News from the Orient

Today I was reviewing various newspapers for the last week and found that Russia was among the hottest topics. President Vladimir Putin stepped forward during the last Security Conference in Munich. He criticized the Bush Administration of practically uncontained use of force in resolvig... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I was writing about early days of Russia. Today I will tell a scary story (yet again!) about Ivan the Terrible. He was a direct descendant of the Princes of Moscow. His father died when he was little, and his mother was a foreigner, who had a really hard time living in Moscovy. She was... Sign in to see full entry.

I was reading all the articles about Russia posted here and realized how little people know about Russia. Yes, the country does not have a spotless reputation, and it does not look very civilized from the outside. However, Russia is not a collection of terrifying tales about Chechnya, terrorism,... Sign in to see full entry.