Television Is a Time Suck
The idiot box crossed the pond and is attacking the Russian soul! The true Evil Empire is here is Russia. Not the communists, not the Chechens, but the television! Until 1991, TV was a rarity here with three stations in back & white. Luckily for the Russian culture, it was…
Read MoreThe Reality of Irrelevance
The Reality of Irrelevance is hard for the Kremlin to accept What we were aiming for Snow sure makes it pretty! Thrice Victorious All the tourists! Chicago Tribune 21 December 1998 Russian Anger Grounded in Faded Influence but Don’t Write us off Yet, Ex-Foes Caution By Michael McGuire, Tribune Staff…
Read MoreSalute Mayor Luzhkov
The man who will be Tzar in 2000 Bloomberg Profile, Dec. 20 1998 Moscow Mayor Luzhkov Aims for Presidency Moscow – When the Russian ruble plunged 60 percent against the dollar in August and September, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov imposed citywide price limits on staple foods, defying federal policy. When…
Read MoreImpeachment Happens
Boris did more than Bill, but Monica wasn’t in the picture. New York Times 19 December 1998 Impeachment Also Is Proceeding, in a Convoluted Way, in Russia By Michael Wines MOSCOW — If Russians are perplexed by the prospective impeachment of President Clinton over his testimony about extramarital sex –…
Read MoreI Am Not The Only One…
Moscow really puts a zap to your head! Lenin’s Tomb Russian History Museum St Basil A Side Street Yes, Russia The North Tower A Side Alley St Basil The South Tower A Little Detail Financial Times December 19 1998 Moscow: Urban, but not yet urbane By Paul Gould A bracing…
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