Word: russianize
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...Ollie said, as they began to stroll away. “True pasta!” he cried, for emphasis. “Wide—and smooth—and long.”* * * * *Frederick had spent the last week reading the work of a famous Russian mystic. He would sit in the library, sunk deep in an armchair, with a book open on his lap. Roxana hovered by his chair or knelt at his feet. Frederick liked absently to stroke her golden hair, and sometimes when the text was especially gripping he would prop his elbow...
...Lesbianism was on the airwaves and in the air this summer. It was a neurotic time: McCain and Obama were getting snipey, the Russian government was getting imperial, and Fannie and Freddie were getting killed. We needed something fun, something slightly dangerous, something to blow off a little steam. So we kissed a girl...
...Faina's cargo surprised Ali and his men and sent alarm bells ringing around the world - the unprepossessing freighter was carrying 33 Russian T-72 tanks and a host of other armaments that had originated in Ukraine. By the end of this week, U.S. frigates and a Russian warship were bearing down on the pirates, the European Union had decided to launch a multinational antipiracy patrol, and Ukraine and Kenya found themselves embroiled in an arms scandal...
...fate of the cargo is also rapidly becoming a hot potato for other reasons. Russia responded to the hijacking by announcing it was sending a warship to the area - three of the crew being held hostage are Russian, and Sudan's government has called on Moscow to attack the pirates. That's because while the government of Kenya claims to be the intended recipient of the tanks, many - like Andrew Mwangura, the Mombasa-based coordinator for the Seafarers Assistance Programme, and Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, press liaison of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain - believe the weapons were headed...
...just been cruising around,” Daniel C. Norris ’12 said while carrying a handful of program pamphlets. Norris is thinking of spending a summer in St. Petersburg with the Harvard Summer School program, taking courses in second year Russian and Russian culture. Though he had learned about the program beforehand, he said he prefers speaking to representatives in person who “have more information than you could get from the Web site.” Representing the International Honors Program, Jessica Lockrem said most students she encountered were interested in summer programs rather...