A very Russian autumn
December 20th 2010 A missed flight from Tajikistan to Ukraine followed by a hastily booked, last-minute one from Tajikistan to Frankfurt and a 36-hour bus journey across Eastern Europe to Kiev followed by a 14-hour train had me arriving, although only just and with 14 pence left to my name, back in Moscow.
The first weekend was spent in my girlfriend Alisa's home town of Protvino, a well-planned, high-rise co
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