October 30, 2008 How to Fail at Business While Remaining Truly Russian Saw an entry from Stanislav Mishin's Mat Rodina Blog, when it was posted to Johnson's List. A superb and well-argued summary of several things Russian business people need to attent to if they want to do business with the West. Business Humor
September 26, 2008 Our Cartoonist on CNN! I just stumbled across this nice interview (July 07) of Victor Bogorad, who does the cartoons for our Survival Russian feature. Too bad the video is not archived online... Humor Departments
September 20, 2008 Russian Folklore Editor's choice of books about Russian folklore and folktales. Culture Literature
September 09, 2008 Marriage Customs A Modern Russian Wedding: The Art of Getting Married. A look at Russian wedding traditions, past and present. Culture
September 04, 2008 Sarah Palin's Secret Past Revealed! Many have scoffed at Cindy McCain's defense of Alaska Governor (and GOP Veep candidate) Sarah Palin's foreign policy chops with the assertion that "Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia." Scoff not. The truth is so more startling still. Humor Politics