Times may be tough, but I’m pleased to see that Russians are not skimping on an essential fixture of the corporate calendar: the New Year’s party. (more…)
There is an old Russian saying: “Ремонт хуже пожара,” or “Renovation is worse than a fire,” which I thought was just an old Russian saying until two days ago. (more…)
Here’s a confession. My daughter Velvet and I are addicted to bad reality TV shows, which is out of character for us both. I’m meant to be the brainy intellectual/witty…
In social networking terms, HRH (my "horrible Russian husband") is North Korea. So I was surprised to learn that he wanted to learn how to Tweet. Or, as he said,…
Tags: Russia, Radio, Business, World Linda Mills 27.02.2011, 11:13 On Jennifer Eremeeva’s (pronounced Yeremeyeva) blog titled “Dividing My Time” you will find this self portrai: “Veteran American expatriate, calling Moscow home…
8th of March was conceived as a day to celebrate equal rights for women. If Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxumbourg could see what Russians get up to today, they'd be…
Tthis year, I promised myself I would master the art of the elusive Russian pancake in time for Maslenitsa. I rolled up my sleeves. I delved into 19the Century cookbooks.…
I feel curiously off the hook somehow when I return to Moscow, where even the most committed Northamptonite would be forced to agree: you can’t subsist on a diet of…
So, you've succumbed to the inevitable temptation of working for a Russian company. Here are some helpful hints on how to recognize when they start to ease you out, using…
Everyone wants to know how I, who seldom take on anything that I can’t do in my pajamas, managed to produce such an athletic prodigy who excels at one of…
As you clean up the New Year's debris, here is a practical guide for wives, trailing spouses and secretaries as to what on earth you should do with your minigarch's…