…of the tallest building in yekaterinburg. it is the middle of the night. it is icy. it is windy. there is no railing. and there is no guard. it is a beautiful sight and i am reminded once again of the little freedoms the russians enjoy that we don’t.
- you would never be allowed to do this in britain, i say to my friend.
- why not? he asks.
- for health and safety reasons. plus, people would jump off.
- they would jump off? why?
- because they could.
- o, he says, pausing to think about this strange idea, in russia we would only jump off if they told us we couldn’t.
