I traveled from Moscow to Vladivostok this morning, by train, in my slippers, on one cup of coffee and a bagel.
Let me explain. I had fallen down one of those Internet rabbit holes that happen when you start wondering what you could find if you typed a certain search into Google. I was looking for blogs that were well informed on Russian politics and its economy.
My search led me to a site called "snowsquare", which bills itself as "Urban postings from Moscow, Russia". And... more