Peredelkino it was a magic feeling looking out from Boris Pasternak’s tall windows into the red and golden woods on that autumn day and to know he saw the same thing when he looked up from his small desk as he wrote “Doctor Zhivago.” It is a village … [Read more...]
THE PRICE OF IMMORTALITY!
What makes a man murder innocent people and claim a victory for himself? For instance, the recent Oslo bombing and mass murder of young men and women at a camp in Norway by the right-wing political extremist Anders Behring Breivik who called himself … [Read more...]
What Is To Be Done?
What is to be done to move Russia into the 21st century world? It always has been a very tough question, but more possible of success today than ever before. It will lift Russians who can accomplish so much more if they develop an environment of … [Read more...]
Heroes! —“The Great Patriotic War”
I have always admired the veteran Russian men and women in their baggy suits and medals from WWII, “The Great Patriotic War.” They suffered so much—and survived. Several of these men were the “guards” at a desk by the door to our office building in … [Read more...]
The International Space Station
Tonight I watched the International Space Station fly overhead, a star-like speck, illuminated by the distant sun, silently sailing by the almost full moon, It took six minutes from the Pacific horizon to the horizon over Arizona and the US. This is … [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...]
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...]
Is Obama the Catalyst?
I have an Iranian friend, a man with military background in Iran and America and who still has family and friends in Tehran. He said to me, after the Tunisian and Egyptian revolts, that President Obama was the underlying inspiration. I listened. … [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...]