by Charles Bausman, The Unz Review:
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Blog housekeeping: It has happened every of the 4 Falls that we have been here. Energy levels in Russia seem to fluctuate more than in the West. Russians, like the French, take their vacations very seriously, and seem to do absolutely nothing from late July to early September. They likewise enjoy an obscenely long winter break, from lat Dec. to mid-Jan, and again from late April to mid-May. Autumn and early winter however are a flurry of activity and energy, with another burst in late winter and late Spring. I was prevented from writing much here, or even tweeting as much as I would have liked due to getting pulled into various projects and activities, but I fully plan to return to it in the new year.
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There is growing interest in moving to Russia from Westerners, and honestly, even I am surprised, the more I dig into this story, how compelling the case is, once you unpack it. This is driving demand for hourly consulting on the various aspects of moving here, and I have decided to start offering that service in the new year. If this is of interest to you, get in touch with me directly here on Substack, or Twitter, or let me know in the comments.
In my last article about the Donbas and why I think it will eventually attract many immigrants from the West, I touched on the massive rebuilding in Mariupol, which I visited in October, and I want to return to it before too much time passes because it has major implications. Putin brought it up Thursday at a press conference, and it really is an extraordinary phenomenon.
Incidentally, a few weeks ago I made a very brief trip to Crimea, visiting the capitol, Simferopol, and Metropolitan Tikhon’s remarkable Christian-historical-archeological “theme-park”, New Khersones, which is next to Sevastopol, Russia’s main naval base, and just opened its doors about 3 months ago. I was in Crimea just long enough to realize that it too will be a remarkably attractive place for Westerners to settle in, and its story compliments neighboring Donbas and Mariupol. It is all basically the same region, with similar histories, climates, and prospects. One could write a great deal about the opportunities, history, and towns of Crimea, which are fascinating. With the completion of a new highway around the Azov Sea, New Khersones will be about 4 hours drive from Mariupol.
