I was pleased to be invited, by the RIA Novosti, a leading Russian news agency, to write a weekly column for the English edition of their widely read international web magazine For my first column please see … [Read more...]
Russian Corruption of Olympic Proportions
The allegations of extreme corruption in the Russian 2014 Sochi Olympics have got everyone talking, but so far we hear of no corrective action being taken. The media is full of it. The Moscow Times, The Christian Science Monitor and the Novaya … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Russophile
From the review for “Walking on Ice. An American Businessman in Russia” from Russia Profile magazine, by its editor, Andrei Zolotov, Jr. Of the legion of Western entrepreneurs who came to Russia in the early 1990s in search of opportunities, many … [Read more...]
The “Russian Soul” and Russian Business—a connection?
I was asked by the respected Russia Profile magazine to consider if there is a connection between the legendary “Russian soul” and the chaotic world of Russian business today. My answer was absolutely yes! My resulting article, “The Piety of Soil … [Read more...]
Review on “Walking on Ice…” from top Russian magazine.
New Book on Business in Russia - American author brings a fresh and honest look at doing business in today’s Russia From Andrei Zolotov, Jr., Editor, Russia Profile, Moscow: Essentially, it is a collection of essays, although one part of the book … [Read more...]