I was interested to read, recently that Peter The Great was not weaned until he was two years old, which, for me, explains volumes.
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Celebrating Thanksgiving: That Quintessentially American Holiday Abroad. (more…)
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Russia's enduring belief in superstitions. (more…)
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Today’s holiday affords a timely reminder to any tempted to stray from the bosom of the family, what an awfully big mistake that would be. Take Anna Karenina for example...
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This is Russian Midsummer, with all the same accompanying mischief, magic, and misdemeanors, as anywhere else in the world. So, we’ll be expecting wild sexual midnight revels; naked bathing, bonfires,…
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I get some face time with a Moscow City Tourism functionary, and make some much-needed suggestions on how to improve the River Terminal.
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Day of the Traffic Cops (Day of the GIBDD) /День ГАИ (День ГИБДД МВД РФ): A Hypothetical Reenactment
Russia's traffic cops exude a bizarre combination of smug self-satisfaction and a menacing demeanor, which makes you think that asking them if you can turn left on Alabianaya Street is…
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Russia’s president is a real gadget geek, so visiting Silicon Valley for him was like having lunch with all of Disney Princesses for a 6-year old girl from Alabama.
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Amongst modern historians, there are two schools of thought on this “it was a complete surprise, we had absolutely no idea they were coming” theory about the Nazi invasion of…
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