November 2, 2008
Cult of the Dead Fish says that Georgia's interest in a McCain victory in next week's U.S. presidential election is based on self-interest. The blog says that following the recent war with Russia, a Republican victory is more likely to increase U.S. support for the country. ...
go to article »October 31, 2008
In the state of Massachusetts, where I live, voting for Republicans and not voting at all is pretty much the same thing. The only intrigue of this year’s presidential election is whether Obama will beat McCain here by 60% to 40%, 70% to 30%, or 80% to 20%. Massachusetts is essentially ...
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An attentive reader of this blog may have noticed that the author has stopped writing regularly on the topic of the 2008 presidential campaign in America. This is mostly due to the fact that ‘The Russian Journal’, in its new format, has been less favorable to my column “Election Too” (http:/...
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will visit Moscow today, where he wil reportedly offer the Russians to host a naval base in his country in order to counterbalance U.S. interests in the region. Gaddafi wants to deepen ‘a budding energy and military partnership with Moscow,’ the Middle Easte...
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Ukrainiana writes about Russian cartoonist Sergei Elkin and his cartoons on the U.S. presidential race. ...
go to article »October 29, 2008
A Reader's Digest poll conducted in 17 countries shows 69% of respondents believed America was ready to welcome Mr Obama into the White House, with support for the Illinois senator greatest in the Netherlands (92%) and at its lowest in Russia (52%)....
go to article »October 28, 2008
Eagle and the Bear and The Ivanov Report write about John McCain's campaign - and, among other things, his “repeated references to the K.G.B.”. ...
go to article »October 24, 2008
Watch the Russian lads do the Jamaican "butterfly" in their act dedicated to the vice-president nominee. That's it. Vice President Nominee Sarah Palin has bridged the Bering Strait and the Russians are in love. Watch as Vlad and Boris sing their hearts out to "Misses Palin" and even incorporate s...
go to article »October 14, 2008
NHL prospect Alexei Cherepanov died during a game in Russia Monday night. He was only 19-years old. Cherepanov suffered a sudden heart attack while sitting on the bench during his team’s game. Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr was talking to Cherepanov when the latter suddenly collapsed. M...
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