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“Something has changed; it’s like another country,” said PASSPORT writer Ian Mitchell on returning to Russia after the long holidays, echoing the words of Alexei Navalny on being released from prison after having being detained for fifteen days in December.
What has changed? How has the country changed? These are the questions the editor, John Harrison, tries to answer, although he admits it is difficult because everything continue to change so fast, though that in itself is exhilarating. The change, he says, is palpable. Suddenly, people have hope for the future. Russia is turning into the kind of place that you actually want to do creative things in. It is no longer just a hardship post.
In this new world that we now inhabit, PASSPORT will strive to bring you more news and reports of relevant ex-pat activities, bizarre journeys such as this month’s safari in Tanzania by the inimitable Luc Jones, articles on Russian culture, such as that by Tanya Shorova on fortune telling, as well as historical pieces, such as those kindly offered by Helen Womack. Ross Hunter tickles your intellectual fancy with a piece on Percy Shelly and his famous poem, Ozimandias; while Nica Harrison treats us to another fantastical drawing, this time an illustration of an Oscar Wilde short story, “The Fisherman and His Soul”.
The magazine as a whole is a not-for-profit, community effort, and if you would like to see more of one thing and less of another, or indeed would like to contribute articles or pictures, please write to the editor, John Harrison: j.harrison@passportmagazine.ru
John Ortega
Owner and Publisher
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