In the current difficult times it is necessary to have something which makes you smile. who can do it better than a small nice squirrel? In 90-s squirrels almost disappeared from Moscow parks, but now you can see quite a…
Year: 2020
Russians and US elections
The worldwide show named US elections is finally close to an end. I can not say that I followed it close enough, but still it was difficult not to be involved in that kind of show broadcasted on all the…
Russians and Navalny case
The case of Navalny poisoning can hardly be considered as the most important for most of Russians. Truly speaking, they are more concerned about COVID situation and possible new limitations. But, at the same time, the situation make them a…
Day of Family Love
In Russia St.Valentine’s day is not the only holiday devoted to love. We have another one, more customized. But I love it even more. It is called THE DAY OF LOVE, FAMILY AND FIDELITY and is also known as the…
Amendments to the Russian Constitution
Well, finally it happened. Russia has voted for a list of amendments to our Constitution. Actually it happened one week ago, by I decided to wait and see if my impressions remain. The official results seem to be true. Some…
Military Parade in Moscow
Today we finally had the Military Parade in Moscow. It turned out to be so much impressive. WHY THIS DAY? Normally Military Parade in Moscow is held on May 9th, the Victory Day, one of the most important holidays for…
Coronavirus quarantine in Moscow
Finally the situation came to a quarantine. It was obvious that we will hardly manage to avoid it, but still the feeling is unpleasant. Initially the current week was announced by Putin as a period of days-off to be paid…
Russian aid to Italy
It was decided on Sunday by Putin to sent aid to Italy to fight coronovirus outbreak. The move raised a wave of discussions inside Russia. It was stressed by opponents, that Russia itself is lacking protective masks and medical equipment,…
COVID-19 in Moscow: a picture of today.
Just a picture of what is going on in Moscow. Number of infected – 199 in Russia increasing daily by about 50, in Moscow one hospital is specially designated for confirmed coronovirus patients, one more is reserved for patients with…
COVID-19 in Russia
Unfortunately finally COVID-19 has become the piece of news which overrides all other news. One month has passed since I first mentioned COVID-19 in my posts, at that time nameless coronovirus. https://peoplesdiplomacy.com/2020/02/10/coronavirus-the-black-swan/ Since that time the situation has been changing…