The Dog has done his level best to try to give aspiring politicians every single chance to be scared off by the enormity of the task they are taking on by throwing their hat into the ring. So far it does not seem to have sunk in nor actually sent anyone screaming for the hills. The Dog is very proud of all of you silly people for being this resolute. That is the good news. Now for the bad news, it is time to get down the real nitty-gritty of this process. This installment of the Campaigning 101 is going to talk about finding a campaign manager.
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Mar 06 2009
Friday Constitutional 18 – Amendments 18,19 And 20
Happy Friday and welcome the 18th installment of Friday Constitutional! For those who are joining this program already in progress, this series takes a layman’s look at the United States Constitution. It is shameful for the Dog to admit, but prior to this series he had never read the entire document. Sure he knew his Bill of Rights and had the basic mechanics of the Federal Government down, but that is in no way the same thing as actually reading it and thinking about it. Being a gregarious hound, the Dog decided to share his thoughts on the Constitution with anyone that might wonder by. If you are interested in the previous installments of this series, you can find them at the following links:
Feb 27 2009
Friday Constitutional 17 – Amendments 15 -17
Happy Friday and welcome to the 17th installment of Friday Constitutional! Sorry for the late posting, the Dog has been in meetings all day! For those of you that are joining us for the very first time, this is a weekly series taking a layman’s look at the Constitution of the United States. If you are interested in the previous installments, you can find them at the following links:
Feb 20 2009
Friday Constitutional 16 – Amendments 13 and 14, Slavery And Equal Protection
It is Friday, so it must be time for a Constitutional! Welcome to the 16th of the Dog’s series on the United States Constitution. It is hard to believe that the Dog has been writing about the Constitution for 4 months now, but as the Dog’s Mom said (with infinite and constant repetition) anything worth doing is worth doing correctly (she has a bit of a proper English fetish, the Dog blames the Nuns). If you have not been reading this series or missed any of them, you can find all of the previous ones at the following links:
Sorry, the Dog is still having some technical difficulty with the links to the previous installments in this series, he does promise to resolve it one way or the other by next Friday!
Feb 13 2009
Friday Constitutional 15- Amendments 11 And 12
Happy Friday and welcome to the 15th installment (does this feel like a 30 year mortgage to anyone else?) in the Dog’s series on the United States Constitution. This series is taking a layman’s look at the Constitution and talking about what each part means. If you have never read the whole thing before, the Dog recommends that you do. After all it is the foundational document of our entire system of law, so it is worth knowing. If you have not been following this series you can find the previous installments at the following links;
Um, The Dog is having some technical difficulties this week, so there will not be any links, hopefully by next Friday we can get this resolved.
Jan 03 2009
Pony Party: Badges
Badges – Minutemen
Having extra time off today, I’ve been doing a little maintenance on the Docudharma Series page.
I just added 3 more series – which in some cases should have been done a long time ago. (Sorry guys!) I also removed a few series for users who left the site and deleted all their essays.
Here’s the new badges – they are already appearing in the rotation of the flickr widget.
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Thanks to The Dog, Johnny Venom, and mishima for all their good work.
Feb 10 2008
We have a problem that every American should be FULLY aware of. Part One
Series of two to be posted from Sancho Press on Docudharma, Turn Maine Blue, DailyKos and sent to the Communications Director (per her request) for Congressman Michael Michaud, Maine 2nd district, member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
CAN YOU SPARE JUST ONE HOUR OUT OF YOUR LIFE?
If you REALLY want to know what problems our troops and veterans are battling, then you might want to take that one hour to read and watch these. It took me about 90 minutes to read every word and watch every video. I have TBI and am not the sharpest tack in the box. It took me MUCH longer to compile excerpts from 27 articles, videos and photos.
Jan 29 2008
A Gamer’s View of Elections and Voting – Pt. 1
(I was originally going to write this in one post, but then I realized it was going to get way too long. There’s a lot of ground that needs to be covered, so I’m splitting it up into a few essays. This part introduces you to the point of view from which I’ll be writing throughout the series, and then focuses on the historical reasons behind our current election and voting systems and why I view them as separate and dependent systems.)
