Just a mention. There is a change in the 'culture' noted in the Russian newspapers since the new Prime Minister came to town.
A real effort to build 'a society.' (click here) Quality of life issues for Russia. The St. Petersburg influence. European, if you will. Socialites. It's a new taste of freedom and prestige for this communist nation. I find it interesting. Vladimir Putin has enjoyed far more social contact with the Russian people than any other Russian President in history in my opinion. I find it all the more interesting that with the emergence of the new Prime Minister, an intimate friend of Putin, there is more 'jazz' in Russian society than before. I would say the ladies and gentlemen like to enjoy themselves. At least that is the feeling they want the Russian people to come to understand and relish. If one values a city in which they live and it's a matter of prestige then the society, and this is just my opinion, is more likely to 'like' it's government and vanquish corruption. Just a different view according to where I sit. The tensions between The West and Russia don't seem to be deescalating but Russia is not backing down on it's commitment to cooperate with the IAEA and the limits placed on Iranian nuclear opportunities.
14:01 21/09/2007
London fashion week show: Model behaviour. Video (click here)
Models at London fashion week show off the latest designs at the Aquascutum show but not entirely without a hitch. At the Aquascutum show, one model seemed to be having difficulty walking in some high-heeled shoes with laces around the ankle - twice. After the second mishap she didn't appear in the final walk through. (27 sec./1.06Mb, shows: 204)
Russian tycoon Usmanov buys Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya collection (click here)
