I went to a Protest in Moscow by -20 below Zero With a Child!
Unlike previous protests in Moscow, performed during the month following the Russian parliamentary elections, the protest “For Fair Elections” held this Saturday Feb, 4th, after the long Russian New Year holidays was planned for a long time. Information was widely spreaded across social networks. In fact, it’s the social networks, especially Facebook, and personal blogs, … Read more
How Protests and Shopping Changed Russia
Excerpt from Esther Dyson‘s post, 31-01-12 In mid-December, while trying to understand what was happening in Russia, I checked Twitter and found a tweet that somehow signified everything. It was from a young woman, and it said, in Russian: “Gotta sleep! Tomorrow I’m going for a [facial] peeling, then to the meeting and then shopping.” All three words — peeling, meeting, and shopping — were in fact the English words, … Read more
A View on the 2011 Russian Parliamentary Elections and the Protest on the 24th December in Moscow
On Sunday, the 4th December, many Russians went to vote for parliamentary elections. The percentage of voices given to a party will determine the number of deputies who will represent the party at the Duma. The Duma is the lower chamber of the Russian Federation and it’s where the laws are voted after they are … Read more
Flypigs goes QR
If you have noticed those square barcodes, you may already know that they are a hot trend today. The barcodes are called QR, short for Quick Response. Simply take a photo of the unique barcode with your camera phone. Like magic, your phone will call up the website associated with the barcode so you have a … Read more
Ice Melts in Moscow
After 4 month of baltic cold temperatures, weather is getting warmer in Moscow. Snow becomes a muddy slosh. Shoes and pants are dirty after a short walk. This time of the year is called “rasputitsa” in the Russian countryside. Ground road transform themselves into marshes, unfit for non all-terrain cars. As it snowed a lot … Read more
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Written by Sebastian Zelechowski
