http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss yngling@mac.com © ivan arreguin-toft Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:58:01 +0400 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:58:08 +0400 iBlog 1.4.4 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1115559656/index.html ivan tried but couldn't meet with the union of soldiers' mothers. our one interview turned out to be at the carnegie center moscow. it was a rainy, relaxing day overall. ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:55:48 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1115559656/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1978064259/index.html today we had one interview and worked to set up another. sam had a play date at sasha's house. ]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:11:21 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1978064259/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E961766479/index.html today we did little of real consequence: just a few groceries and books in the morning, and red square in the afternoon, followed by a dinner at akademia. ]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2005 20:36:15 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E961766479/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1245867547/index.html today's one main event was a generous offer to enjoy a picnic at simon saradzhyan's uncle's dacha about 20 kilometers northwest of moscow. ]]> Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:59:11 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1245867547/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1720643525/index.html today we organized ourselves and made it out of the house in time to get tickets to the kremlin's armory collection of art treasures. in the evening we were guests at elizabeth messud's new home in moscow, where we enjoyed a wonderful meal while ingrid and sam played with elizabeth and vasya's children. ]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2005 00:10:00 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1720643525/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E677418197/index.html we had two interviews today: one in the morning with a former journalist for red star, russia's pre-eminent military newspaper and, in the afternoon, an interview with a representative from a helsinki human rights group. ]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:16:45 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E677418197/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1689146598/index.html two interviews today, the first great the second less so. this afternoon we tried moscow sushi and then, taking some local advice, made our way to detski mir to try and find an electric razor. ]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:45:06 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1689146598/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E846201780/index.html our main job today was an interview at the moscow office of the carnegie center--that, and the usual mundane-but-necessary getting of groceries and maintaining of the apartment. it rained most of the day. ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2005 23:37:03 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E846201780/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E496565396/index.html it's a holiday today in russia which means everything's open but no one's available for interviews. we had no plan save perhaps a bit of recuperation from yesterday. we spent the day shopping. ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:47:13 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E496565396/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E123479290/index.html today russia celebrated its independence day (everything could be closed tomorrow). we got out of the apartment about 11:30 and decided to walk to gorky park (we're always on the lookout for a park where the kids can run on grass and swing on swings). it was a long and interesting walk, and an unexpectedly hot and sunny day. ]]> Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:29:35 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E123479290/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E765184762/index.html our trip to the kremlin and the armory didn't work out because well, we got out of the house too late. but after lunch we re-grouped and made our way to the zoo. ]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2005 23:15:36 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E765184762/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1173718792/index.html today we had a morning interview with memorial, a russian human rights umbrella organization. in the afternoon we wandered over to the kremlin and g.u.m. ]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2005 21:59:08 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1173718792/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E554112282/index.html today monica and ivan had interviews in the morning and late afternoon. in the morning we met with two alums of harvard's kennedy school. in the afternoon it was shamil beno, the former chechen foreign minister under dudayev. ]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:19:45 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E554112282/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E283639890/index.html our day began with another interview (we were late again); and ended with a lovely walk in the rain on the old arbat. ]]> Wed, 08 Jun 2005 22:31:46 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E283639890/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1058467402/index.html monica and ivan had their first interview appointments at the US embassy today. russia, it seems, may not be going down the toilet, but it's certainly circling the bowl. ]]> Tue, 07 Jun 2005 23:00:08 +0400 http://homepage.mac.com/imat/iblog/B826017306/C1731853029/E1058467402/index.html