Soviet Street Scams
They even salute like the Hitler Youth Corps! Johnson’s Russia List, Sunday, 30 August 1998 Friday August 28 By Ray Finch Upon leaving work Friday evening (28 Aug), I thought I’d check to see if there were new signs of economic/political collapse along my way home. I was not disappointed….
Read MoreBez Dollarov
And you though you were fast at changing the price tag on a GAP shirt! Hey, Me first! Suckers! Out of the running Wow, Russians are swift! Yesterday when I went to buy cookies at the kiosk by my house, the prices were going up as I stood there! When…
Read MoreA Koshka Konspiracy
In the fall, kittens overflow and Russians have a few ideas about it Last night, as I was walking up the stairs to my flat, a woman passed me with a few kittens in her bag. When she saw me she looked down and sped out of podyedz. Odd I…
Read MoreOn The Dacha
A weekend of tranquility This past weekend I was on the dacha, and I had a great time. Yes, you go on the dacha. The Russians use the term “na dachu” this literally means “on the dacha.” Since the dacha is usually a small hut, or one room house surrounded…
Read MoreThe Banking Implosion
It is amazing to watch a banking industry collapse in one Black Monday One man’s way of coping Back to the market I read with great interest, all the wire reports and Western views of this, most recent Russian financial calamity, but I must defer opinion to the very people…
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