Some friends of mine from US and Europe are asking me daily about the live we have now at Moscow. Most of them are absolutely sure that at the moment we are dying of hunger, that there is no food…
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Vaccination in Russia. Personal experience.
At the end of spring authorities were repeating that they do not expect the third wave of Covid in Russia. It was a great mystery why they hoped so. Of course in summer number of cases rocketed. To fight the…
First of May – Retro Hoilday or a Festival of Spring ?
Today in Russia we meet one of the most celebrated holidays of the Soviet Era – the First of May. Ironacally the holiday was the icon of the Soviet Union but originated on the other side of the world. It…
WILLOW SUNDAY – PALM SUNDAY
Today in Russia we celebrate one of the greatest holidays – The Willow Sunday. In other countries it is known as The Palm Sunday – the day when Jesus entered into Jerusalem. In different countries countries the holiday is devoted…
FIRST MAN IN SPACE 60 YEARS AGO
Sixty years ago Soviet cosmonaut YURI GAGARIN made the first ever flight to space. Now the event has partially lost the romantic air, but at that time everyone here felt entering a new era. The feeling remained many years on:…
Covid vaccination in Russia. First observations in real life.
Receltly informatiion about positive test of Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez apperared in mass media. The point is that he has been vaccinated with Sputnik V. The example can be considered as both negative: vaccination doesn’t give a hudred percent protection,…
Josep Borrell interview to France24 – the pleasure of living within myths
It is extremely comfortable to live within myths, but you should always be prepared for reality to strike back. A couple of days ago EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gave an interview to France24. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20210330-eu-foreign-policy-chief-josep-borrell-russia-visit-was-not-a-success No need to say,…
Spring in Moscow
Spring is coming to Moscow and bringing fresh moods to everyday life. By contrast the politics is getting more and more boaring. It is twisted around the same topics, same ideas. Same people are saying the same things both here…
Protests in Russia
A week ago a round of protests went around Russia. As usual, estimation of participation differs several times between authorities and protesters. But for most of Russians both figures and fact of protests do not matter much. We treat protests…
Vaccination in Russia
As COVID continues spoiling our life, some time ago vaccination seemed to be a perfect solution of the problem. But at the moment the moods towards vaccination in Russia among common people are not as favorable as they used to…