The closest I came to becoming a socialist was when I was a teenager growing up in the U.S. Midwest in the 1980s. I first had to move to Russia to grasp the folly of socialism and reclaim my middle-class roots.
Moscow
I love Moscow, even if it’s the most manic, maddening place I’ve called home. I moved back in December 2016 after a five-year stint in Berlin. I had missed losing myself in the lanes of old Moscow or running along the Moskva River embankment.
I first visited Moscow as a student in 1991, the last year of the Soviet Union’s existence. The city was hungry and gray. Nobody spoke English or had any idea about the outside world. Today Moscow has reclaimed its rightful place not just as the capital of Russia, but of Eurasia.
Demise of ‘Last Mohican’ Cements Medvedev Win Over Local Bosses
Yury Luzhkov’s ouster after 18 years as mayor of Moscow completes Russia’s purge of independent regional leaders begun during Vladimir Putin’s presidency.
Tina Turner, Deep Purple Play Kremlin at Gazprom Birthday Bash
When Tina Turner asked the audience: “Is everybody all right?” her question was met with silence. Most of the guests were middle-aged managers who remained in their seats during the show.
Moscow Style Claims New Fashion Victims
Even Russian men, whose clothing choice was once limited to polyester business suits or polyester jogging suits, have become fussy dressers. Local trends in men’s fashion have developed in mysterious directions: pointy elf shoes or the male purse.
