Tag Archives: United States

Hello, goodbye

Posted on July 30, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

This is my last True/Slant post for, as of tomorrow, True/Slant will be no more. You will be able to read more of my bloggery, if you so choose, at themoscowdiaries.wordpress.com but for now here my last T/S post. A … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged George W. Bush, History, Kremlin, Mark Adomanis, Moscow, russia, Russian Empire, Russophobe, Soviet Union, United States | 9 Comments

Harley Freedomson

Posted on July 26, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

This Saturday found Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, a city made famous by Tolstoy and the fact that this Ukrainian Black Sea port has a large Russian population that once spoke openly of seceding. The press has mentioned this historic visit because, … Continue reading →

Posted in sports, strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Black Sea, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Prime Minister of Russia, russia, Russian language, Sevastopol, United States, Vladimir Putin | 3 Comments

Ffffffresh

Posted on July 14, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Courtesy of my buddy Mike Schwirtz, we have this little ditty because it’s too damn hot in Moscow to think of a proper blog post: [youtubevid id="i-k9Dq0Yazs"]

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, Darin Shapiro, Dmitry Medvedev, Jimmy Fallon, Moscow, russia, Soviet Union, Transportation, Travel and Tourism, United States | Leave a comment

Your spy fix for the week

Posted on July 13, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Just when I hoped it was over, the scandal returns with the detainment of the 12th spy in the US. The 23-year-old’s name is as yet unknown and, though his American visa was nullified on June 26 (one day before … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged anna chapman, England, Espionage, Igor Sutyagin, Interfax, Moscow, russia, russian spies, SVR, United States, Yabloko | 29 Comments

Who's the boss

Posted on July 5, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

If you had any doubt as to where the political weight is in the Putin-Medvedev Tandem — or the level of popular support of political developments associated with Medvedev (reset, modernization), the latest polling data leave no doubt: In response … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Elections, Government, iphone, politics, President, russia, United States, Vladimir Putin | 13 Comments

'Guys, cool it'

Posted on July 5, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

As the onion of the spy scandal sheds more layers back in the States, Russia can only watch and see what pearls it holds. Today, though, we have an interesting nugget of information from Center. Russian Newsweek, a stand-out publication … Continue reading →

Posted in world | Tagged anna chapman, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Espionage, Government, Kremlin, Newsweek, russia, russian spies, State Duma, the illegals, United States, Vladislav Surkov | 7 Comments

Inspectors Clouseau

Posted on June 30, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Okay, will everybody please just calm down? Yes, they arrested some people they think are spies, and yes there are spies in America, just as there are American spies all over the world. But, really people? These are the spies … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged anna chapman, Arts and Entertainment, Barack Obama, Canada, Football League, Moscow, Pink Panther, Politicians, politics, russia, spies, the illegals, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington | 29 Comments

Medvedev, quite literally, comes up short

Posted on June 24, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

Poor, wonderful Dmitry Medvedev. The man tries to bring his country into the modern era by enlisting some of Silicon Valley’s finest minds, and what does the press write about? His midget shoes. At just under 5’4″, Medvedev is the … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dmitry Medvedev, History, Kremlin, midgets, russia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Twitter, United States | 9 Comments

Russian president is iPhone compatible

Posted on June 24, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

The verdict is in: Dmitry Medvedev can keep the iPhone Steve Jobs gave him yesterday. Speaking to journalists in California, Medvedev’s spokeswoman said that, unlike the American president, the Russian President is not prohibited from having a cell phone. (It … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged AT&T, Barack Obama, California, Dmitry Medvedev, iphone, iPhone 3G, President of Russia, steve jobs, United States | 3 Comments

On gays and other perverts

Posted on May 18, 2010 by themoscowdiaries

As Moscow gears up for once again banning the gay pride parade later this month, Russia Today, the Kremlin’s wonderful cable propaganda channel, has been doing some tough reporting — as well as some important self-discovery. On May 6, RT … Continue reading →

Posted in strange, Uncategorized, world | Tagged Administrative Regions, animal lovers, embassy, Gay community, gay flag, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Gay pride, gays, homophobia, homosexuality, Human rights, Kremlin, Moscow, other perverts, perverts, Pride parade, Red Square, RT.com, russia, Russia Today, Soviet Union, Travel and Tourism, United States, Yuri Luzhkov, Yury Luzhkov | 14 Comments