Words Seldom Seen: Casus Belli
Casus Belli Noun: "An act or situation provoking or justifying war." Example: "Putin is looking for a...
Category: Russia
Signs of Our Times 5
Even in...
How I Travel
On May 1, 2015 we went to Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands and serendipity happened. It was Nurit's birthday, the...
Perplexed
In Russia today Stalin is the bad guy. The dead Tsar is a Saint. Lenin who killed the Tsar is still a hero. Putin is a...
Multi-lingual
"I speak all languages except Greek." "Oh. So do you speak Russian." "No. Russian is Greek to...
Vodka
Vodka doesn’t help you find the answer. But it does help you forgot the question. Wisdom from the vodka tasting on...
Russia (Churchill Quote)
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston...
Speed Bumps
The Russian word for “speed bump” is: "lexhashchii politseiskii." It literally means “lying down...
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