Archive for November 29th, 2005

Kazakh Oppositionist Nurkadilov Found Dead, Ruled "Suicide"

By Sean at 29 November, 2005, 5:50 pm

Let me see if I get this straight. Prominent Kazakh opposition member, Zamanbek Nurkadilov, is found dead with two gunshots to the chest and one to the head and it’s ruled a suicide!? I mean forget the fact that shooting oneself in the chest not once but twice and then turning the gun [...]

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Moscow is the Metro

By Sean at 29 November, 2005, 5:29 pm

You haven’t seen Moscow until you’ve taken the metro. Despite its need for modernization, the system is flawless. You can be almost anywhere in the city in 45 minutes. The stations are palaces. The metro is such a part of Moscow culture and aesthetics it is hard to imagine going there [...]

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