Fishing a favorite sport for Russians and Americans

 Rogue River Drifters Trailer, coming to a screen near you!

Humorous History of the C.C.C.R. - U.S.S.R. for all ages

The History of the USSR for children and all ages.

If the world was made of Legos, it would happen this way.


Lenin asked the Russian people, "Why are you living poor under the Czar?"
"Let you live poor under my rule!"

The back lot tour of McDonalds - where the meat comes from

Marr Russia- Hamburger kings

The busiest McDonald's restaurant in the world is on Pushkin Square, Moscow. The store serves 30,000 customers a day, as busy as on theri opening day, January 31, 1990.

The menu is similar as in the United States, with the addition of cabbage pie and a few other traditional Russian food items.

The Pushkin Square restaurant is important as well because it is the jewel in a growing real estate empire that ranks McDonald's among the largest corporate landowners in Russia.

Ever wonder how Russia can get hamburger paddies for such a large scale business?
One source is Italian company Marr Russia operating in Russia where they produce beef paddies for McDonalds's hamburgers in Russia.

Here's the beef

The ground beef ...

20 years ago the opening of the Pushkin Square McDonalds. Over 30,000 burgers were served.

Cheburashka spotted at Peter and Paul Fortress!

A sand castle festival was held at the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg this summer in 2010 on the theme :World Cinema." Cheburashka, Gena and others Russian animation stars are in this sculpture.