August 14, 2009

Spasibo Moskva

Personally, I think we owe the Russians a lot. Moscow unilaterally dismantled the Soviet Union, thereby ending the Cold War (or the first Cold War, according to Stephen F. Cohen), and making the world a much better, safer place. Clearly, we should welcome good relations instead of trying to take advantage. To get a sense of things Russian, I turned to Tom Lasseter, McClatchy's Moscow Bureau Chief. Tom is, I think, the future of print journalism. It's always a pleasure to talk with him, and I always learn something new. Total runtime an hour and sixteen minutes. Enjoy!