The Russia Left Behind

The New York Times
The Russia Left Behind

A great NYT feature: A road trip from St. Petersburg to Moscow, showing the Russia Putin hardly cares about (except if it’s for the view from one of his residences).


From Weekly Filet #133, in October 2013.

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