elena - with all due respect, only in the topsy turvy world of eastern european priviligentsia survival and fear of physical harm accounts for nothing and politics - for everything.
a few years ago, i had a conversation with a polish university professor who staunchly supported the dismantling of state-owned farms. when i pointed to her many negative social consequences of that politically motivated move, she ardently replied "why should i support inefficient farming with my taxes."
That sentence epitomizes the state of mind of the eastern european schmoozing class - paper pushers "supporting" food producers. as i see it, they are in a dire need of a forced labor camp - just as bat'ushka Stalin prescribed.
wojtek (self-hating paper pusher)