Chapt. 249 – 4,567 words
“Illegal Moldovans” threaten apartment crisis
MOSCOW, May 21, 2007 -- 2628 hits

Accident sidelines Igor
…as apartment crisis threatens
Pal Sasha: “America is a dying country”
Denis finally gets the boot
“Life after death in Russia” - saga continues
Remedy for losing in Strasbourg: Disbar the lawyers
Another Putin term: stepped-up re-Stalinization?
Organizers insist there’ll be a gay parade
Tourist guides ask cops: Quit extorting tourists!
One of the good things about Russia: Borshch

Chapt. 247 – 4,350 words
Russian bear roars again on Victory Day
MOSCOW, May 8, 2007 -- 2356 hits

Imperial Russia rumbles over an Estonian monument
Zhorik writes me a love poem…
…While relationship with Igor rides a roller coaster
…that soars into outer space
…which complicates Peter fantasy

Chapt. 246 – 4,380 words
Yeltsin dies; unfortunately, his legacy doesn’t
MOSCOW, April 30, 2007 -- 2758 hits

Yeltsin dies a decade too late
Doublespeak from Putin; stupidspeak from Bush
Why Putin is paranoid - but he will leave office
Discovery of new thefts leaves me in a funk
.deepened by unruly flat - I lay down the law
Igor and I grow closer
I buy him a bicycle and a night of sex
Zhorik, back in Novosibirsk, wants early visit
Tioufline's offer which I could refuse
London medics want Russian men to live longer
As incomes rise, so does rich/poor gap
Court dismisses gay libel suit against mayor

Chapt. 245 – 3,400 words
Zhorik exits; and so do human rights
Monday, April 23, 2007 -- 3092 hits

Russian medics cure Zhorik’s illness
…he leaves for Svetlograd
…and hopefully Novosibirsk
I turn down sex with suspected camera thief
Wall Street Journal: Protest is not a right in Russia
Human rights rapidly deteriorating
Conclusions: Evil Empire is evil again
Russia most dangerous place to fly
Apartment scams spark widespread protests
Med students locked away for safety on Hitler’s b’day
Silver lining: Russians have more sex

Chapter 244 – 4,749 words
Zhorik interlude proves frustrating
MOSCOW, April 18, 2007 -- 2604 hits

Cops bust dissenter’s heads on cue
Bureaucratic solution creates market crisis
Efforts continue to stifle dissent
U.S. State Dept. report riles Russians
Long-awaited Zhorik interlude disappointing
…and largely sexless
....except for….
And then illness strikes

Chapt. 52 – 2271 words
Easter in Russia – sans bunny
April 11, 2004 -- 3653 hits

Easter Sunday
Basil
Vanya – broke and hurting
Bush – the new Hitler

Chapt. 243 – 3640 words
Missy “resurrection” inspires Easter celebration
Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 -- 2599 hits

Missy gets resurrected at Easter
Planned protests next Saturday assure drama, international coverage
New calls for Putin to stay
Newspaper censured for mentioning banned political party
Igor’s playpen available again
…and again
Twin Andrei has sunk to despicable low
Tioufline makes noises again
Zhorik’s mobile phone is costing me big rubli
Moscow’s health facilities 201 out of 215
Dostoevsky dramatically describes my own life crisis
…Happy Easter

Chapt. 242 – 2394 words
Is Peter fantasy becoming reality?
MOSCOW, April 3, 2007 -- 3008 hits

Rude Moldovan consul may get his come-uppance
“Shortest and warmest” winter frees deadly virus
Peter fantasy becoming a reality?
Russian spring brings fear to draft-eligible Russians
“Little sister Ivana” visits from Spain
Weird memory loss sparks new health worries
Zhorik in Svetlograd; Moscow stop
…will expel igor from my bed – hopefully temporarily
It’s official: Russians have lost interest in politics
Moscow dissenter’s march banned
Gay parade ban also upheld
Russian Academy of Sciences defies Putin’s Kremlin

Chapt. 241 – 3,810 words
Fade out Moldova, fade in sex
MOSCOW, March 26, 2007 -- 2749 hits

Bout with the bank machine – moment of truth
…But cash limit still poses problems
Traveling “platz cart” with the hoi polloi
Home at last to normal state of disorder
In the meantime, back at the ranch…spring and elections
Police forcibly quell second protest march
Igor celebrates with double baths; sex resumes
Zhorik’s leave status up in the air
Drunk found dead in zoo cage after fight with owl
Owners of vicious dogs headed for the couch?

