tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post8183375524716653442..comments2024-03-16T02:19:17.603-07:00Comments on Eternal Remont:: This is the straw that broke the camel's back, RussiaPirates(and)Diplomatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732888813953341812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-11646536515620637752009-08-28T07:56:45.685-07:002009-08-28T07:56:45.685-07:00well, i wouldnt discount the possibility that yes ...well, i wouldnt discount the possibility that yes indeed she bought smth from the street that could happens to have value actualyl. It is required to get a permit when trying to export artifacts from the country - that is the case in Bulgaria too. It is requirement for everyone regardless of natioinality.<br />I can sell you on the street "soviet artifacts" that are actually national cultural treasure since my grandfather recieved several awards that are considered as "national treasure" evenif i dotn consider them as such. no question there's fullblown corruption going on in Russia but ever think that there might be some validity to these claims? It's the tourist responsibility to clear the purchases for customs and not knowing the law isnt excuse for breaking it!RoJehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317626998534144065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-57835417080838563422007-08-30T06:48:00.000-07:002007-08-30T06:48:00.000-07:00Yeah, I don't think this girl knew the drill.Yeah, I don't think this girl knew the drill.Pirates(and)Diplomatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732888813953341812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-64374548027139091222007-08-28T13:55:00.000-07:002007-08-28T13:55:00.000-07:00Sounds like a ploy for relaiming chunks of former ...Sounds like a ploy for relaiming chunks of former Soviet Republics. I mean, seriously, aren't reactors and block-housing developments Soviet "cultural treasures"?jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249859022658260368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35604308.post-951551262268606252007-08-28T08:36:00.000-07:002007-08-28T08:36:00.000-07:00Let us pause for a moment and reflect on the fact ...Let us pause for a moment and reflect on the fact that *fake* Red Army logos are considered a "national cultural treasure" in Russia. <BR/><BR/>Hell, 99% of the crap on the street is not of Soviet, but post-Soviet origin. Whole factories churn this stuff out for the tourists.<BR/><BR/>She must have pissed some one off at customs.Pirates(and)Diplomatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732888813953341812noreply@blogger.com