Spring Flowers Make June Leavers
The smart ones leave before June 30 They left so fast they forgot their shoes The other night I went to dinner to celebrate a special occasion for a friend. She was getting married, turning 30, and leaving Russia. The first two, most of us do, but the last one…
Read MoreThe Provinces Are Provincial
Russia sure knows how to live in the global village A Moscow Club Toilet Guide May Day was never better! Grind that grain! The republics’ seals Life in the village The provinces of Russia, the true Russia! Moscow is no more Russia, than New York is America. OK, maybe there…
Read MoreEver Take an Elektrichka?
There is a reason they call it ‘hard class!’ I was all prepared to write about the singular experience of riding a Russian elektrichka when I read this article in the Moscow Times. Bill doesn’t exactly write in my style, I would have spoken more about the people on the…
Read MoreThe English Invasion
If I hear “bollocks” one more time! What does ‘whilst’ mean? They are everywhere, like a blight on the land, the English! You would think that Moscow would keep them away, being so far from the sea. but they are here in droves! Ok, there are some similarities, tea, bad…
Read MoreNuttin Like New Money
How much is a ruble worth these days anyway? When I first arrived in Moscow, almost a year ago now, I remember the confusion of dealing with the currency. It was about 5,500 roubles to the dollar then, and falling daily. The money was a bit confusing because you never…
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