Fifty Shades of Putin: Take 2
50 shades of Russian President Putin. Take 2. The first one is here. September 28, 2015 – it’s time for his speech at UN General Assembly. What is he going say? How is it going to...
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50 Shades of Putin
Vladimir Putin’s speech at UN General Assembly in New York is scheduled for September 28. The best kremlinologists, politologists, putinologists and other “ologists’ of the world are discussing the upcoming speech. What will Putin say?...
The Fountain That Never Gets Wet
The Fountain of Friendship Between Nations is a real place in Moscow. Built in 1951-1954, it was supposed to glorify one of the triumphs of Stalin’s national policy, friendship between nations within the USSR....
Pam and Vlad
Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson, of Baywatch fame, has sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a personal request, asking for his assistance in halting Icelandic whaling. July 5, 2015 Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I believe that we...
Still Waiting For Gandhi?
Of course, I am a pure and absolute democrat. But you know what the problem is – not a problem, a real tragedy – that I am alone. There are no such pure democrats...
Meet the Legend
Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about the game of hockey. It’s always a pleasure to talk about it. But my thought keep going circles about the pictures from November 2011 where Vladimir Putin...
State of Mind and Time
Being late at the arrangement of any kind is becoming a style of Russian President. What stays behind it? Nobody knows. Perhaps, it is a new state of his mind and time. Better being...
Local Cab Drivers Like Putin
Just an observation. Every time I take a cab and the driver finds out that I grew up in Russia, they ask me the same question: – Do you like Putin? And, without waiting...
Who’s Flying to Donetsk Now, Anyway?
Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, Russia. 3:12 AM. I am flying back to USA via Rome, Italy. I took a cab to get to the airport and had a casual chit-chat with Moscow cabbie. “The...
Europe According to Putin
Bulgarian designer Yanko Tsvetkov from London, UK continues to create his hilarious maps of stereotypes.This time, it is a map of Europe according to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Initially, the author created maps of...
