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fredag 29 juni 2012
Moskva expanderar och sämst i Ryssland på affärsklimat...
Moskva expanderar i sydvästlig rikting 2 1/2 gånger sin nuvarande storlek med nya områden som inkorporeras i staden. Läs artikeln från Moscow Times: There Will Be Many More Muscovites on Sunday
Världsbanken rankar Moskva sist av 30 ryska städer för sitt affärsklimat... Moscow Ranked Last for Doing Business
Världsbanken rankar Moskva sist av 30 ryska städer för sitt affärsklimat... Moscow Ranked Last for Doing Business
torsdag 28 juni 2012
Ola Lauritzson kommenterar angående hjärtsjukdomar och kött
Läs vad Ola Lauritzson, GI-experten har att säga om studien som jag skrev om i går..
Till Olas inlägg.
Till Olas inlägg.
Bevisat: För mycket kött = ökad risk för hjärtsjukdomar
Idag i DN rapporteras resultaten av en stor svensk-amerikansk studie om földerna av att hålla på med dieter som Atkins tex..
Proteinrik kost med lite kolhydrater ökar risken för hjärtsjukdom och
stroke. Det visar en ny svensk-amerikansk studie, som är en av de
största vetenskapliga undersökningarna hittills om de långsiktiga
effekterna av lågkolhydratdiet.
onsdag 27 juni 2012
Svenska Papparollen Exporteras till Ryssland..
Läs artikeln från DN här.
I Ryssland pågår en intensiv debatt i tv och tidningar om hur mycket pappor egentligen ska engagera sig i graviditeten och förlossningen. Insidan gjorde en internetintervju med Sergej Zacharov, en av pionjärerna.
I Ryssland pågår en intensiv debatt i tv och tidningar om hur mycket pappor egentligen ska engagera sig i graviditeten och förlossningen. Insidan gjorde en internetintervju med Sergej Zacharov, en av pionjärerna.
tisdag 26 juni 2012
måndag 25 juni 2012
Jan Blomgrens senaste..
Jan Blomgren som rapporterar och skriver om Ryssland för Svenska Dagbladet har författat några artiklar den senaste tiden.
Perspektiv: Att demonstrera kan kosta en årslön
Perspektiv: Att demonstrera kan kosta en årslön
Tv-stjärna pressar Putin
Rysk polischef hotade reporter
Här är Ukraina från A till Ö
Kan ohälsosamma system generera hälsosamma ledare?
Frågan ovan ställer sig psykologen Marilyn Murray i Moscow Times - ja något att tänka på... Läs artikeln: 'Can Unhealthy Systems Create Healthy Leaders?' här.
People often have difficulty understanding why someone stays in such an abusive situation. Similarly, many also question why millions of Russians remained in a destructive Soviet system for seven decades.
Being able to comprehend the aspects of a particular system, whether it is a family, organization, business, government or culture, helps a person to broaden and extend that insight to other systems. This view certainly applies both to the family described above and to the Soviet system. They each exhibited one, overarching rule: unquestioned obedience to authority. In this type of unhealthy system, the immutable authority strives for power and control.
Family members and citizens have no rights and are not allowed to make any decisions. They are kept isolated and convinced that life outside their system is more dangerous than what they experience within. They are bullied into thinking that they are powerless and of no worth and that the authority is the only one capable of leadership.
The authority ensures his subject's loyalty and commitment by providing their basic necessities and convincing them they cannot survive without him. They are inundated with lies proclaiming that their present situation is the best they will ever get.
Mistakes are not tolerated and are often punished harshly. Keeping a perfect front for the rest of the world is imperative. The authority never takes responsibility for internal errors and adamantly denies any perceived weakness within the system. Secrets abound, and when problems do occur within the system, they are never spoken of, even within the system. If, however, a weakness or mistake does become exposed to the outside world, someone from that "foreign" world is always blamed as the saboteur.
The leader controls by intimidation, fear and violence. If anyone shows the slightest sign of disobedience or considers leaving the system, severe punishment and threats of deadly consequences follow, not only for the rebel but also for other family members.
We cannot help but recognize the familial resemblance between the profile of a violent family and that of the country of Russia. Mother Russia is the quintessential battered wife. She has been married to a series of unhealthy leaders. Once the bloom of romance fades and the "groom" acquires a taste of power, the old pattern is repeated. Like the wife of a violent husband, Russia has been governed by totalitarian authorities with their own agendas regarding the "family rules."
...
Over the centuries, Mother Russia became a fierce fighter to protect her children from outside invaders, yet she has been unable to protect herself or her children from the victimizers who are members of her own family.
So why does she continue to marry unhealthy leaders and remain in destructive unhealthy systems? Because like all battered wives, she seeks what is common and familiar to her. The Soviet system became a classic example of an unhealthy system in which implicit submission to an immutable authority reigned and those living within the system were kept ignorant about the possibility that life could be any different.
...
People often have difficulty understanding why someone stays in such an abusive situation. Similarly, many also question why millions of Russians remained in a destructive Soviet system for seven decades.
