On February 24th Russia permanently changed. 100 days ago after brutal attack of Ukraine it’s not a developing country country in terms of economical development or authoritarian one in terms of political regime. It’s now an outcast country: toxic, unpopular and yes, dangerous. It’s in line now with North Korea, Iran, Belarus and other monstrous […]
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Air Baltic – the worst
Well, nowadays a trip from Moscow to Kyiv is rather challenging itself, but AirBaltic managed to turned it to a horrible journey. Let me just say that trip with four year old kid and infant took us 40 hours and you could imagine yourself how bad was experience.
Prisons
Anderes Breivik in Norvey killed 69 people and have assess to DVD games, got in prison his second degree and lives in a three-cells camera. And he still complaining that he has got tepid coffee, and chained from time to time in handcuffs.
Censorship and VPN
In Russia goverment is trying to control everything: from oil production and pasta price to information. During the first Putin’s term he destroyed independent TV. It was explained as a fight against oligrachs, that controled media. As a result state controls all TV channels now and there is no place for Kremlin critics there.
Budha’s nightmare
There were several music groups in Russia that were interested in all their life with the internal world. They liked to sing about Buddhism, philosophy, and abstract things. I was hugely surprised last year than one of those groups, Aquarium released Time N album full of scathing lyric. This year, they went even further with […]
Win-win desicion
At a first glance Navalny loose presidential campaign at the very beginning: Central Election Committee refused to register him due to his felony sentence. At the same time for Kremlin it could look like the signs of fear that Navalny will defeat Putin during the campaign.
Pre-election fun
I can tell you that I love Stephen Sackur, an interviewer form the BBC. In his program he is asking his guests so uncomfortable questions in so straightforward way, that there is little room for them to escape from answering them. In one of his latest program he invited Ksenia Sobchak to talk about her […]
Trash or comfort?
Greenpeace Russia launched a campaign to convince largest retailer reduced number of plastic bags used for selling products. Their goal is to replace disposable bags and products packaging with reusable alternatives. Well, I’m not happy at all to take a metal flack to supermarket to buy some milk. Or to take fruits in my own fabric bag. […]
Bolsheviks’ revolution centennial
The perception of the events happened hundred years ago in St Petersburg, Russia, changed several times in Russia. During the Soviet times it was an imminent victory of communism, next stage of society development after capitalism. After USSR collapse, Russian authorities considered revolution as a huge disaster for entire nation. Current government is now willing […]
Make some noise
The most controversial film of the last time in Russia appears today in cinema theaters. It’s about the relationship between the last Russian monarch Nikolay II and ballet dancer Matilda Kshesinskaya. Many historians say that there is no strong evidence that Nikolay’s’ romantic feelings bring him so far as it is shown and the film […]