The 18th of March the 2018th, on the eve of Spring equinox
On illusion and deception, DST and pagan place in Kiev, Ukraine
Author Archive: OS
Holding out for a hero: energy companies, M&A, barristers in Ukraine
*Crow holds household aluminum electrowire Is not it nice saying to lenders: “Hey folks, I forgive you all my debts!”
Spring came, yet not a time to grease the palm
Spring finally came, as the tiny bee …
Mothers Day 2018
It is not our native holiday, while …
March 2018 in Kiev and all that
It is the 5th day of celebrating International Women Day in Ukraine. As de facto since the 5th of March…
Axe-and-Hummer found in reverse translation, on human translation and legal services in Ukraine
2018, remarkable site of international coal-trading company “Axe-and-Hummer Trading Limited, United Kingdom since 2008” informs about “realization of “DO-coal” to “users” of “cement fields implementation”… cement plants.
Ukrainian Mardi Gras – Масниця (Butter Week) in February 2018, ends 18.02.2018
Ukrainian Mardi Gras this year 12-18th of February. Its dish is easy pancakes made of water, eggs and flour, with dough as runny, as milk. It may seem frying takes lots of cooking oil. Not at all. The secret is ……
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14 February 2018
On Vozdvizhenka, Kiev, Ulraine
Arbitration agreement as a step to courthouse in Ukraine, or Gold-rush-heroes’ tram ride
Arbitration clause might be a golden opportunity for foreign investor in Ukraine, but gold may rush on a gold – seeker…
All-around Thrush
Versatile Thrush in different moods, and with varieties of communication moduses.
Moon happens
Some like it Moon …
Sveti Stephan island of commerce and the church of St.Sava for prayers on Adriatic Sea and the Balkans, saint patron and Ukrainian customs
On good investment of victorious residents; saint patrons in Balkans, Sveti Stephan Christian holidays and Ukrainian customs
Happy New Year 2018
Snow-fall in Mariinsky Park in Kiev, Ukraine, – that is how I imagined Happy New Year 2018 to be.
Rain, Winter Solstice @ 21.12.2017
Days are longer, spring is closer – it is already a week passed since Winter Solstice @ 21.12.2017
Random string passwords to my Christmas box on December the 26th, the Boxing day
On the 26th of December 2016, the date of my arrival to Montenegro, I was in anticipation for collecting my ‘Christmas box’. What happened next was about generating random string – paper Fast Moving Consumer Passwords, over the top media services…
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Christmas Eve, 2017
View from my window on 24th of December, Christmas Eve
Lake Skadar in November 2017
Lake Skadar is considered to be the largest lake of Balkans and Southern Europe, located on territories of Montenegro and Albania.
Black Friday for Beli Karton, or 30% discount on the tourist tax’ penalty
Go South-West …It was tempting November Friday offer from a tourist agency manager, of a week-end tour to small beautiful Southwestern Balkan’ country with pristine nature; the land of almost two hundred thousand cement bunkers and 3 million population….
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Offshore cat paradise, on origin of domestic cats
Domestic cats are obviously evolved offshore, judging their perfect disguise, as a result of a natural selection.
October the 31st 2017 in Montenegro, Bar
The Halloween, sunset of October, the 31st 2017 in Montenegro, Bar.
Boo!!! Let us shout! Scary story on company names giving, legal point of view
October the 31st, it is time to recollect a little legal scare on company names giving. …
These are not your father guns
Friend of mine shown me the photo of modified double-barrel vintage Maxim machine gun (WWI) from the Arms & Security 2017 exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine. So I decided to attend it.
Free riders with attitude: how to get back-dated car legalization + tax relief + deffered registration
Controversial 3 day’ protests in government quarters, Kiev, Ukraine: holders of vehicles rallied against pending taxes and duties on their outdated temporarily imported cars. Meanwhile Ukrainian Law provides for high tariffs and taxes on new imported vehicles from EU, and…
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Summer equinox 22 september 2017, Kiev
As traditionally celebrating of solstices and equinoxes is associated with circle structures, I have chosen some in Kiev myself.
Shall internet trade in real estate beat the “caveat emptor” rule of sale by private treaty?
Controversial practice of real estate sale (by private treaty) is wide-spread in Ukraine, under which internet commerce and paper cash payment are applicable