tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post1873683065378912817..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Bureaucracy Update: RoadblocksElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-89777126746945179992020-03-18T01:55:49.937+03:002020-03-18T01:55:49.937+03:00I agree, the format isn't quite right. I need ...I agree, the format isn't quite right. I need the sidebar. It's still there, but you have to make it pop up.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-46619585110751977032020-03-16T23:51:48.529+03:002020-03-16T23:51:48.529+03:00Maxim considered going back to Russia so that he C...Maxim considered going back to Russia so that he COULD be in the army, but I convinced him that his weak Russian might make that a challenging proposition. Anastasia's brothers both enjoyed their service, but as a "friend" of mine used to say, "Well, that says something about them, doesn't it?" As far as the blog goes.... It is readable, but so hard to just scroll down and find the posts I may have missed in order. I realize that I have been catching up sort of randomly here as I have not quite figured it out yet....<br />Annie Kitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638369332689401184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-62659166110618534142020-02-09T01:31:24.022+03:002020-02-09T01:31:24.022+03:00Yeah, that's intense. It felt kind of weird en...Yeah, that's intense. It felt kind of weird entering/exiting Ukraine, they did check the Russian males over pretty closely. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-66759655187391648662020-02-08T21:32:11.927+03:002020-02-08T21:32:11.927+03:00Yeah. One of them has a war zone / disputed terri...Yeah. One of them has a war zone / disputed territory happening for a few years with a neighboring country. I actually think they might be avoiding going back to visit so that the husband doesn't get called up either. The others are from a country with a leader who might just trump all precedents and start things rolling that might mean a draft in another decade or so. Their kid is stateless, I guess, until they can gain citizenship here.Jessica W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13346907257802513699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-14286051603229772472020-02-06T20:10:12.105+03:002020-02-06T20:10:12.105+03:00Oh really, you have friends that have made that ch...Oh really, you have friends that have made that choice, too? I hate the way the blog looks on my computer right now, but I realized that a lot of people might read on their phones now and might not see the sidebar anyway? So more minimalist is preferred...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-24862192033577957422020-02-06T17:19:41.291+03:002020-02-06T17:19:41.291+03:00I always forget that these other countries have th...I always forget that these other countries have the mandatory military service, and that's why some of my other friends have chosen NOT to get citizenship for their kids...<br />BTW, nice blog style! Much easier to read than the white text on black! :)Jessica W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13346907257802513699noreply@blogger.com