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I am a gamer. I enjoy playing games and have done so nearly my entire life. Of course, I don’t like all games. Who does? In my case, games of chance are not my cup of tea, since there’s little, if any, skill involved. And I’m not much into sports. (I must be un-American!) That doesn’t mean I’m unfamiliar with those games or that I don’t appreciate them, but being that I’m uninterested in them, I haven’t taken the time to really learn their rules. Primarily, I’m a role player, but I also enjoy board games, card games, silly games, serious games, and many other types. I’ve been playing games since I can remember, but I wasn’t a student of games (so to speak) until after I left high school. I want to briefly (I hope) explain why this has any bearing on elections and voting.
Jan 02 2008
Docudharma Series Spotlight
Greetings and thanks to all who read, write and comment on this blog. Our short existence in 2007 has been funtastic – witnessing the birth of the blog and forming a community of like-minded souls. I’m sure 2008 will be amazing as well. I especially want to thank the contributors who have committed to writing regular original series (just like HBO!). My latest project has been to put together a Series page (now linked under DharmaDocs) where everyone can have easy access to the content and catch up on their favorites.
The page is reproduced below….
Jan 02 2008
Series on DocuDharma
Docudharma has a wealth of talented writers – some of whom contribute a regular series on a particular topic – news, art, philosophy, fiction, etc.
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ALL TIMES EASTERN US (GMT -5:00)
| Series | Author/Description | Time (Eastern US) |
 | News. Four at Four – Current events and hot topics uniquely presented by Magnifico the founder of Overnight News Digest. | M-F 4 PM |
 | Teaching, Learning. Robyn serves up an educational feast at Café Discovery. Pull up a chair. | Sun 10 AM |
 | News. Docudharma Times – mishima starts your day with the morning headlines and the amazing ticker. | Daily 7:30 AM |
| Teaching, Law. Friday Constitutional – Something The Dog Said walks us through each Article and Section of the Consititution. Knowing the relevance and intent of this document is essential for every political blogger and citizen of the United States. | Friday |
 | Salon. nightprowlkitty sets the beat, Friday Night at 8, with lyrical prose and Hepcat style. BYO cocktails. | Fri 8 PM |
 | Life. Friday Philosophy: Robyn‘s personal and profound ponderings. | Fri 6 PM |
  | SciFi/CyberPulp. Iglesia by buhdydharma – a cliffhanger serial with a metaphysical twist. Stay tuned for what happens next… | Tue & Sat midnight |
 | in Other news. pico‘s weekly roundup of GLBT news | Wed noon on hiatus |
| Music. Late Night Karaoke – mishima cues up the tunes so everyone can sing along. | nightly 3 AM |
| Economy, Business. Manufacturing Monday – Johnny Venom digests the weekly business news, bringing you informative and detailed analysis of industry, labor, economics, world trade and more. | Monday |
 | Art & Poetry. Muse in the Morning – Robyn celebrates the Muses and encourages everyone to contribute their talent. | M-F 6 AM |
 | Open Thread. Pony Party hosted by Turing Test and the stable crew. For fun and amusement… must be this high to ride! | Daily |
 | Books. Profiles in Literature – pico‘s fascinating lessons about the history, lives, and works of authors. | Tue 6 PM on hiatus |
 | News. Random Japan – Special and unusual news items from Japan. Brought to you by mishima. | Fri midnight |
 | News/Commentary. ek hornbeck ace reporter for The Stars Hollow Gazette. | Sun, M, W, Th midnight |
 | Trippin Tuesday – All things psychedelic. To wake up your mind… get On The Bus. | Tue 10 PM (highly irregular) |
 | Fiction. Weapon of Young Gods – authors Roy Reed, dhaynes and others. A wild stab at expression born of boredom, nostalgia, inertia, and spasmodic bursts of heretofore-unknown discipline and willpower. | Random |
 | News. Weekend News Digest with ek hornbeck – Top Stories in Technicolor. News from the World, U.S, Business, Politics, Science and more. | Sat & Sun 4 PM |
 | Books. What are you reading? – plf515’s popular series cross-posted at Daily Kos. | discontinued |
 | Spontaneous expression. Writing in the Raw – pfiore8 (with occasional guest hosts) lets it all hang out in this creative workshop. | discontinued |
Dec 15 2007
More about RUSSIA. #4 in series. Many photos.
