Archive for February, 2005

On a personal note, Mishah and I have celebrated our tenth year together today (Feb. 26, already yesterday). A very, very happy day – hard to believe it’s been this long…

On a personal note, Mishah and I have celebrated our tenth year together today (Feb. 26, already yesterday). A very, very happy day – hard to believe it’s been this long…

Here’s part of Valeriy Panyushkin’s Feb. 25 column in Gazeta.ru (in Russian) – Russia Without Putin:
[...] And on the same day, the U.S. President Bush boasted that the Russian President Putin was losing the election in Moldova, and that Moldova was now on a path of democracy – the one pointed out by the United [...]

Here’s part of Valeriy Panyushkin’s Feb. 25 column in Gazeta.ru (in Russian) – Russia Without Putin:
[...] And on the same day, the U.S. President Bush boasted that the Russian President Putin was losing the election in Moldova, and that Moldova was now on a path of democracy – the one pointed out by the United [...]

Thank you, Another Misha, for the comment I totally agree with and for the link to the Washington Post piece!
As I wrote yesterday, this part of Kolesnikov’s press conference question was easy to miss: “…as far as Russia is concerned, everything is clear more or less.”
The Washington Post’s Peter Baker did just that – [...]

Thank you, Another Misha, for the comment I totally agree with and for the link to the Washington Post piece!
As I wrote yesterday, this part of Kolesnikov’s press conference question was easy to miss: “…as far as Russia is concerned, everything is clear more or less.”
The Washington Post’s Peter Baker did just that – [...]

Thank you, Another Misha, for the comment I totally agree with and for the link to the Washington Post piece!
As I wrote yesterday, this part of Kolesnikov’s press conference question was easy to miss: “…as far as Russia is concerned, everything is clear more or less.”
The Washington Post’s Peter Baker did just that – [...]

Something I wanted to write about since Thursday night but kept getting distracted…
The transcript of the press conference following the meeting between Bush and Putin in Bratislava does not carry the names of the reporters who were asking the questions. One question, however, from Andrei Kolesnikov of the Kommersant Daily, turned out to be quite [...]

Something I wanted to write about since Thursday night but kept getting distracted…
The transcript of the press conference following the meeting between Bush and Putin in Bratislava does not carry the names of the reporters who were asking the questions. One question, however, from Andrei Kolesnikov of the Kommersant Daily, turned out to be quite [...]

Something I wanted to write about since Thursday night but kept getting distracted…
The transcript of the press conference following the meeting between Bush and Putin in Bratislava does not carry the names of the reporters who were asking the questions. One question, however, from Andrei Kolesnikov of the Kommersant Daily, turned out to be quite [...]




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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