Comments on: Parts of highway connecting Moscow and Sochi to become commercial

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:55 +0000

Hi Robert! You have an interesting blog, even more so for me since I moved to Saint Petes a year ago after 13 years living in NY myself :) I’ll be reading you post about a trip to Khosta (where I grew up!! :)) in a few minutes, and other articles as well. I guess I’ll get a sense of how you liked it in my hometown there. Added you to my blog roll.

I’ll drop you an email in a min too, I’ll be really glad if you share your opinion and experiences about Sochi here on my blog, or prospects of Russian roads, as you most likely none of what I wrote in this article is new to you after living in Russia for a few years :)

By: Robert MacDonald

Robert MacDonald — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:37:59 +0000

Hi Erik,

We just got back from a fascinating trip to Xocta, my first time staying on the Black Sea.

Yes, I already posted about our trip, but I can write new content for your blog… a few paragraphs anyway.

I was a teenager when the US Interstate Highway System was authorized in the ’50s, saw it quickly implemented throughout the east coast area… all from a Highway Trust Fund from gasoline taxes. So the blueprint is there for Russia, but does it have the discipline to get things rolling?

All good wishes,

Rob… Loquacious… on American Russia Observations