Sovok of the Week

One Post-Soviet Man’s Adventures in the Land of Plenty

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Entries from February 2006

“Broken Combine”: Oscar Fever at “Sovok of the Week”

February 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Sovok Podcast

It is Oscar fever at "Sovok of the Week" and Boris is making his predictions.
His choices are insightful, as usual. Tune in an find out what Boris’ predictions
are and what he thinks about some of this year’s contenders!
As always, we encourage you to send in your comments and questions regarding
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Man’s Best Friend Gets Gold Tooth!

February 24th, 2006 · No Comments · Boris Broadcasts

When (if?) you get to be my age, you think you’ve seen it all — the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War, video-game playing grandmothers, Britney Spears transformed from spandex nymphet into a flip-flop wearing trailerpark mommy. But today’s story, Dear Readers, is a new one even to your [...]

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I loved you once, I loved you twice …

February 17th, 2006 · No Comments · Sovok Podcast

In this week’s podcast, Boris explains why he has become such an irregular contributor
of written stories on "Sovok of the Week." He also gives his listeners an unexpected
surprise by reinterpreting a famous poem. Don’t miss this one of a kind podcast.

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Welcome, the year 2005! Oh, wait … 2006!

February 10th, 2006 · No Comments · Voice of Vadim

It appears that we forgot to post a story for this Friday. No fear, our dear
readers. We have hastily assembled yet another contest, in which you *MAY* win
a prize.
Here are a couple of photos. Your best caption will be noted and read out
loud by Boris himself on our [...]

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Boris Answers Listeners’ Questions

February 7th, 2006 · No Comments · Sovok Podcast

Questions poured in from our listeners and Boris decided to take time off from
his busy schedule so that he could answer some of them. Tune in to listen to
Boris dispensing his age-old wisdom to anyone who will listen. And as usual,
don’t forget that you can send your questions to [...]

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