Yesterday the main enigma of the Russian political life turned clear. Putin decided to stay. Back in ancient Rome. When people who greeted Julius Cesar as a king he replied that he is not a king but a Cesar. Later…
Year: 2020
Women’s Day
Finally we reached another sex-painted holiday: International Women’s Day. While men’s day is full of humor and sometimes sexual content, Women’s Day is filled with flowers, love and romance. As in case with men’s day, the history of women’s day…
Trip to Trinity Sergius Lavra.
To visit Russian spiritual centers of the importance of Trinity Sergius Lavra is not an easy task and far from entertainment. If you really want to feel what they mean for Russians, you should be ready for a job of…
Sunday of Forgiveness
Today we meet a very important day in Orthodox life: the final day of pre-Lenten season which is also known as Sunday of Forgiveness. On this date we ask forgiveness from everybody whom we could have hurt, wittingly or unwittingly.…
Myth of the Russian Revolution
I asked several young people about the revolution, how it all started. And their common opinion was that the dramatic turn in the Russian history happened in October 2017 when communists took power and overthrew the tzar governance. And I…
Sanctions on Russia : glimpse of history
Sanctions imposed on Russia for so called “breach of international traditions and aggressive actions against other state, who should be protected by the international community”. Sanctions include: – ban on delivery of weapons, military production and some kind of important…
Men’s Day
In late summer/ early spring we meet two holiday devoted to ALL of us (and all of you 🙂 but divided into two parts and separated by a fortnignt. The first one is coming toworrow February 23rd and devoted to…
War Hero Alexey Botjan
World War II is sinking deeper and deeper in history, and WAR HEROES are leaving us. Alexey Botjan, legendary War Hero, left us several days ago at the age of 103. Alexey Boltjan was a famous intelligence agent who leaded…
Coronavirus and National Character
Behavior of people in crisis reveals some features of national character. It was recently reported that a Russian lady who returned from China and was put under quarantine for 14 days escaped after 10 days. It was not a simple…
Praesentatio Domini
Yesterday we celebrated one of 12 main Orthodoxal Holidays. Praesentatio Domini On this day the parents of Jesus brought him to the Temple to fulfil the law of Moses on the 40-th day of his birth. At the Temple he…