Ah, Christmas. A time for family, opening presents, and eating far too much. Oh, and time for the annual Russo-Ukrainian gas crisis. In a move that has become almost as traditional as Santa’s squeeze down the...
Archive - December 2008
AndyWhat is it with stupid people and Russia?
Note: I thought about not publishing this post, and just using it as one of those cathartic rants that stays forever in the drafts folder but makes one feel better. But I’m grumpy today. So here it is. It’s...
The EU’s Lumbering Elephant versus the Nimble Russian Bear
Note: The following article also appears in issue 7 of SHIFT magazine. This September, the heads of each of the EU’s 27 member states met in Brussels for what was only the Union’s 2nd ever emergency summit. ...
Expatriates.ru – new social networking site
Expatriates.ru is a new social networking site for expats in Russia. Expatriates.ru is a pretty new site, but it’s membership looks to be growing rapidly. If it continues to grow at this pace, it could turn into...