<HTML>In a message dated 11/28/02 12:56:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, chrisd@russiajournal.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">And some people from Harvard who were in Russia, who were active in Russia, helped Russia in a way that wasn't really appropriate. But, we're not blaming Harvard, we're not blaming others. We are blaming ourselves, because we tried to imitate instead of developing what is good for us. So, again, we're not blaming Harvard; it was just a few people from Harvard who tried to impose a model that was too radical for Russia, that was too laissez-faire for Russia. ... </BLOCKQUOTE> Uhhh gee. I'd say Harvard deserved this one. To be fair Larry Summers wasn't there at the time of Perestroika, but I am glad he was man enough to listen to it! DoreneC</HTML>