Not unlike most people, I have a high disdain for bureaucracy. Having lived in Russia and Ukraine, I got my fair share of the post-Soviet Soviet-style bureaucracy to last me a life-time. It’s good to day that in the commercial sector, Russia is catching up. In the gov’t sector, it’s as bad as always. The [...]
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Death to Bureaucracy!
Posted in Life or something like it on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
While the cat’s away…
Posted in Life or something like it, Misha on June 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My wife left this week (rather unexpectedly) to visit her dying father in Moscow. She had been waiting on her passport from the Russian consulate in San Francisco, which is even worse than waiting for one of ours. In an unexpected burst of efficiency, they returned her passport to her in less than the minimum [...]
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