Are You Crazy? Call Matt
A man, a plan, Toglatti My first memory of him was the day we were to fly to Russia from Washington DC. Two busloads of PCV’s pulled up at National Airport, and yours truly was one of the first ones off and getting his bags. I saw Matt standing there,…
Read MoreThere is Only One Radio Station
Play that funky music, white boy! Under the Soviets, Russian television and radio were tightly controlled mediums of course. What is amazing to me is the length the Soviets went to in their quest for control. Nothing less than absolute control over the mediums was enough. I cannot agree with…
Read MoreI Lived During the Reign of Alla
The Queen of Russia Johnson’s Russia List, October 29, 1998 Russian diva says she missed her chance By Daniel Bases (Reuters) – Russian Americans forgot about the raging economic crisis and struggling relatives back home for one emotional night recently, listening to the rock ‘n’ roll of their youthful years…
Read MorePeace Corps Volunteer Party Time
Peace Corps Volunteers Party better than you! Party PCV’s face south Party PCV’s face east Party PCV’s face north Party PCV’s face west When we first arrived, we were 44 people who were all strangers. As Americans, this stage couldn’t last long, so we started to party together to find…
Read MoreDon’t Miss the trolleybus
The only way to cruze in Russia: the trolleybus! It costs two rubles, and goes all over the city. It doesn’t pollute and no one argues with it. What could it be? A trolleybus, that’s what! Moscow, and most Russian cities, are crisscrossed by trolleybus lines, buses that are powered…
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