IMF & 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…
Read MoreDo You Believe the Media?
The press is free, if you happen to own the presses. Baltimore Sun November 21, 1998 Shutdown: Government officials silence a television broadcast By Kathy Lally MOSCOW — It was the middle of another tumultuous day. One Russian region threatened to secede, three secret police officers gave a press conference…
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