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expat life in Russia

The Domestic Goddess of the Green Line

By on 14/03/2013

Here’s one of the great unsolved mysteries of the universe: 

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Snow Tires for the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

By on 19/12/2012

Russians don’t go in for the notion of climate change, and given recent events, can we blame them?

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Warming Up To Halloween

By on 15/10/2012

You have to hand it to the Russians – when it comes to holidays, more is more as far as they are concerned. 

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Introducing The Expat Lexicon! The “S” Words

By on 26/05/2011

Salaries, servants, and sex…oh my! 10 Essential “S” words for the aspiring expat!

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The Imported Locavore

By on 25/02/2011

I feel curiously off the hook somehow when I return to Moscow, where even the most committed Northamptonite would be forced to agree: you can’t subsist on a diet of local beets, sour cream, and cabbage

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Birthday of Russian Vodka/День рождения русской водки: Russia’s Favorite Imported Beverage

By on 31/01/2011

I am not, myself, a big vodka fan, and this is probably the reason I am still alive.

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The Day of Victory /День Победы: “In defeat, unbeatable: in victory, unbearable”

By on 09/05/2010

World War II, or “The Great Patriotic War:” a conflict primarily fought in the Eastern European theater of war: starring the Russians as the Good Guys and featuring the Nazis as the Bad Guys.

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Добро пожаловать! Welcome BlogTrotters!

By on 22/04/2010

To my extreme shock and horror, Russia in 1989 looked nothing like “Nicholas and Alexandra.”

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