Welcome to the 4th in the series about my trips to Russia.
If you did not read the prior essays, I urge you to Do so. Number one is a little longer than the others but you could at least check out the setup at the beginning and check out the photos If you don’t want to read all the trivia and humorous stories.
NONE OF THE PHOTOS OR TRIVIA FROM ONE ESSAY OF THIS SERIES WILL BE REPEATED IN THE LATER ESSAYS. ALL OF THE NEEDED BACKGROUND ON MY TRIPS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION WILL ONLY BE IN THE FIRST ESSAY OF THE SERIES.
Here is the link to number one, so you can start at the beginning if you have not.
https://www.docudharma.com/show…
Each of the diaries ends with a link to the next diary in the series.
Let’s start with a few photos.
For the women (& men) who saw the naked ass of the tall man with the sculpted body, the first photo is him and his horse from the front.
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Guys this second photo is an example of REALLY trusting your wife. Top photo is a museum in Tomsk Russia and second is inside the museum (real trust).
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Victory Day in Russia is a big holiday. The day Russia took Berlin. I was in Russia on Victoy Day in 2004. Statue and flowers at base as is true of every statue of military significance all over Russia.
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Some street muscians in St. Pete.
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TRIVA/STORIES
– I met a Chinese man in an apartment building I was staying in once when I was in Moscow. He had relocated to Russia ten years earlier. It was a nicer high-rise apartment building because it was primarily for foreigners for work or some other long term reason. Most had the rent paid by their corporation. Had receptionists, guards at side entrances and a neat and clean elevator that worked 24hrs. This Chinese man was living in this apartment building. We passed in the hall and nodded and smiled a couple of times. One day he specifically stopped me and asked if he could come to my apartment and speak with me. It was clear he had been giving thought for a while about making this request. I set a date to have him by my apartment. He had many questions about America. He shared much with me about his home country. Another place I knew little about before he was good enough to enlighten me. We spoke for three hours and he showed me the photo albums he bought to our meeting. It was a nice experience.
– I met an American man living in Moscow for fifteen years who was in the transportation industry as I had been. He loved Russia. We spoke a couple hours and he taught me much about Russia and Russians.
– Russians are NOT cold and distant people. On the surface they seem so. Most walk down the street and look cold and angry but they are just the opposite when you get past the gruff exterior and “walls” they have built through necessity. Every “real” exchange I had with a Russian quickly became embracing, caring and thoughtful.
– Everyone I ever met in Russia felt a great responsibility for me enjoying their country, culture and the whole experience. Many people apologized if there was anything in their country I did not like even though it had nothing to do with them.
– Most Russians are multilingual and more educated than Americans. Most know more about the rest of the world than Americans do. Many know US geography, US politics, American history, as well as our traditions and holidays. Many know more of these than many Americans.
– My father in law, is 60, he is a retired truck/taxi driver so we had a common connection with my background in the transportation industry. He can speak almost no English. The first time we met, he said through his daughter, that it pained him that we could not get to know each other better. He toasted to me, his daughters future and more things before downing each one of the dozen or so shots he took in a four hour period. A half dozen times during that evening he gestured me to the balcony to share a few minutes in silence while we enjoyed smoking a cigarette together.
– In the above explained situations, we developed a bond without even being able to speak each others language.
– I have concluded that the cold and stoic exterior of some Russians is a survival and coping mechanism to deal with the difficult, sometimes cruel, sometimes impersonal and often disappointing world and structure in which some live. The life some lead can be spiritually and emotionally murderous but they are survivors and have adapted ways to endure.
– I believe part of the rituals of alcohol use and it’s importance are the attempts for some to bond with others and get closer to other people. For some a celebration to drown their mutual pain. In some areas people who are heavy drinkers will say to another person, “if you respect me, you will drink with me”. It seems in reality, sharing a drink is the best way some know to let another person in, to let their guard down and share themselves. Toasts are much more common than in America. We reserve toasts for “special” occasions. They also toast for special occasions but toast before each drink in normal situations.
