Nasty Newspapers

And you though America had Yellow Journalism! 19 February 1999 Johnson’s Russia List Stop the Presses! By Andrew Miller in St. Petersburg No American who spends any appreciable length of time in Russia, far from the “madding crowd,” can avoid being impressed by Russian literacy: the affinity for books displayed…

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#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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Sick as a Dog

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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Those Crazy Russians

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…

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An 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,…

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