Chapt. 240 – 5,092 words
Extreme poverty, one-holers, and pretty boys
Moldova, March 19, 2007 – 3977 hits

Moldova – time warp from a century ago
We arrive in Garlic
…With no pillow on which to lay our weary heads
A smelly armpit? Well, something like that
“Bukhat”-ing and kissy face
Mom’s religion: “Help of the helpless…”
An excursion to Kagul –Moldova style
Abandoned with Mom in Svetliy
“Serious Problem”: averting a crisis with a big IF

Chapt. 239 – 983 words
Anti-Putin demonstration kept under wraps
MOSCOW, March 8, 2007 -- 2612 hits

Unauthorized protest against Putin hidden from public
Another journalist dead
Igor and I headed to his home in Modova

Chapt. 238 – 3544 words
Moldova’s bureaucrats ruder than America’s
MOSCOW, March 5, 2007 -- 2646 hits

Moldova’s consulate even ruder than America’s
And I don’t need a visa
Giifts for Mom
Boot for Pop
Christers here don’t like Darwin either
Moscow spring doesn’t obviate Maxim’s arm
Vanya: “Whenever you want” – sometimes
Zhorik definitely planning post-army life with me
Gay parade organizer sues Moscow mayor
Human rights group probed for helping sue Russian govt.
Avian flu scare “foreign plot” says Duma speaker
Can Campbell’s compete with Russian housewives?

Chapt. 237 – 2,464 words
Moldova adventure almost a certainty
MOSCOW, March 1, 2007 -- 2436 hits

Moscow’s icy streets
…have their warmer side
I feed Peter and he feeds my fantasyI
Epileptic seizure interrupts games with Ivan – temporarily
Our Moldova adventure will actually come off
Goose fights – a Russian tradition?
Russians noticing US economic woes

Chapt. 236 – 2,608 words
Prostitution supplements Russian soldiers’ $ 10 wage!
MOSCOW, February 20, 2007 -- 2616 hits

Zhorik wants a return engagement
New solder sex scandal
Nosy neighbor could cause repercussions
Germans agree with Putin: US is a threat
More mobile phones than people
Russia takes St. Valentine’s Day to heart
First boyfriend Max reminds me why I dumped him

Chapt. 235 – 3,337 words
Igor reaffirms doctrine; wants to stay with me
MOSCOW, February 11, 2007 -- 2339 hits

“Whenever you want” doctrine verified, reinforced
Which may necessitate a juggling act when Zhorik comes
Igor’s name changes back to Vanya
BP gets a jolt when…
…I find Andrei under the bed
Election shenanigans already well under way
Where’s the beef? In Russia
A dollar buys twice as many Big Macs in Moscow
Siberian locals see orange, yellow, green
FDR and Putin – soul brothers/
Do you have any undeclared camels in your suitcase?

Chapt. 234 – 2554 words
Luzhkov again vows to ban “satanic” gay parades
MOSCOW, February 5, 2007 -- 2373 hits

“Whenever you want” seems to be working
Luzhkov: “Gay parades satanic”
No unauthorized typing in Soviet Union
15-yr.-old fathers “not uncommon” in Russia
Rewriting my memoirs – with Basil’s help
Russian railroads will relieve Sheremetevo transport
Paranoid Bureaucrats further complicate foreigner’s lives
“Monstrous” Russian human rights violations persist in Chechnya

Chapt. 233 – 3,410 words
Mogadan prison may shed light on mystery killers
MOSCOW, January 28, 2007 -- 2554 hits

Moscow gets its winter back
Drug spectre fails to materialize
But Igor’s cock does
It was only Demidrol
Rising BP under control again
Times of London reports “third man” killed Litvinenko
“Third Man Theme” unraveled? – Mogadan “Rent-a-gade”
Accused killer of banker opens new can of worms
Russians peg inflation at 20%
“Honey” pushes Peter fantasy up a notch
Grandfather’s railroad watch turns up unexpectedly
Fan e-mail boosts Red Queen’s vanity

Chapt. 232 – 3,915 words
Reunion with Zhorik nails down future
MOSCOW, January 21, 2007 -- 2351 hits

To Siberia and Zhorik
Finding a place to stay
Zhorik in civvies
Bed with Zhorika non-event
Shopping for more civvies
A bath brings everything back
Celebrating Russian Xmas with an orgasm
Back to home sweet home
And mixed reception from Igor

Chapt. 231 – 3,969 words
Galicia: Land of bagpipes and miracles
MOSCOW, January 16, 2007 -- 2907 hits


Speaking Spanish in Spain
…Despite Moscow ground transportation
Shopping in “the gateway to the sun”
Zhorik sparks a Spanish orgasm
Introduction to Galicia and a Spanish soap opera
Ourense’s unique and alluring charm
“What ifs” keep sphincter muscle fit
All that worry for nothing

Chapt. 230 – 2466 words
Russia: “most important” events of year don’t include Litvinenko
Moscow, Christmas Day, 2006 -- 2382 hits

Christmas Day 2006 – a non-occasion
Enter: The year of the pig
Sergei’s devotion compensates for a lot
Headed for a reunion with Zhorik
Local thieves strike again
Most significant events of ’06?
Is Igor going to make it to Spain or am I “el Ranger solo”?