Inside Krasnodar | 2008

Thank to Fred Wilson for the heads-up on the NY Times article this past weekend titled, Waving Goodbye to Hegemony.
Here’s an excerpt from the article where the author discusses Russia and the role he sees it playing in the post-American unipolar world,
…. In exploring just a small sample of the second world, we should start […]

On December 11th, I wrote a blog post called “Bettman’s Bluff” where I discussed the possibility that the NHL may opt-out of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. I further suggested that the NHL look to expand its brand internationally by creating opportunities for the top NHL teams to compete against the top Russian/European teams.
Well, it […]

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Sistema-Hals OJSC (LSE, MICEX, RTS: HALS), one of the largest diversified real estate companies in Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), has announced its strategic partnership with Saraya, a real estate development and asset management company that invests in the travel and tourism industry.
Saraya, through a wholly owned subsidiary has […]

It’s kind of funny to be sitting here in Val D’Isere at an internet cafe listening to all the Russian tourists while back in Sochi the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics are just beginning. I wonder what will happen to the local economies of the French, Swiss, and Italian ski villages when Krasnaya Polyana […]