Category Archives: Russia

Random Thoughts (15)

Posted on 2017-07-27 by Andreas Moser

If you are ever going to attend France’s National Day parade on 14 July, watch out for the pioneers of the Foreign Legion.  More Orwellian news out of Russia. Romania: “Look, USA, that’s how you do an impeachment. Quick and … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (9)

Posted on 2017-03-26 by Andreas Moser

In Bolivia, I spoke with a lawyer about feminicidios, the killing of women by their partners, which carries a higher sentence than a “regular” homicide. Out of curiosity, I looked up the figure for Germany – and was shocked: 331 … Continue reading →

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You can’t say you haven’t been warned.

Posted on 2017-03-13 by Andreas Moser

Russia put up this poster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Everybody should have listened to that warning.

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Better than a Spy Novel: the Trump-Kremlin Files

Posted on 2017-01-10 by Andreas Moser

I was sitting in the park outside of the courthouse in Puno today, reading Nuestro hombre en La Habana and, fittingly, smoking a habano, when a gentleman in a suit – but without a hat – walked up to me and … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts (5)

Posted on 2016-12-13 by Andreas Moser

When Donald Trump praises his pick for Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis, as “the closest thing to General George Patton we have”, does he refer to the mistreatment of soldiers or to Patton’s antisemitism? After my story about the Peruvian girl, … Continue reading →

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How far can you get by train?

Posted on 2016-09-09 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. One of my readers wrote that he had been wondering how far he could get if he took his local commuter train and continued traveling with no other means of transport than the railway. As a train enthusiast, … Continue reading →

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While researching the story of a great Romanian adventurer, I found a great Romanian adventurer. But a different one.

Posted on 2016-05-13 by Andreas Moser

When I moved to Romania, I knew that it had produced one of the greatest adventurer of all times. This is the story of how I was both wrong and right at the same time. (Scroll down to the 5th … Continue reading →

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What does the future hold for Putin?

Posted on 2015-11-05 by Andreas Moser

He will manage a pub in Jerusalem, wedged between a shop displaying the star-spangled banner in its logo and one in Jamaican colors.

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The worst thing about MH17

Posted on 2015-10-14 by Andreas Moser

Death in itself is nothing to fear. We know it will happen, and we know it has to happen, for otherwise the world would become even more crowded. It is the time and the manner of death that we fear. Regarding … Continue reading →

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The Russian Embassy

Posted on 2015-02-03 by Andreas Moser

I am planning to go to Ukraine soon. But who knows if there will even be a Ukraine left in a few months. Russia is coming closer, at least geographically. To be on the safe side, I want to apply for … Continue reading →

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