, 2009
Windows to Russia is Getting a Face Lift!
Hello, Bare with me for a few days. This blog has finally found what it is to become. A Gazette.* *The term gazette normally refers to a newspaper. The word comes from gazzetta, a Venetian coin used to buy early Italian newspapers; the coin became a name for the papers themselves. The word was loaned [...]
February 9, 2009
Russians Alina Kashlinskaya Could Become Europe’s Youngest Grandmaster!
Hello, Try this on for size: You think you got what it takes to play chess with a 15 year old? Think again… The World Chess Federation (FIDE) sets certain criteria for a player to become a Grandmaster. He or she must take part in an international competition where other Grandmasters play and end up [...]