Tag Archives: Government
The way he were
I have no particular reason to post these, but they happened to pop up in my inbox this afternoon, courtesy of a friend at a news agency here. That and the Russian youths seems to really like them. But here … Continue reading
Now that's love
Presid– Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is an hour into his three-hour state of the nation address to the State Duma (the parliament). This was a tradition instituted, conveniently, when Putin became prime minister. Today, Putin clearly has a bad, bad … Continue reading
You've got to be kidding: Epic volcano eruption may delay Polish president's burial
Because one tangled layer of freakish, tragic absurdity is not enough, the powers that be add another. After the Polish president and half his government fell from the sky en route to commemorate the 70th anniversary of an epic national … Continue reading
Manas stays, America breathes easy for now
Speaking at a press conference in Bishkek on Thursday, the new Kyrgyz leader — and former foreign minister — Roza Otunbayeva announced she would take control of Kyrgyzstan and rule for six months before allowing free elections. Somewhere, the seat … Continue reading
Brown, pink snow 'not harmful to residents'
Though additional tests have yet to be done, the Russian state consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has come out and said that the brown and pink snow that has fallen in parts of the Russian south “is not harmful to residents.” Again, … Continue reading
Enemy retreats from Moscow, re-enactors party like it's 1942
Okay, this is kind of great. On February 23, Defenders of the Fatherland Day (née Red Army Day), 22 employees from the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum and activists from the Motherland’s History Milestones reenacted the momentous occasion when, in February 1942, … Continue reading
