Archive for the 'Russia' Category

Don’t Eat The Yellow, Orange Or Pink Snow

Orange snow in Siberia

Watch out where the huskies go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow. (lyrics, Frank Zappa)
On January 31st, orange snow fell is several remote areas of Western Siberia. Officials said the unusual orange color was caused by the presence of mud and sand common in the Kazakh steppe but posed […]

Russian Sweatshops Revealed: Banyas

Yesterday, I read a post on Slavs of New York which led me to an interesting website called Russian-bath.com, which reveals the location of the Russian Bathhouses in New York City using Google Maps and Trulia style pins. More than that, it provides information on the particular bath, amenities and prices.
Russian-bath gives the pros and […]