As we began our descent across southern Moscow, our plane skimmed just above the blocks that symbolise Soviet-era living, then banked west towards the airport, crossing mile upon mile of “town hauzy” and “kottedzhy”—the gaudy dwellings, replete with turrets and swimming pools and multiple garages, of Russia’s thriving middle classes.
New Republic: The mood in Moscow has gone from nationalist to chauvinist
Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on as he visits road building just outside Moscow, on August 12, 2013.
