There were intense economic ties between Russia and the US. A lot of Americans worked and did business in Russia still. All of what I'm saying is not no longer valid the way it used to be because the war really reshuffled all the cards. But a lot of the behaviors are quite similar. It comes from Russia's history of being like a superpower. The US has a similar history. And so I feel like that history is still visible in the way the country still is today.
#450: On the First Friday of each month, we roll out a bonus episode that’s totally different from what we usually produce.
These bonus episodes are special, unique, and – we hope – round out a fuller, more multifaceted picture of what we think about.
Today, I’m introducing you to a business and economics correspondent from Moscow who I’m honored to call a close friend. Her name is Andrea Palasciano. She’s covered business stories from Paris, Marseilles, Rome and Moscow. She’s fluent in Italian, German, Spanish, French, English and Russian. She’s covered stories ranging from diamond mining in Siberia to sleep deprivation.
She’s close friends with Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter who’s currently in a Russian prison. Today is his 100th day behind bars.
Andrea and I were both Knight-Bagehot Fellows and bonded during our year of immersing ourselves into deeply understanding how to tell better stories about business and economics. She joins me in this special episode to talk about the stories she’s covered, the sabbatical experience, and why it’s critical to understand how a bond works (!!).
Enjoy!
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