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Night boat ride on one of many rivers in St. Pete. This river has a huge bridge and the river is a main access for boats bring in supplies to St.Pete. and every night the bridge is raised about midnite for many boats to pass through.
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The remainder of the photos in this essay are taken in Petergof, a city near St. Pete. Amazing history to this. I may have already said this but it was the home of Admiral Petr Perry a famous war hero. It was completly destroyed in war and then rebuild exactly the same. This photo is of the bumpiest, most ass breaking water slide you have ever seen.
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-Nobody wants to say this but it is absolutely true; The primary reason 99% of women in Russia look for a man in another country is because of their experiences with Russian men. Between all FSU nation, I would estimate there are at least 500,000 actively seeking a husband outside their country. Many men are the reason and there is no other reason. Not living conditions. Not money. Not anything but the fact that some have given up on Russian men being anything other than chauvinists, pigs, drunks, womanizers and don’t make their family their first priority. Of course, there is the 1% of the woman looking outside their nation, that are gold diggers, we have them here also.
– Russian men these women have encountered shirking responsibility and obligation are part of the reason these women are disenchanted with Russian men.
– Other primary reasons some Russian women have given up on the men there, include alcohol abuse, verbal abuse and infidelity.
– Every woman I got to know spoke of infidelity.
– Many spoke of an ex-husband who was MIA for two days while partying.
– Some of the men in Russia (FSU) with enough money to support a family very well have ties to illegal activities.
– Some of the reason Russian women resort to an international search for a man, is cultural. Very few Russian women over 30 do not have a child and even fewer have never been married. The belief that these are staples of life is ingrained and very strong, right, wrong or indifferent it is a fact, they want to be married.
– In spite of those things I said above, men bashing that I heard in Russia was limited ONLY to issues like; irresponsibility, alcohol abuse, infidelity, lack of financial assistance (I mean normal daily things not diamonds and furs) and attention to their needs.
– Some of the women and children may only have three “nice”, matching and tasteful outfits. They will be worn consecutively and often hand washed each day. The children are immaculate. The girls hair is kept looking perfect. Russian women and children are extremely cleanly. Some shower or “clean up” several times a day and never go to bed without “cleaning up”.
-You will see almost no female Russian under 50 years of age that is over weight. Hard to believe but true. This is due to better eating, more walking and largely a conscious effort to maintain beauty.
– You will not see much “white trash” in Russia. Other than street people, gypsies and beggars (many), I was amazed at the appearance of even the poorest of Russians.
– These habits/qualities/behaviors are so ingrained that there is a specific single word to refer to a woman who does less than “normal” to make herself look her best. The word is “mimra.” They have a difficult time even giving a definition of this word because we have nothing in English that has the same meaning. “Mimra” does not refer to any personality trait nor economic status nor beauty or ugliness. It is simply a woman who does little to improve her appearance. Even children use this word for the “abnormal” Russian woman to whom it applies. This should give you an idea how deeply they value appearances. Mimra is used for a woman who goes in public without trying to look her best.
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First photo is two on one. The boat is made of all stone, amazing. It is in Moscow not far from Gorke park. Second is an ugly guy amongst beautiful flowers in Gorke park in May. Yes, Moscow in May is not still frozen.
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Typical Russian Orthodox priest in standard attire.
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St. Pete. Statue
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– In a few good restaurants I saw tasteful black and white photos of beautiful naked women (unable to see private parts). There are no women complaining about this or boycotting the restaurants. Imagine this in the US.
– Many women take notice of the beauty of another woman and/or her body.
– I don’t want to convey the wrong idea. In general Russian women can be very jealous. Some are more jealous than many women I have known. For some women Jealousy is actually seen as a sign of love. As long as they don’t think their spouse/partner will act when they take note of another beautiful woman, all should be fine.
– Russian women are great hostesses. Having someone to their home means a day of cooking, preparing, cleaning and ensuring their guest will be pleased. It would be rude to do anything else.
– Most Russian women believe they are responsible for all aspects of the home in addition to the cooking and being a gracious hostess.
– Russians realize many of the shortcomings of their country, in spite of this they love their country. As a whole, their nation may be more patriotic than America. As a percentage, more Russian men might be willing to die for their country than those of us in America who would be willing to.
