The Fake Buddhist sparked off another cultural clash between HRH (my “Handsome Russian Husband”) and myself. This time on the nature of friendship. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 20, 2012
If you’ve ever thought about having a polar bear experience, this may be your lucky day! It's Russian Orthodox Epiphany! (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaJanuary 18, 2012
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…)
Jennifer EremeevaDecember 17, 2011
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…)
Jennifer EremeevaNovember 15, 2011
Photo Credit: Shutterstock HRH, my “handsome Russian husband” puts in on average, a 17-hour workday down at The Difficult Start Up. (more…)
Jennifer EremeevaOctober 27, 2011
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…)
Jennifer EremeevaOctober 21, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaSeptember 21, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaAugust 28, 2011
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,…
Jennifer EremeevaJuly 4, 2011
When you’ve checked in three large duffle bags full of harmless kitchen essentials such as a vertical chicken roaster...
Jennifer EremeevaJune 20, 2011
Salaries, servants, and sex...oh my! 10 Essential "S" words for the aspiring expat!
Jennifer EremeevaMay 26, 2011
Moscow is the last place in the world you want to try and diet: it takes twice as long to lose a kilo as it does a pound!
Jennifer EremeevaMay 25, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 9, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaMarch 8, 2011
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.…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 28, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 25, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 13, 2011
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…
Jennifer EremeevaFebruary 1, 2011