A few weeks ago I finished reading a book called “Russia Which Way Paradise” written by former ABC Russia Correspondent Monica Attard. The book was written around 20 years ago and documents the collapse of the Soviet Union. It’s an interesting book to read given the current political situation in Russia and the relationship between Russia and the international community.
There is one story in the book that I found particularly humorous:
Natasha told me when I first arrived in Moscow that I was now living in the richest country in the world, a comment that struck me as rather odd given the sad-looking shop shelves, the run-down buildings and poorly dressed people I was seeing.
‘How can this be the richest country in the world?’ I asked her.
‘Well, as we say in Russia, people have been stealing for seventy years and there’s still something left to steal.’
