What is Russian Feminism?
You think the women are feminine or feminist? Don’t let the title fool you, this is not about Russian “feminism,” the word does not have the same meaning here, but it is more about Western women’s response to what Russian women consider a “feminine” role in society. A smart young…
Read MoreRussian Music Rocks
Everyone sings along, and there are a few you wish didn’t! The music scene in Russia is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. There is an amazing amount of amateurs (but not amateurish) music here. In every metro station, someone is playing a musical instrument or singing and they are…
Read MoreBye Bye Fast Food
Without Dunkin Donuts, I’m outta here! March 2, 1999, Asociated Press via Johnson’s Russia List Dunkin’ Donuts Leaves Moscow RANDOLPH, Mass. (AP) — Add doughnuts to the list of victims of Russia’s economic crisis. Dunkin’ Donuts, the Randolph, Mass.-based doughnut and coffee chain, has closed its two shops in Moscow….
Read MoreYest Klooch?
The key to the universe was lost! Monday is the perfect day to discuss the Russian klooch problem. Klooch is “key” in Russian, and they are valued even more than money here. Last Friday, my housemate Ann, had to sleep at a friends and I had to kick in our…
Read MoreAddicts Are Addictive
Shooting up in the CIS Boston Globe, 27 February 1999 Russia faces a new cold war – soaring drug use 3 million addicts, many of them youths, caught in a$2b industry By David Filipov ST. PETERSBURG – From her seat in the corner of the bar, Kseniya scans the clients,…
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