The wife is off to Russia this week. Her parents have been evicted from Russia for being capitalists. The KGB came to their house and gave them 30 days notice to get out of the country or be thrown into the gulag…
Ok, maybe not, but they are coming to the USA to live. They have [...]
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The Wife’s Parents
A New Russian President
Well, this is off the subject of my blog, but I think it is worth mentioning. Looks like Dmitry Medvedev will be Russia’s newest president. There is a lot of speculation about his agenda, but I think he has said he will pick up where Putin has left off. Is this a good thing? Apparently [...]
New Year’s Again?
Yes it’s true. In Russia, the New Year comes once again. On Monday January 14, 2008 the Old New Year will be upon us.
What is the old New Year? Back before Soviet times, Russia used the old Julian calendar and it was off by a couple weeks. So, January 7th is Christmas and January 14th [...]
Happy New Year!
Wanted to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I’m off to a Russian New Year’s Eve Party. If you have nothing else to do, go to Memocast.com and watch Irony of Fate. This the traditional New Year’s movie shown every year on New Year’s Eve.
Happy New Year!
Christmas and New Years in Russia
Christmas is a little different, but not a lot. Here in the USA and most of the world, Christmas is connected with the birth of Christ. Now, I am not much into religion these days, but this is just a fact. Nowadays, Russia believes in this same tradition, but the actual holiday for Christmas falls [...]
