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Missing in Action – Victory Day

Have not written anything on here for a while.  Nothing new going on in the world of Russian Wives. Yesterday (May 9th) was Victory Day. Thousands of soldiers marched in on Red Square on Monday in Russia’s annual Victory Day . They displayed their weapons in true Soviet style as President Dmitry Medvedev spoke of [...]

Easter Sunday

Well, it’s Easter Sunday here in the USA. Russians are a little different when it comes to Easter. They celebrate the Orthodox holiday of Easter which falls on April 17th this year (next Sunday). So, here at my house, we celebrate Easter twice a year. This morning we woke to a fresh spring snow storm. [...]