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”
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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”
Here’s a random, cute picture of Lev
Since I haven’t yet figured out how to tackle the interview I recently gave (not the Forbes one, let’s just say that this was for an ostensibly feminist publication for now), or what to make of it, really. Daddy bought Lev a wheel that lights up and makes music. When I’m not with the twoContinue reading “Here’s a random, cute picture of Lev”
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