Understood, but I never saw "Red Hot", is it good? Who are the primary
actors?
Well, it was popular in Russia (as well as all movies
with the governator, though). Another leading role was played by Belushi.
There were some funny lines there. For example, the
Soviet policeman suggested to his American colleague (played by Belushi) to shoot all drug dealers and the like. He
said that it would be a good idea, but politicians won’t allow this. ‘Shoot them first’ was an answer.
Ok good Alexey, Gorky and Pushkin are two very
interesting and different men. I think you are more like Pushkin in ideals if not name.
I heard that the main reason why Pushkin wrote verses was
that he always had huge card debts and tried to get some money to pay
We do not use
patromymics
It is not of any importance . As long as a person knows
the name of his father he/she has patronymics . If not, the patronymics will be thought up
so I could be either Yosef Grigorovich, or
Odelovich using my father's name.
Why Yosef? Greg is quite OK And it cannot be two ones
. What is the name of your father?
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OK, I prefer Johnny Walker. I think that it a lady’s
drink but I don’t like hard drinks.
We in America look eagerly toward political and
social change in Russia, and we also understand that it is Russia who will determine her future. I'm glad that we
are now "friends", and of course we wish to remain friends. Sometimes it is difficult among friends to achieve a
balance as we know.
Yeah, it is the last thing I would want – to have the US
as enemy again.
A question: what do you think is the most
desired social change among most of the population? I assume it would be economic. If so, do you look mostly for
economic freedom?
Actually, I am not sure. I think that economy is only a
part of politics. Again, you never are able to create good economy without political stability.
Why everybody is glad to keep money in Switzerland? It is
a safe place, in the center of Europe and NATO defends my beloved money (no matter that Switzerland itself is not a
member of it).
The problem is that everybody knows that
any second the government may rob people. Nobody will be surprised if tomorrow it will be announced that all rubles
should be changed in proportion 1:10 after showing papers where they come from. In Moscow there are exchange booths
at each corner and we keep our money in dollars and euros. Nobody trusts rubles, nobody trusts the government. So
rich people just make money here and have some infrastructure for the recreation – brothels and small gyms. They try
to send serious money abroad.
It is very difficult to
develop economy under such political and social circumstances.
Do you think Russia mostly desires for a Western
ideal of economic success?
Politically we are total morons, so it doesn’t matter
what we desire . I think that we desperately need for colleges of high economical and political education. When
there are several thousands educated Russian guys – it will be possible to discuss what they want.
However, I think yes, many prefer the Western way of
economics now.
More interestingly, do you care so much about
the political system if the economic benefits are good on the street?
Sure, sure. Without a firm political system everything
may collapse in a second. It happened in 1998 already.
Assuming that the successor to Putin will follow
his policies, do you think those policies are oriented more to achieving a place in some new world order or a new
Russian independence or dominance?
I think
that Medvedev is a quite pro-Western politician and he’s going to continue to try to find a place under the
capitalists sun for Russia.
Greg, who do you think is going to be the next president of the US?
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