Russia Lite

Jennifer Eremeeva is an American expatriate who has called Moscow home for 17 years. She has worked in the Travel and Hotel industry, as well as in Public Relations for the banking industry. Since 2006, Jennifer has worked as a freelance writer and photographer. She is a regular contributor to Russia Beyond the Headlines, as the paper’s Humor Columnist, and writes on subjects as varied as cookery, restaurant reviews, family and marriage, Russian current affairs, humor and satire, Russian and European history, time management, and travel and tourism. Jennifer is a graduate of Columbia College in New York, where she majored in Russian Area Studies. She is currently at work on her first full-length book, and divides her time between Moscow and Massachusetts.
Naps are for NATO
August 2, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
I have seen so many surreal things in my time in Russia: a single-stemmed rose auctioned off for thousands of dollars, eight-hour traffic gridlock, and a nine dollar can of Dr. Pepper. But, never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined a black mar
Day of the Retail/Trade Workers
July 27, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
On July 25, Russians who work in the retail sector celebrated their national holiday.
International Museum Day: which museum would you run away to?
May 19, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
Happy International Museum Day! This is not so much a Russian holiday as a universal one, but it was an international holiday created in Russia, and there aren’t so many of those (until this blog goes viral that is), so we’ll make a note of it.
A dwindling natural resource
February 26, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
Why do Russian men have such a terrible life expectancy? Our blogger explains.
That's a good question
February 3, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
Got a question about life in Russia? Our blogger is here to answer it!
Outsider on the inside
February 2, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
Russia Light: American expat and long-time resident of Moscow explores the funnier side of life in Russia.


























