In 1939, Winston Churchill famously said of Russia: "it is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." In 2011, upon setting foot in Moscow for the first time, I offer up the following unsolicited addendum: "Russia is a fever dream, swaddled in history, nursing a hangover..."
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Government Housing
The drive into the city from Domodevo Airport lasts an hour and a half. Watching the city get denser by the mile is interesting. On all sides are huge concrete buildings, Soviet-era government housing that looks cramped, uncomfortable, and largely falling into disrepair. What comes to mind is the Cabrini Green Projects on Chicago's north side. Low income government housing does a number on you, the world over.
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