Being able to comprehend the aspects of a particular system, whether it is a family, organization, business, government or culture, helps a person to broaden and extend that insight to other systems. This view certainly applies both to the family described above and to the Soviet system. They each exhibited one, overarching rule: unquestioned obedience to authority. In this type of unhealthy system, the immutable authority strives for power and control.
Family members and citizens have no rights and are not allowed to make any decisions. They are kept isolated and convinced that life outside their system is more dangerous than what they experience within. They are bullied into thinking that they are powerless and of no worth and that the authority is the only one capable of leadership.
The authority ensures his subject's loyalty and commitment by providing their basic necessities and convincing them they cannot survive without him. They are inundated with lies proclaiming that their present situation is the best they will ever get.
Mistakes are not tolerated and are often punished harshly. Keeping a perfect front for the rest of the world is imperative. The authority never takes responsibility for internal errors and adamantly denies any perceived weakness within the system. Secrets abound, and when problems do occur within the system, they are never spoken of, even within the system. If, however, a weakness or mistake does become exposed to the outside world, someone from that "foreign" world is always blamed as the saboteur.
The leader controls by intimidation, fear and violence. If anyone shows the slightest sign of disobedience or considers leaving the system, severe punishment and threats of deadly consequences follow, not only for the rebel but also for other family members.
We cannot help but recognize the familial resemblance between the profile of a violent family and that of the country of Russia. Mother Russia is the quintessential battered wife. She has been married to a series of unhealthy leaders. Once the bloom of romance fades and the "groom" acquires a taste of power, the old pattern is repeated. Like the wife of a violent husband, Russia has been governed by totalitarian authorities with their own agendas regarding the "family rules."
...
Over the centuries, Mother Russia became a fierce fighter to protect her children from outside invaders, yet she has been unable to protect herself or her children from the victimizers who are members of her own family.
So why does she continue to marry unhealthy leaders and remain in destructive unhealthy systems? Because like all battered wives, she seeks what is common and familiar to her. The Soviet system became a classic example of an unhealthy system in which implicit submission to an immutable authority reigned and those living within the system were kept ignorant about the possibility that life could be any different.
...
söndag 24 juni 2012
Nationaldagsfirande med SWEA i Warzava
Så här fint såg det ut i Warsava när man firade Sveriges Nationaldag - värdar var ambassadörsparet Staffan och Karin Herrström (bilden i mitten). Ordförande för SWEA Warsava Boel Björkman skickade det fina bildkollaget!
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onsdag 20 juni 2012
Glad Midsommar!
SWEA Moskva önskar alla läsare en riktigt härlig Midsommar och god fortsättning på sommarmånaderna.
Väl mött igen i September!
SWEA Magasinet Moskva - nu på nätet!
Massor med kul läsning, intervjuer, resereportage, recept, mm
Tidningen finns oms vanligt också att hämta i pappersform på restaurant Scandinavia och på de skandinaviaska ambassaderna.
tisdag 19 juni 2012
Barn som lämnas ensamma i Ryssland...
Psykologen Marilyn Murray fortsätter sin resa för att förstå varför ryssar gör si eller så och idag handlar det om varför man har en tendens att lämna barn ensamma, tydligen en vana från Sovjetunionens glansdagar.. Läs hela artikeln här.
My colleagues and I were enjoying dinner in a Moscow cafe when one of my friends began looking distressed. He said, "Something has been happening that is really upsetting me. Did you see the man and woman who came in about an hour ago with a little boy? They sat down at the table behind you, but after only a few minutes they got up and left the little guy alone. I think he is only about age 5 or 6 and has been trying so hard not to cry. A waitress brought him some food, but he hasn't touched any of it."
I immediately turned around and saw the small child near my chair. My two friends and I got up and knelt beside him. We invited him to sit with us, and while he adamantly shook his head no to us, he was unable to say no through the tears that began escaping from his pale-blue eyes. We told him we would watch out for him and make sure he was safe until his parents returned. He was trembling as he nodded in response.
When his parents finally returned, we couldn't help but overhear them as they sat down at their table. They did not apologize to their son for leaving him alone for over an hour, nor were they in any way sympathetic to his tears and obvious distress. Instead they laughed and said, "Well, we weren't gone that long and we told you we would be back! The next time we leave, we will give you a watch so you will know when we are returning." And the frightened little boy's mother and father continued to laugh and talk between themselves and completed ignored the fact that their son was very afraid and could easily have been abducted while they were absent.
My friends and I discussed the situation for quite a while. They had been in my classes when we addressed the issue of how during Soviet times, many children were left alone when their mothers were required to work and there were no relatives or child-care facilities available. I wrote of this situation last week and the tragedies that resulted from this imperative.
I realized that this little boy's parents probably thought, "Well, leaving him alone for an hour or so is no big deal. After all, he had food, it was a warm place, and there were plenty of people around him. He certainly should not complain. When I was a child, I was left alone for 10 hours a day in a freezing apartment in the winter with very little food. And that went on for years!"
I have listened to numerous stories attesting to the fact that leaving children alone is still common today in former Soviet countries. Many parents who experienced being left alone as children regard this as a normal experience for their little ones even though government requirement for doing so no longer exists. They may not leave their children for days on end, but they still believe that a few hours alone is tolerable for even a small child.
