#51 If you get the jokes
Fifty (50) easy ways to tell if it is time to leave Russia Look closely now You know you have been in Russia too long when…. You have to think twice about throwing away the empty instant coffee jar. You carry a plastic shopping bag with you ‘just in case.’…
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I do NOT recommend getting sick in Russia! Another time I was sick They better be working! Toes are not that clean.. Oh, am I sick! I have a fever of 101 F, I am sweating like a pig, yet I have crazy chills, and I feel better if the…
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What Russians can do with a space station and a bottle of vodka. I wanted to write an introduction to this article, but there isn’t much to do aside from wondering how many vodka shots it takes to dream up something like this. The Guardian February 3, 1999 Russia’s giant…
Read MoreAn Open Road Ahead
It is time for me to get the hell outta Dodge! Another beautiful winter day Summer sailing More Moscow Moscow Nights I’m leaving the seal for good! Well I’ve gone and done it now! I know I’ve said it too many times, that it was about time for a change,…
Read MoreIron Felix
The Mad Muscle behind the Mad Mind December 20, 1998, Reuters Russia’s secret policemen celebrate anniversary By Alastair Macdonald MOSCOW – Russia’s secret police and spy agencies, marking the 81st anniversary on Sunday of their founding during the Bolshevik revolution, lamented what they called past tragedies and pledged to defend…
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