Stop 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 MoreUB in the crowd in Ulaan Baatar
Don’t mind the air pollution, Ulaan Baatar is making a move! Think we can wear blue now? Love those shorts! Not one to laugh at Oddly enough, his accented Russian was worse than mine, but I had to give the Czech guy credit as we rolled through this town’s nightlife…
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 MoreAn Army of Capitalists
Shuttle traders would buy out Manhattan if the Trans-Siberian stopped there! Women be working here! Capitalism, Russian Style Selling those ‘Niike’ fast! I’m back in Novosibirsk (I told you I liked the city!) after a turn around central Siberia. Next week, I’ll be back on the train heading for Irkutsk,…
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