Shock Thearpy
One way to get rid of 70 years of communism Johnson’s Russia List 15 March 1999 This article was originally published in the english edition of ETC’s special issue on Russia (ETC english edition No 1, 1999). To order copies of ETC magazine, please write to tidningen@etc.se The Art of…
Read MoreIMF & Reform
The bigger the organization and the bigger the mistake, the less you hear. 11 March 1999, Johnson’s Russia List Ivan Denisovich By Ray Finch David, an acquaintance, Ivan Denisovich, asked that you print this letter. Dear Mr. Camdessus, Have you ever built a brick wall? If you want the wall…
Read MoreZoos Should Be for Politicans
Never go to a Russian Zoo! Chicago Tribune 9 March 1999 TROUBLED RUSSIAN ZOO, APE GET TV, NEED VCR By Colin McMahon, Tribune Foreign Correspondent. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Do not be too harsh with Monika. The female orangutan at the Leningrad Zoopark is a bit overweight. And yes, it…
Read MoreThere Was Giligan, And the Skipper Too
How much fun a room full of expats can have on a Thursday night My escort into Expat Hell Me wondering why I went? We agreed to meet at 7:30 pm, but I knew her history of tardiness, so I told her to be there by 7:35 pm or I…
Read MoreThe Regions Exist?
If you live in Russia, but outside of Moscow, do you exsist? Newsday March 7, 1999 Russia’s Inner Struggle / Federal government losing its authority over regions By Michael Slackman. Krasnodar, Russia – Winding their way through backroads, often waiting until nightfall to make the journey, drivers with pockets stuffed…
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