– I heard less complaining about politics, social systems or most other issues than I hear in America. Believe me, they have MUCH more to complain about than we do. I understand that conversations with tourists do not generally include these type complaints. I have gotten to know many Russians well. Many I know have no qualms about discussing with me some things they were displeased with in their country.
– The “mail order bride” fallacy about Russian women is still believed by many in the western world. Whenever a Russian woman is on an internet chat room or instant messaging site or website or any other mode of meeting foreign men, she has 100’s of men communicating with her from all over the world. When a Russian woman decides to marry a foreign man, the nation to which they go is not relevant to most and is proportional to the number of men from each nation on the site. They do not leave for
Dec 14 2007
More about RUSSIA. #3. More photos of Russia on this one.
Welcome to the third in the series about my trips to Russia.
If you did not read the prior essays, please do so before reading this essay. I urge you to read the priors in this series.
NONE OF THE PHOTOS OR TRIVIA FROM ONE ESSAY OF THIS SERIES WILL BE REPEATED IN THE LATER ESSAYS. ALL OF THE NEEDED BACKGROUND ON MY TRIPS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION WILL ONLY BE IN THE FIRST ESSAY OF THE SERIES.
Here is the link to number one, so you can start at the beginning. Numbe one is a little long but I have been told it is worth it. If nothing else you can read the beginning with the setup and checkout the photos. 2-4 are all shorter than number one.
https://www.docudharma.com/show…
Each of the diaries ends with a link to the next diary in the series.
Let’s start with some photos. My “quarters” in Saint Petersburg. One looking up at fiance on balcony of apartment I had in Saint Petersbug. Two from balcony. One inside apt. Amazing location. Right on main street and all lively 24/7. Beautiful hardwood floors. All new inside. Great place. I think it was $700 for two weeks. Imagine in a tourist city of 5 million in US for an apartment like this in this kind of location. As usual though, washer but no dryer. No thermostat for heat. No A/C. Nasty ally around the back of the building for entry. Dirt ally so when it rained it was all mud.
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Sorry, gotta tell a story here. One night I was on the balcony about three am and saw a drunken man crossing the street not more than 75 ft from my balcony. A normal crazy Russian driver came around the corner and hit him. He flew about 50ft in the air and landed in a heap in the middle of the road almost directly under my balcony. It looked like both arms and both legs were twisted around his torso so badly that they must be broken. I thought he might be dead. About the time the driver got out, the man setup, I couldn’t believe it. He quickly fell back over and sat back up and fell over and set back up. Then he tried to stand and it was from then on that it became comical. He stumbled, he mumbled, he fell, he got up, he walked (staggered) a few feet to fall again. He finally got to the curb and sat on the curb just looking like a drunk. The driver decided he was ok and left. The man laid down in the gutter. About the time I was going to wake up my girlfriend to call someone an ambulance arrived. The scene was nothing like I have ever seen for triage of a victim of such an event. They prodded him. Helped him get up. Nobody used a pen light on his eyes. Nobody looked at his skull for fractures. He didn’t want to get in the ambulance. They finally got him to go and they were off. Unbelievable. Only in Russia!
– The distribution/transportation of goods is terrible in Russia. This just happens to be the industry I spent 20 years in management. America is awesome at moving products around our country.
– Almost nobody wears a seatbelt in Russia. If a Russian wore a seatbelt when with friends they would probably be ridiculed by them.
– There is a Russian saying that I heard frequently. This is said jokingly. When someone states some facts or information a Russian will say “you know too much, it is time to kill you”. It is interesting that I heard this most often when I was talking about things I had learned about Russia or Russians. Maybe this comes from the infamous KGB.
– Teenagers can’t buy cigarettes but can get served alcohol almost anywhere.
– Many Russians lack hope of anything changing. In many ways they lack hope of almost any kind. They might have gotten a little with perestroika but now after 16 years after it and many of their lives are worse, so they have returned to hopelessness. They truly believe democracy and capitalism does not help the average person.
