You Say ‘Boris Berezovskiy’ Fast
The Power of Boris Berezovskiy Rossiyskaya Gazeta 10 November 1998 Boris Berezovskiy is Not Interested in Institutionalizing Russian Power. A Politoco-Psychological Sketch by Psycholinguistic Methods Article by psycholinguist Irina Volkoa, associate professor at the Russian Federation Government Higher School of Economics: The experience accumulated by the young science of psycholinguistics…
Read MoreWhich Way is St Peterburg?
No matter what they say, it isn’t Moscow St. Petersburg Times, November 6, 1998 Will Liberal St. Petersburg Go With Russia’s Flow? By Brian Whitmore St. Petersburg, everyone will tell you,is different. It is more cosmopolitan than Russia’s sleepy provinces, yet more sedate than the Babylonian free-for-all of Moscow. Culturally,…
Read MoreI Love Me Some Vodka
The elixir of Russia! HELLO RUSSIA Cultural Hints: Russian Vodka Let’s talk about vodka, which is an important product in Russian culture. There are 1,8 million officially recognized alcoholics and over 10 million Alkashy (people who drink at first opportunity) in Russia. Teetotaler may look like a black sheep at…
Read MoreHunger Comes to Us All
Every winter everybody is scared of famine! Los Angeles Times October 20, 1998 Hunger in Russia’s Heartland Devastating summer drought caused worst grain harvest since 1953. Despite official reassurances, many in impoverished regions fear winter will bring starvation. By John-Thor Dahlburg PALLASOVKA, Russia–In July the wheat crop failed, roasted alive…
Read MoreIs Yeltsin ‘The Man’?
We are all waiting for The Man Johnson’s Russia List, Monday, 12 Oct 1998 Waiting for the Man By Will Harte It is just after eight in the evening and already another bright fall day in Russia has slipped into darkness, lying down to await the lover she knows will…
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