John Michael Flynn/Travel in Russia’s Far East

John Michael Flynn/Travel in Russia’s Far East

Photo courtesy of the author  Khabarovsk prepares for the annual Ice Fantasy festival. *** Bags, Babushka And Bivayet   by John Michael Flynn Contributing Writer Mid-September, 2015, at one of two baggage carousels at Novy airport in Khabarovsk, capital city of...

Cyrillic Summer/Fred’s Playlist

    NO COLLUSION by Fred Roberts Music Editor   Category: Bulgaria Song Title: Къщата на изгряващото слънце (House of the Rising Sun) Artist: Емил Димитров (Emil Dimitrov) Year: 1964 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnMbItLSxTY Category: Yugoslavia...

Stephen Poleskie/Then and Now

    Leaving Moscow?   By Stephen Poleskie  Contributing Columnist   “Just fill out this form and you can go. . . .” Jenya said, sliding a paper in front of me. “But it’s in Russian, I can’t read Russia,” I replied. “We know you can read it,” Jenya...