-Some of our ingrained beliefs can not be grasped. Live free or die. If something is not right/good/best then take action to correct it. I disagree with you but will defend your right to have your opinion. If you are not happy with a service or product you paid for then speak up. These and more are concepts that are contrary to keeping ones sanity in Russia. They call these “luxuries” Americanski princeeepaal. I don’t think that is Russian, that is how they refered to it when I did something like speak up about poor service or something I paid for not being right.
– There are stray dogs everywhere in Russia. It is pitiful. No one pets them or even speaks to them. I do, my wife scolds me.
– Nobody spays or neuters. Most cant afford it and many think it is cruel.
– If you tell them you had your cat de-clawed you will have to explain to most what it is as they don’t even know about it. You will be considered a mean, mean person for this.
– There are few veterinarians as few have money for such luxuries.
– Almost nobody feeds pet’s actual pet food but rather table scraps.
– Many Russians have cats. They are indulged with fresh fish regularly
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PHOTO BREAK. All 4 are in Saint Pertersbug.
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Guy in next one didn’t even flinch when I goosed him.
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Flying Lions
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– The mental health system is like “One flew over the cuckoos nest”.
– Most Russians don’t know anyone who has been to a therapist.
– Anti depressants and the like are almost unheard of.
– It seems like there is a drug store every hundred yards.
– Many things we must have a prescription for can be gotten over the counter. I mean many things. Some type of narcotic type meds., syringes, the morning after pill and much more. They don’t seem to have anything like our FDA.
– Many Russians put great stock in herbal remedies and many as preventative. These can vary from region to region. Usefulness of some are supported by western studies.
– It is dwindling but there are still Russians that believe their soup called borsch must be eaten everyday to maintain health. Great stock is put in the health benefits of garlic by some. Particularly in the SE where the caucus mountains. There are more “old Russia” cities is this area. It is horrendous when you get in a bus or train that is packed and you are face to face with someone who has an amazing garlic smell.
– Russians believe an even number of flowers as a gift is bad luck. They always give 11 instead of a dozen.
– The medical system in Russia is a socialist type setup. It costs very little by our standards for most things except voluntary procedures. Their waiting time at a hospital makes ours look short.
– Surprisingly to me the dental work in Russia is reasonably good but proportional in cost it is even higher than ours considering incomes.
– Before 1995 abortion was definitely the number one form of birth control in Russia. Most women under forty had an abortion. Most had several. The clinics are brutal, cruel, unfeeling and assembly lines with doctors performing five or six procedures at one time. There is dispute about the numbers of abortions now. Because of some forms not being reported as abortion. The is an increase in birth control but it is expensive by their standards. The USSR never kept records until 1988 and breaking into 15 nations makes it difficult to know if the number is really dropping or not.
– Aids is rampant in Russia.
PHOTO BREAK. All 4 are in Saint Petersburg
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Normal Lion
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Don’t ask me who any of the guys are in these statues, maybe Pico knows.
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– In general Russian men feel it is a woman’s problem to avoid pregnancy.
– Traditions and holidays are very important to Russians. Drinking seems to be the central focus of all holiday celebrtions.
– Disposable diapers, tampons and pads (they actually used rags) have only been common since the early 1990’s (paper again).
– Although their need is as great or greater in Russia as any country in the world, there are as many meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous in an American city of 50,000 as there are in ALL of Russia.
– Alcohol and drug treatment programs are virtually nonexistent. The opinion of many scholarly people is that alcohol is undoubtedly the single biggest problem of any kind in Russia. Alcoholism rates are unbelievable. The effects on every area of Russian life are clear to outsiders. Even the average Russian woman you meet will probably never have been out socially for any reason without drinking. In Russia this does not mean she has a problem. The problem is nothing amongst the women compared to the men. Alcohol is a big part of everything in Russian life.
-The average Russian mans life span is about thirteen years less than an American man. This is mostly because of early deaths from alcohol abuse.
– The average lifespan for Russian women is the same as American women.
– Primary school is 11 grades and in most cases followed by an institute (college) or technical training.
– Russian primary schools are far more strict than American schools. Many go Monday to Saturday. In some schools, when it is time for a holiday, the children are tasked with cleaning the school. Yes, I mean mopping, washing and general cleaning up.
– It is possible for a child to be made to stand in the doorway for forty five minutes because they arrived to school late.