On flea markets and recession

[chelsea flea market, new york, september 2008]

And about decision-making. At an urgent government meeting on September 18, Dmitry Medvedev spoke the key words: the authorities today have no task more important than supporting financial stability. And he announced the decision to allot half a trillion rubles for supporting the market, along with the decision to decrease the reserves and lower taxes on oil exports...
..Because a political decision can open Pandora’s Box, or it can open a big Matryoshka doll, and then we’ll have to keep taking other, smaller dolls out of it. And you can’t stop until you’ve taken out the last one.
- "Not all Opposites Attract," Russia Profile.org; 9/22/08