It’s a wonderful start in understanding the world, when children can paint for friends across the sea, and learn about the world and its different people. One thing learned is that we are not so different. For the second year the Los Angeles-St. … [Read more...]
Talking to our Future World Business Leaders
``````23456 I had the privilege of addressing the Executive MBA (EMBA) class at Colorado State University this week in preparation for their June trip to Russia. My book, “Walking on Ice, An American Businessman in Russia” is a textbook for this … [Read more...]
Art Across the Ocean
The Los Angeles-St. Petersburg Sister City Committee again in 2011 has sponsored a Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition between the students of our sister cities. The LA exhibit opened May 12 and will close June 4. About 200 paintings from LA Unified … [Read more...]
Changing Russia~ Patience Pays!
The American or Western visitor or businessman has a special challenge in fitting into the colorful and exciting environment of an evolving Russia. The world is not really so flat as to obscure the character of a people, though superficial … [Read more...]
Russia’s Victory Day!!
There is nothing like a Russian military parade. And on May 9, this year, it will happen all over Russia again. As usual, there will be the patriotic bands, goose-stepping soldiers, rockets, missile launchers, freshly painted armored personnel … [Read more...]
The Wonderful Moscow Metro
Russia can’t build a decent car. But it can build the best rockets, incredible fighter planes, all kinds of technology, and the world’s best subway, the Moscow Metro. You’ve heard about them. They are works of art. In the main Metro ring and stations … [Read more...]
Meeting a Hero from the Elbe
April 25 was “Elbe Day,” when Russians and American soldiers met and shook hands over the Elbe River in Germany, marking a major step toward ending that bloody and wasteful war. The impact on the Russian memory of World War II must be … [Read more...]
The Los Angeles Festival of Books
For years I have attended The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held this year on the University of Southern California campus. It was a beautiful day. The first panel presentation was “Novel Arts. The Artist in Fiction.” Considering my next … [Read more...]
Fort Collins is a Wonderful Town
Nestled in the foothills of The Rocky Mountains, Fort Collins, Colorado is one of my favorite towns anywhere. In 2006, Money ranked Fort Collins as the best place to live in America,[18] proclaiming that "great schools, low crime, good jobs in a … [Read more...]
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