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Rogosstrakh (RGS) insurance company is Russia's largest P&C insurer. I took on a project in Moscow from June 2007. This PhotoBlog chronicles my travels. Stay in the loop! Subscribe to this blog's feed Talk to CHall:
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Russian Military Parade - 9 May Celebration - Victory Day
Victory Day, 9 May, marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Today that victory was celebrated with a stellar display of Russia's military might. Russian tanks and intercontinental missile launchers were paraded through Moscow for the first time since the collapse of the USSR.
"If anyone was having trouble grasping the fact that Russia has an image problem, the sight of intercontinental ballistic missiles rolling across Red Square on Victory Day should have cleared matters up."
"Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade."
This story was in the Moscow Times.
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I saw it coming as soon as Tim Russert cornered Senator Hillary Clinton into naming President Vladimir Putin's heir. She dodged, ducked and plunged into the now famous: "Um, Med-medvedova, whatever."
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Granted, saying Medvedev's name isn't a piece of cake - it took me a few times to get it figured out.
Read on to the full article AND to see Clinton looking like a fool... not hard for her...
Bill's Farewell at Klub Ten with the band Ljapis Trubezkoj
Tonight was Bill's farewell party at Klub Ten in Moscow. Band and music provided by Ljapis Trubezkoj. Check out the music video presentation which includes all the evening's photos!
Denis and I went skiing/snowboarding at Volen today. Volen is best likened to Ski Roundtop in PA. (Ski Roundtop is a smaller, northeastern USA ski area near where I grew up. The hills are about the same length and elevation; the types of skiers/boarders were about the same.)
It was Denis's first time on a board. He learned the art real quick!
I watched my first football match, actually, make that matches today. Russia was holding a mini-tournament / pre-season warm-up in Moscow. Game 1 saw "European champions Milan fought back from two goals down against Lokomotiv Moscow to draw 3-3 and eventually win the game on penalties." In game 2, the tournament finale, PSV Eindhoven won the Russian Railways Cup beating Real Madrid 2-1. Some Lokomotiv stadium photographs and game photos are included. The extended entry has news snippets for both matches.
Lokomotiv Stadium to see Milan, PSV, Real Madrid, and Moscow Lokomotiv
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