Lucy Milne made two rather foolhardy bets last night over the sukiyaki and sushi. (more…)
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On one thing, at least, Vladimir Putin and I can agree: this week has been uphill work. (more…)
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Today is Valentine's Day! Russians have taken to this holiday with gusto! You can't move in Moscow today without tripping over something heart-shaped or red. St. Valentine was a Roman…
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The holiday season in our American-Russian family is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Cabin Fever Strikes A sinus infection – I seem to get one each time I re-enter Russia after an absence of more than two weeks – has kept me indoors…
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HRH and Jennifer dust off their Bureau of Technical Inventory documents for an apartment renovation that sounds so much better in French! (more…)
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Last year HRH and I decided to try the Orthodox Lenten fast. (more…)
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The Domestic Goddess of the Green Line Here’s one of the great unsolved mysteries of the universe: (more…)
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Russians don’t go in for the notion of climate change, and given recent events, can we blame them? (more…)
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You have to hand it to the Russians – when it comes to holidays, more is more as far as they are concerned. (more…)
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