Archive for January, 2005

I was very relieved – if not happy – to leave Moscow at the end of 2002. I was too devastated by what had happened that October – and I still am: the Nord-Ost hostage horror. I was sick of Moscow then. At least this is how I remember it now.
St. Pete is two [...]

I was very relieved – if not happy – to leave Moscow at the end of 2002. I was too devastated by what had happened that October – and I still am: the Nord-Ost hostage horror. I was sick of Moscow then. At least this is how I remember it now.
St. Pete is two [...]

I was very relieved – if not happy – to leave Moscow at the end of 2002. I was too devastated by what had happened that October – and I still am: the Nord-Ost hostage horror. I was sick of Moscow then. At least this is how I remember it now.
St. Pete is two [...]

Moving out tomorrow. No, today – it’s Sunday already.
Two apartments in two years in St. Pete; two apartments in two years in Moscow for me, and four in three years for Mishah.
It’s always very sad and very exciting to leave, both. And I’m not scared or even nervous anymore. Mishah has been too [...]

Moving out tomorrow. No, today – it’s Sunday already.
Two apartments in two years in St. Pete; two apartments in two years in Moscow for me, and four in three years for Mishah.
It’s always very sad and very exciting to leave, both. And I’m not scared or even nervous anymore. Mishah has been too [...]

Moving out tomorrow. No, today – it’s Sunday already.
Two apartments in two years in St. Pete; two apartments in two years in Moscow for me, and four in three years for Mishah.
It’s always very sad and very exciting to leave, both. And I’m not scared or even nervous anymore. Mishah has been too [...]

According to the New York Times, The Qatari government is considering selling al-Jazeera TV station, whose worldwide audience ranges from 30 million to 50 million people.
I love the story’s last paragraph:
An American official noted that Al Jazeera had not only alienated the United States but had also angered officials in Saudi Arabia, Iran, [...]

According to the New York Times, The Qatari government is considering selling al-Jazeera TV station, whose worldwide audience ranges from 30 million to 50 million people.
I love the story’s last paragraph:
An American official noted that Al Jazeera had not only alienated the United States but had also angered officials in Saudi Arabia, Iran, [...]

According to the New York Times, The Qatari government is considering selling al-Jazeera TV station, whose worldwide audience ranges from 30 million to 50 million people.
I love the story’s last paragraph:
An American official noted that Al Jazeera had not only alienated the United States but had also angered officials in Saudi Arabia, Iran, [...]

According to the New York Times, The Qatari government is considering selling al-Jazeera TV station, whose worldwide audience ranges from 30 million to 50 million people.
I love the story’s last paragraph:
An American official noted that Al Jazeera had not only alienated the United States but had also angered officials in Saudi Arabia, Iran, [...]




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    • I find it overwhelming that Marta will turn 4 years old in the morning - because, in a way, 4 is like 16 - she's a big little girl now... 2 days ago
    • Candles lit in front of Ukr Embassy in Moscow. May look like holiday season decor to those who don't know, but if you do know, it's moving. 4 days ago
    • Lit a candle, placed it on the balcony, explained to Marta that it's for people who are "on the cloud" - to let them know we remember them. 4 days ago
    • The modem has somehow fixed itself. Hope it lasts. What a relief. 5 days ago
    • Wifi modem died @ 4:30AM. Maybe it's for the better - I do need a break. But no internet means my backlog will grow. Feeling desperate... 6 days ago
    • Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. friends! 6 days ago
    • Transcarpathian TV: 3 channels; monthly salary UAH 1,000-1,500 ($120-$180); equipment scarce; politics abounds (UKR) http://bit.ly/7pvI7K 1 week ago
    • Same piece on U.S. spin doctors in Ukr, but a bit off-topic: Taras Kuzio is the only guy who's quoted saying "the Ukraine" - twice. Wild. 1 week ago
    • "So why go to New Jersey and lose for 100 grand when you [can] go to Peru and lose for a million?” (James Carville, Clinton's ex-strategist) 1 week ago
    • <-- ...a little bit damaging to your reputation. But if you go to Peru and you run a presidential race and you lose, no one knows or cares." 1 week ago
    • Here's why they are here: “If you help elect a president & then you get involved in a governor’s race & you lose, it’s going to be ... --> 1 week ago
    • U.S. political consultants in Ukraine, assisting Yushch, Yanuk, Yulia and Yatsenyuk: http://bit.ly/2lvtGm 1 week ago
    • Yulia, our Janus: after her fun chat w/ Putin, her MPs draft a bill to recognize UPA fighters as WWII combatants http://bit.ly/7GXKG4 (RUS) 1 week ago
    • So, 5 years since Maidan, we have a Putin-friendly Tymoshenko & a Yanukovych who's sort of critical of Putin :) http://bit.ly/08rYzbN (RUS) 1 week ago
    • Bookmarks restored. Nearly all of them. Hated to be reminded of how much I depend on technology. 1 week ago
    • Firefox has deleted my bookmarks overnight. All of them, damn it. Feels like coming back home to find that all your furniture is gone. 1 week ago
    • RT @skovalyov: Вера Ульянченко вышла на сцену и вручает медальки. Оранжевая КПСС. Идолы новые - традиции старые. #UOR5 1 week ago
    • Our Brezhnev of a president misnames Medvedev, while Saakashvili tries hard not to giggle (UKR) http://bit.ly/6O1TnY 1 week ago