Russian Buses Take Their Time

Don’t miss the bus! It’s a long wait for the next one. The Bus! Joe Pickett, Peace Corps Volunteer in Perm, Russia Russian bus drivers always drive their buses in three’s, the joke goes. The first knows where to drive. The second knows how to drive. The third is admiring…

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Sleduchi Stancia Komsomolskaya

Want to see a master work? Check out the Moscow Metro! Damn nice art down there See all the business! One turn on the big M Ain’t it Pretty! This past Friday I was bored. No, I mean really bored, so bored that my friend Ann and I rode the…

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Heather’s Self-Determining Students

Wanna see the edge of Russian schools? Take a look here! Heather and her Mad Class There is a PCV here in Moscow who teaches at a very strange school. Heather’s school is called the School of Self-Determination. The students have a lot of freedom in their course selection, not…

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Hi Al! Mozhna Photographia?

Al is gonna need better photos to be President! The next prez?? This week I went to see Al. Hmm, I guess he is actually Vice President Al Gore, but that’s all so formal. Anyway, Al and Tipper were in Moscow this week for his usual chat with the Russian…

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Some Think that Siberia is For Sale

Wanna buy Siberia? Let’s buy Siberia; don’t laugh, it’s a great idea! By John Ellis, Boston Globe Columnist It’s a thin line between hope and fear. Six months ago, financial markets were bustling and there was learned talk in elite circles that perhaps the business cycle no longer applied. Today…

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