It’s been a dark few days, personally and professionally. We did hold a wonderful debate at The Moscow News on the subject of Russia’s image abroad. You’d think this kind of event would be tense, especially in light of the recent deadly flash floods in the south of the country (and the relief for thatContinue reading “A picture of Lev on a slide with daddy”
Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Irresolution
If I could pick one word to describe Russia today it would be “uncertain.” Doesn’t strike you as the right kind of word at first, does it? What is this? “An uncertain Russia”? How can a country be uncertain? And yet uncertainty is the biggest governing force both in Russia’s daily life and the moreContinue reading “Irresolution”
I was told that I have this “awesome, party-hard reputation”
You guys. I slur my words most of the time because I’ve slept for maybe 3 hours in a given 24-hour period. Because kids have growth spurts and such. Just letting you know.
Lev helped me report on today’s protest rally in downtown Moscow
The Left Front is too far… left to his taste. He did mention the need for rule of law, and expressed his disappointment with the fact that the Investigative Committee was actively denying the fact that lawyers were at first barred from entering the apartments of opposition figures as they were being searched yesterday. Finally,Continue reading “Lev helped me report on today’s protest rally in downtown Moscow”
That one “Dealbreaker” piece on the college girl and the punky dude
I’ve of two minds about this piece. The headline is misleading, for one thing. And it starts out as if its trying to bait you – “I went to college… because that’s what people like me did.” As someone whose financial future has now pretty much been ruined by student debt, I have a knee-jerkContinue reading “That one “Dealbreaker” piece on the college girl and the punky dude”
Natalia A. 