These are Communists
What’s left of the Russian Communist Party Oh that Red Horde, the Communists! The eternal Russian bogeyman these days is the Communists threat. Well its the bogeyman for the majority of Muscovites, for this city would shrivel up and die if they took over. In the provinces however, the Reds…
Read MoreIt’s a Power Vaccum
There is a serious power vaccum in Russia Johnson Russia List, Tuesday, 06 Oct 1998 The Throne is Empty. Who’s Next in Line? By Elena Sokova My daughter goes to a private Moscow school. We chose this school because of the reasonable tuition and the classical Russian educational standards. Another…
Read MoreThe Commies are Back
Its time to break out the Lenin portraits again! The Reds are on the rise No, it’s not the commies We like music, not government We want to party! The Great Russian bogeyman is back, the Communist Party, or so it hopes. The leader of the party, Gennadiy Zyuganov, called…
Read MorePropaganda is Good for You
The place to be on a Saturday night! Johnson’s Russia List, October 5, 1998 Russia’s Youth Dance Away Crisis By Nick Wadhams Moscow AP At the Propaganda dance club, manager Masha Maslyukova watched calmly as her harried bouncers held back a line of young people pushing and shoving to get…
Read MoreYou Better Buy Russian!
Why pay more for quality, go local! Johnson’s Russia List, 1 October 1998 Russians Forced To Buy Local By Greg Myre Just a few years ago, imports were so scarce that an American visitor with an extra pair of Levi’s blue jeans could ignite a bidding war on the streets…
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