Russian Remonts
With all the dust and notice, you’d forget there is a crisis on! Its 9am on a Saturday morning, and I am wide awake. I was not planning on being in this state, at this hour on a Saturday, but the sound of a pneumatic chisel hitting the pipes that…
Read MoreStop Theif!
Someone stole my car! Los Angeles Times September 21, 1998 In Russia, Stealing Is a Normal Part of Life Crime: Theft has become integral to the ‘privatization’ of state property. By Richard C. Paddock, Times Staff Writer ARKHANGELSK, Russia–Drunk and desperate, Pavel Araslanov climbed to the top of a power…
Read MoreAlmost Worth Staying For
Don’t be fooled, Irkutsk isn’t all that, but the fish from Lake Bikal are! Breathtaking beauty Taking a break from the bikes Around the globe on a Honda Thanks, but Tetons are nicer No, use this thing-a-majig Cooking for the masses All we need are french-frys! Note the size! As…
Read MoreOffshore Your Rubles in Swiss Accounts
Why not put your IMF loot in the safest banks in the world? Every wealthy Russian has at least one, if not a few, a Swiss bank account to hide all the cash they ship out of Russia on a daily basis. I didn’t know how widespread this was until…
Read MoreRussian Women
You gotta love those Russian women! Oh, please look at me! Show me that belly button! Lidya stole my heart! Cleaning the streets with twigs Your grandma look like this? I hate to choose! She’ll love you for your mind Straight from a porn video Ice, Ice, baby! Not Russia,…
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