Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .
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. . . . . . . . .ix
Preface
From Communist Russia to Capitalist Russia:
The Enormity of Privatization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction
Russia is a Hard Country to Know:
Do Not Trust First Impressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter one
Life at Moscow State University:
Russia's Greatest University at Risk . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Chapter two
Walking Around Moscow:
What a Guide Book Won't Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Chapter three
Life on Moscow's Streets:
A World Capital Like No Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Chapter four
Scenes from Everyday Life:
The Perils of Living without Language . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Chapter five
Russian Customs:
Furs, Hats, Tipping, and Valentine's Day . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Chapter six
A Quick Guide to Present Politics:
Why Russians Feel Misunderstood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Epilogue
History is Heavy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TR 59 Daniels, Bruce C. [TR
59 ISBN 978-1-878508-27-0 150 pages, $19.95 paper]
Living With Stalin's Ghost A
Fulbright Memoir of Moscow and the New Russia.
Transactions Volume 59 150 pages,
(2008)
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