http://www.ytfiles.com Blogging about Russia Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:09:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Disgraceful and cruel are just some of the words that come to mind... This amateur video showing a donkey being sent into the air parasailing over the Azov sea in the Krasnodar region of Russia has stirred outrage and disgust online and has now made its way to the TV screens ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/07/21/youtube-sensation-of-a-wrong-kind-the-parasailing-donkey-makes-me-sick-to-my-stomach/ Vancouver journalist Bob Mackin is one of the most respected local reporters, so when he published a story about Russia's spending at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, I took notice. I mean, I've heard stories about insane dollars that the Russian delegation shed to promote Sochi games in Vancouver, but my ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/07/16/the-culture-of-squandering-is-there-an-antidote/ "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman" ~ Margaret Thatcher If Margaret Thatcher’s words are anything to live by, women are clearly not being talked to enough. So what do women do? They throw together a summit to build a ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/06/18/from-russia-with-love-%e2%80%a6-and-girl-power-anna-malinovskaya-represents-russia-at-girls20-summit-in-toronto/ In the spirit of Day 3 of the World Cup and a triumphant victory of Germany against Australia today, I am posting the following side-by-side portraits of Germany's top forward Lukas Podolski and Russia's first man in space Yuri Gagarin. Ever since I first saw Podolski play for Germany in 2006, ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/06/13/world-cup-2010-lukas-podolski-and-yuri-gagarin-find-10-differences/ For Alena Popova, a young Russian woman specializing in the so-called “electronic government,” a lot of international conferences go the same way. When Alena tells people she is from Russia doing consulting work in Government 2.0, a common response to her “elevator pitch” is disbelief. “Really? You have Gov 2.0 in Russia? ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/06/11/government-2-0-in-russia-megabyte-democracy-an-interview-with-russian-e-gov-expert-alena-popova/ Come visit the site's Facebook page. "Likes" are appreciated! http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/05/31/ytfiles-com-is-now-on-facebook/ So, it happened. Russia lost to Czech Republic 2-1 in the finals of the IIHF world championships in Germany. But, is all lost? As in, will Russia lose again in Sochi in 2014? Because winning the hockey title seems to be the ultimate goal for the Russians in Sochi, part of ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/05/23/russians-lose-iihf-title-vancouver-olympics-nightmare-re-lived/ May 9 marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War. The Victory Day has always been very special in my family growing up. We were fortunate and none of my family passed away in that war, but the pain and the suffering that engulfed the nation ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/05/13/oscar-winning-documentary-moscow-strikes-back-ww2-history-1943-to-2010/ Combine Russian ambitiousness with confidence of a Californian and you get Anna Trebunskaya. At least, that is an impression I got from talking to Anna about her life and career on America’s top dancing show “Dancing With The Stars.” Anna Trebunskaya is one of the professional dancers on "DWTS," and ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/05/04/living-the-american-dream-interview-with-anna-trebunskaya-of-dancing-with-the-stars/ It is one of those simple, yet brilliant ideas that you just wish you thought of yourself -- take an Olympic city, crazy fans, endless energy, the world coming together and immortalize it all in amazing photography. [caption id="attachment_591" align="alignright" width="348" caption="Jeremy Lim, Colours2010.com"][/caption] Jeremy Lim, Vancouver photographer and freelancer, did just ... http://www.ytfiles.com/2010/04/28/remembering-olympic-vancouver-local-photographer-jeremy-lim-brings-back-olympic-memories-in-colours2010-look-for-russian-trikolor/