Is There a Central Bank?
If the Russian Central Bank doesn’t play fair, who will?? From The Moscow Tribune, November 27, 1998 CENTRAL BANK EXPOSED IN PROFITEERING FROM PRECIOUS METAL SALES By John Helmer A report just completed by Russia’s independent state auditor, the Accounting Chamber, accuses the Central Bank of Russia, under its previous…
Read MoreSanta Barbara is Real
You think people watch the Brady Bunch over here? Thursday, November 26, 1998 The Moscow Times Santa Barbara “Matter of National Security” By Andrei Zolotov Jr. Times are hard in Russia. People go unpaid for months at a time, pensions are late, and contract killings rock the nation with alarming…
Read MoreNick’s Thanksgiving in Russia
Turkey time in the CIS! 25 November, 1998 Thanksgiving By Nick I told you that I would let you know how my Thanksgiving Dinner went. All in all it went well. I became a little mad at one point but that pasted quickly. As you will recall, I invited 10…
Read MoreDen’ Rozhdeniya = Birthdays
Happy Birthday from Moscow! November 24, 1998, The Moscow Times Etiquette, Eloquence, of Birthday Festivites By Nick Allen Few events in Russia are imbibed with as much energy and good cheer as the round-the-table celebration of a den’ rozhdeniya (birthday). And should you he invited to a birthday party, it’s…
Read MoreThose Crazy Expats
Now is it Turkey, or turkey? Well, do you feel lucky, punk? Working in an international firm dominated by Americans and Brits has its advantages, but sometimes I forget that not all the expats in Moscow are native American (or English) speakers. I subscribe to an American dominated listserve that…
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