September 2, 2012
Day of the Oil, Gas, and Fuel Industry Workers/День работников нефтяной, газовой и топливной промышленности: It Just Keeps On Gushing!
All about Russia's black gold... (more…)
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September 1, 2012
An Ambien A Day…
In the winter of my thirty-ninth year, which was my thirteenth in Moscow, I began to be very SAD (seasonal affectively disordered.) (more…)
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August 27, 2012
Day of Russian Cinema/День российского кино: Lights, Camera, Action!
Today is the Day of Russian Cinema! (more…)
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March 20, 2012
Friendship in the Expat Lane
The Fake Buddhist sparked off another cultural clash between HRH (my “Handsome Russian Husband”) and myself. This time on the nature of friendship. (more…)
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February 4, 2012
8 Delicious Gift Ideas for the 8th of March
Appetizing gifts for your international woman! (more…)
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January 18, 2012
Epiphany/Крещение Господне: Last One In Is A Rotten Egg!
If you’ve ever thought about having a polar bear experience, this may be your lucky day! It's Russian Orthodox Epiphany! (more…)
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December 17, 2011
‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly
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…)
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November 15, 2011
Russian Interior Design: A Cautionary Tale
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…)
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October 27, 2011
Russian Men Don’t Brown Bag
Photo Credit: Shutterstock HRH, my “handsome Russian husband” puts in on average, a 17-hour workday down at The Difficult Start Up. (more…)
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October 21, 2011
Спасибо, Steve!
I’ve written before about the importance of getting thank you notes off promptly. “Don’t let the sun go down, thrice” I nag Velvet. (more…)
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September 21, 2011
Un-friending Dmitry Medvedev
If you are a Russia watcher (and if you aren’t, why on earth are you reading this blog?) you will be up to speed about the big announcement over the…
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August 28, 2011
Russian Dolls…A New All-Time Low!!
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…
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