....
Marilyn Murray is an educator specializing in the treatment of trauma, abuse and deprivation, with more than 2,000 people attending her classes in Russia and other countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States over the past 10 years. Her second book, "The Murray Method," will be released in English and Russian this summer. You can read her interview with The Moscow Times here.
My colleagues and I were enjoying dinner in a Moscow cafe when one of my friends began looking distressed. He said, "Something has been happening that is really upsetting me. Did you see the man and woman who came in about an hour ago with a little boy? They sat down at the table behind you, but after only a few minutes they got up and left the little guy alone. I think he is only about age 5 or 6 and has been trying so hard not to cry. A waitress brought him some food, but he hasn't touched any of it."
I immediately turned around and saw the small child near my chair. My two friends and I got up and knelt beside him. We invited him to sit with us, and while he adamantly shook his head no to us, he was unable to say no through the tears that began escaping from his pale-blue eyes. We told him we would watch out for him and make sure he was safe until his parents returned. He was trembling as he nodded in response.
When his parents finally returned, we couldn't help but overhear them as they sat down at their table. They did not apologize to their son for leaving him alone for over an hour, nor were they in any way sympathetic to his tears and obvious distress. Instead they laughed and said, "Well, we weren't gone that long and we told you we would be back! The next time we leave, we will give you a watch so you will know when we are returning." And the frightened little boy's mother and father continued to laugh and talk between themselves and completed ignored the fact that their son was very afraid and could easily have been abducted while they were absent.
My friends and I discussed the situation for quite a while. They had been in my classes when we addressed the issue of how during Soviet times, many children were left alone when their mothers were required to work and there were no relatives or child-care facilities available. I wrote of this situation last week and the tragedies that resulted from this imperative.
I realized that this little boy's parents probably thought, "Well, leaving him alone for an hour or so is no big deal. After all, he had food, it was a warm place, and there were plenty of people around him. He certainly should not complain. When I was a child, I was left alone for 10 hours a day in a freezing apartment in the winter with very little food. And that went on for years!"
I have listened to numerous stories attesting to the fact that leaving children alone is still common today in former Soviet countries. Many parents who experienced being left alone as children regard this as a normal experience for their little ones even though government requirement for doing so no longer exists. They may not leave their children for days on end, but they still believe that a few hours alone is tolerable for even a small child.
....
Marilyn Murray is an educator specializing in the treatment of trauma, abuse and deprivation, with more than 2,000 people attending her classes in Russia and other countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States over the past 10 years. Her second book, "The Murray Method," will be released in English and Russian this summer. You can read her interview with The Moscow Times here.
'I love you Moscow'
lördag 9 juni 2012
IKEA-sönerna i DI
Läs artikeln här.
Ekonomen, formgivaren och affärsmannen. Så kan de tre sönerna som ska axla manteln efter den legendariske Ingvar Kamprad beskrivas. I tysthet har Peter, Jonas och Mathias Kamprad tagit ägarkontrollen över var sin del av Kampradsfären.
”Jag ska aldrig glömma en sen höstkväll i vårt hem i Vedbæck 1974 då mamma Margaretha hade låtit alla sönerna sitta uppe och invänta min som alltid sena ankomst – jag hade jobbat i 15 timmar, var trött och hungrig och sliten. Peter var då 10 år, Jonas 8 och Mathias 5 år. De satt i pyjamas i vår gula soffa. Peter förde ordet och sa: ’Pappa, vi har diskuterat saken alla tre. Vi tycker synd om dig för att du har så mycket att göra. Så, när vi blir stora, det har vi bestämt, då ska vi hjälpa dig.’”Sönerna höll ord och började arbeta i de olika företagsgrupperna i unga år. Via trainee- och praktikplatser fick de lära sig bolagen inifrån.
SVERIGEDAGEN söndagen 3 juni
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| Många lyckades ha riktigt roligt trots vädret.. |
MEN.. trots detta så blev dagen mycket lyckad! Hela 300 personer (efter att vi räknat i hop listorna visade sig vara många fler än vi först trodde) kom, umgicks, åt supergod barbecue a la Jonas Grip och Scandinavia, lyssnade till det härliga jazzbandet 'Oleg Lundström' och de söta barnen från SSIM som sjöng vackra sommarsånger, drog lotter och vann fina vinster - allt i handelsrådets Martin Åbergs trädgård i centrala Moskva.
Helt klart en succee och mycket större intresse än förra året kan vi rapportera!
Ett stort TACK till alla som gjorde dagen möjlig; Martin Åberg, Cecilia Wettstam och Tomas Hallberg. tack också till barnen på SSIM, det härliga jazzbandet och Scandinavia för urgod mat och fin underållning! Och Tack alla Sweor som hjälpte till med dukning, organiserande och lottförsäljning - ett särskilt tack till Roger Neckelius för alla fina bilder
Sist men inte minst ett Stort och Varmt Tack till alla sponsorer som hjälpte till att förgylla denna fina svensktradition i sommar-Moskva!
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