Soviet Suburban Living
I was hoping to escape suburbia when I left the States! Oh the variety! See any similarities? What a view! And I’ve been here! But never here. I’ve always hated the suburbs. I spent too many years living in the suburbs of a small city in Florida to ever want…
Read MoreDoes Yalta Have Beaches?
A true Workers’ Paradise There is a look Russians get in their eyes when you say the word “Yalta.” A far away look of remembrance and of a time long lost. They always brighten up and start in about how grand it really was back in the Soviet days. Even…
Read MoreThat Was It?!
Kyiv ain’t all that Casions don’t count, either Nothing like the Hungry Duck Yep, Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and home to two (2) million people, is a provincial city! I had my suspicions, and once or twice, I mentioned it, but last night clinched the whole concept for me….
Read MoreTaking the tramvai
Trains in the city? In Russia, YES! I’ve never really figured out why Russia has such a fascination with the tramvai, electric trains that run on steel tracks imbedded in the street. First off, the ride is rough, with each bump in the tracks magnified by the big steel wheels,…
Read MoreCash Transfers Across Russia
I love to get Cash Transfers in Russia! How many times a month do you write a check? I used to write a least two a month, to satisfy those gracious gentlemen holding my student loan and those quick-to-late-fee credit card sharks. Now that I paid off my student loans…
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