Ukraine List

I have been a bit addicted this morning with the Agrarian Marketing Project site. This site is a sort of agricultural news and price clearinghouse for those in the food industry in Ukraine and Russia. You have to read Russian or Ukrainian to get the full effect of the site as the English portion is […]

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I noticed on eBay that a few historic photos from the Steinbeck novel, A Russian Journal, were up for auction.

In 1947 John Steinbeck traveled to the Soviet Union with the celebrated war photographer, Robert Capa, who just a few short years before had been photographing Omaha beach during D-Day. They subsequently released A Russian Journal […]

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I have been busy reviewing sites today, so I will highlight four sites that I found useful and interesting.
The first is Buy Ukraine. I had seen this advertised on a few sites and just now checked it out. Basically, it’s an income-generating project of the US-Ukraine Foundation that uses the proceeds from sales to […]

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I have updated the Travel Store a bit, so you may want to check it out. I will be adding more affiliates on that page over time, but only I as I feel comfortable with their service. It features language software, books about Ukraine, outdoor gear, airline tickets, and travel bags.

On 19 November between 1:00 […]

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I recently viewed some eBay listings showing Ukrainian goods, so I thought I would do a little more searching to see what is out there. Of course you will find a lot of military paraphernalia, stamps, and old bills and coins, but here are some of the more interesting items. I won’t put links as […]

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