Separating the Kvas from the Kefir
Russians have at least two favorite summer drinks that most foreigners just cant swallow. The mystical kefir and the even more mystical kvas </p>
// Jul. 22, 2011 - 07:58 GMT
Hitherto we shall be the Kingdom of Sakartvelo!
This would be something I most likely would have wanted to hear as it would be more than logical. But, alas, its not to happen! One of Russias southern neighbors wants to rename itself so that the name of the country sounds the same in all languages: Georgia </p>
// Jun. 28, 2011 - 08:31 GMT
Bring me the hose - I need to measure the fridge!
My refrigerator at home can hold 560 bottles of beer, the same amount in bottles of vodka (or a combination of the two) if I empty them into the fridge and throw away the bottles</p>
// Jun. 10, 2011 - 06:08 GMT
Honest, officer, it’s just parsley!
It looks like that old scam isnt going to work any longer in Russia to try and squeeze out of green plant material that may be suspected as something a bit more serious. </p>
// Jun. 07, 2011 - 08:24 GMT
We’re gonna starve to death here in Russia!
Dear Mom,
Please send me 3 crates of cucumbers and 2 crates each of lettuce, carrots, green onions, and cabbage, plus 300 pounds of potatoes and 2 sides of beef, a fire extinguisher and a fan</p>
// Jun. 03, 2011 - 08:08 GMT
Dressing properly for that Russian shower
In Russia there are many variations of medieval torture still used today. One of the worst is the annual icy water treatment from which very few in Moscow are spared</p>
// May. 30, 2011 - 07:35 GMT
What the Pukh?! Not again!
Moscow seems to have two seasons: winter and pukh (pronounced poo-kh). Both of them are white, one is cold and the other is just pukh.
// May. 25, 2011 - 08:30 GMT
Feeling like a kid and catching gay fish
I finally did something to remind myself that I'm still an American, more specifically someone from the Pacific Northwest, and not a “mutt-Russian”...I went out deep-sea fishing on the Pacific Ocean for the first time in about 25 years and caught four sea bass and two gay fish...
// May. 19, 2011 - 07:02 GMT
De-Muscovitization in the re-Oregonization process
So, there I was roaming around with my family along the wharf near Yaquina Bay on the Pacific coast in Oregon, enjoying the fresh air and having nothing to do, when THEY suddenly appeared out of nowhere...
// May. 16, 2011 - 04:56 GMT