Battle of Moscow

The war for Russia was a true war of conquest and survival. The Germans had a plan for Lebensraum (living room) and the vast lands of Russia...

Rouble Rousing

I still find it kind of confusing to work with roubles. The problem isn’t that I can’t add or subtract, as obviously if you have 500 roubles...

Turist'

I had the incredible opportunity to tour some major points of interest in Moscow during my second weekend here. A very nice young lady who h...

Photos From Moscow

I was surprised to see that the South Korean department store chain Lotte was in Moscow! One of the Seven Sisters. Only 6 left to find! P...

First Few Hours In Russia

My first glimpse of Russia actually occurred in Vienna. There, I was made to go through a special ‘Russia-bound’ security screening gate at ...

Author's Note

After reading through my blog entries over the past year I realized that there is a certain crassness inherent which falsely reflects my act...

A Slice Of Cheese

The quality of food in Russia, or at least in the Moscow Oblast, is impressive! The night I arrived my DOS took me to the local grocery stor...