The calabash or bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe.
He was lucky on the economic front. Oil and gas make up 16 percent of Russiaâs GDP, 52 percent of its budget, and more than 70 percent of its exports, and oil climbed in the 2000s from $24 to $100 per barrel. Mr. Putin used the money to reduce poverty and modernize the military.
Beyond Crimea: What Vladimir Putin Really Wants. Ukraine is lost. At least lost as many of us had once imagined itâas a potential member of the European Union and, perhaps one day, of NATO. Thank the Kremlinâs visionary leader for that. Itâs striking how confidently and quickly Russian President Vladimir Putin gobbled up Crimea.