I’m Back! Did Ya Miss Me?
Re-entry into the USA after a few years outside is one hell of an experience. After an absence of one and a half years, what can I say? I love America! I flew into Miami, and in half an hour I was in heaven waltzing down Collins Avenue on Miami…
Read MoreChechnya Burning
The New Russian Vacation Spot: Chechnya The Independent (UK) December 13, 1998 Welcome to Hell: How did Chechnya – a country once applauded by the West for its spirit of independence – descend to such levels of chaos and barbarism? By Phil Reeves SIX WEEKS ago, looking as inconspicuous as…
Read MoreWeddings in Winter
Russian weddings are quick! Don’t be late. 7 December, 1998 NBC NEWS Moscow: love among the ruble By Carlota Zimmerman MOSCOW – As Moscow leaders ponder the socio-economic virtual reality of the country’s burning ruble, Russians continue doing what comes naturally – falling in love and planning one of the…
Read MoreThe Jews Are Here!
They still eat sala when they move to Israel! Moscow Times December 1, 1998 Toothless Old Hatreds By Nina L. Khrushcheva First it was the Jews. Then the Romanovs, the nobility and the kulaks. After 1991, it was Lenin and the communists. Now, it seems, it’s the Jews again. Like…
Read MoreGailyn Goes to Town
What happens when you let Americans with cash wander around a Russian mall Shop till you drop! Check out the glass ceiling! Fountains for sale too! And don’t forget the flowers Gailyn’s Personal Adventures in the Frozen Tundra Wayan, as you requested I am giving my second installment of my…
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