A Koshka Konspiracy
In the fall, kittens overflow and Russians have a few ideas about it Last night, as I was walking up the stairs to my flat, a woman passed me with a few kittens in her bag. When she saw me she looked down and sped out of podyedz. Odd I…
Read MoreOn The Dacha
A weekend of tranquility This past weekend I was on the dacha, and I had a great time. Yes, you go on the dacha. The Russians use the term “na dachu” this literally means “on the dacha.” Since the dacha is usually a small hut, or one room house surrounded…
Read MoreThe Banking Implosion
It is amazing to watch a banking industry collapse in one Black Monday One man’s way of coping Back to the market I read with great interest, all the wire reports and Western views of this, most recent Russian financial calamity, but I must defer opinion to the very people…
Read MoreSurviving Army Life
The Fun of the Russian Army Experience Moscow Times, August 15, 1998 Army Tells Soldiers to Forage for Food By Simon Saradzhyan The Defense Ministry has suggested that its servicemen fish, hunt, and gather mushrooms to survive until the federal government accumulates enough cash to pay military wage arrears, officials…
Read MoreShashleek is Steak on Steroids
The Russians do a mean meat BBQ! 10 August, 1998 Shashleek By Nick Weekends are a really big deal here in Russia. Most Russians go to their country house and the others go on a pick-nick, called “shash-leek”. Shashleek is a pick-nick centered around pork on a stick and cooked…
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