A Russian girl directing a Red Army convoy towards Berlin in 1944

‘Operation Barbarossa’ was Hitler’s plan to defeat Russia in 4 months flat. Yet it wasn’t until 4 years later, on May 9th., 1945, that the German Army surrendered in Berlin. During this time, at least 25 million former Soviet citizens lost their lives in [...]

Despite the fabled sexual exploits of Russian Women, it isn’t resulting in a whole heap of babies. Yes, likely there will be millions fewer Russians in 2050 than now.

In contrast to Western governments throwing money at banksters, Russia isn’t buying the ‘too big to fail’ argument from a bunch of crooks.

According to the NYT’s ‘Alcohol And Life’ section (now there’s a section header), what we choose to drink can reveal more about us than, say, our astrological sign or whether we prefer Elvis or the Beatles.

…It is generally believed that Russian women don’t drink, but they are just a bit more discreet about it and tend to not sleep in doorways afterwards.