An American tourist in Russia
Yesterday I came across an interesting article about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, the son of a milk maid and a carpenter (like a certain other famous person), third of four children, and Earth’s first man to fly to space. Here’s a summary in English along with some expanded information I found for you. His … Read more
Ukrainians claim to have captured two Chinese volunteers. Whether or not this story is true, it is meant to prove a Chinese-Russian partnership. But is there any merit to this argument. Well, let’s see. They would have to prove some sort of Chinese hostility toward Ukraine, or unequal favoritism toward Russia. As of right now, … Read more
As I reported after she was arrested in Russia a little over a year ago, Karelina was accused of donating money to Ukrainian causes. But not just any cause, she donated to a website that was explicitly raising funds to donate military equipment, including FPV drones and military IFAK (first aid) kits.
I see a lot of people, usually coastal liberals and Europeans, claiming that Trump is some sort of menace that’s destroyed the good thing that is American interventionism. “Reputation destroyed!” They wail. Well, let’s do a quick recap of the USA’s “reputation” over the last 80 years: 1950s: Killed 1/5 of the North Korean population, and … Read more
There is this idea that Russians are more repressed than Americans and western people, but nothing could be further fom the truth. Russians (both Soviet and modern day) are much more barbaric than their western counterparts. After three years in Russia, I would say it is true that Russians are more emotional than Americans. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being completely relaxed and 10 being extremely excited or agitated, the average American is normally at a 1 or 2, and the average Russian is at a 4. Even in the absence of external stimuli, the Russian is just more excited or upset and that’s his normal condition.