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The only thing more stupid in politics than a stalking horse is a stalking ass, as Sergei Kirienko is proving by his campaign against Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov. Don’t get me wrong -I am very fond of the donkey family, in their place. Aesop thought the same when he told the fable of the ass […]

by John Helmer - Sunday, June 13th, 1999
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According to a fresh Moscow anecdote, President Boris Yeltsin comes out of the banya feeling energetic. Over the protests of his driver, he insists on taking the wheel of his limousine. But he drives too fast, and unable to stop in time for a red light, he crashes into another limousine. That one is occupied […]

by John Helmer - Friday, June 11th, 1999
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