Police and Banya's
Along the roads in Russia there are multiple
police barriers where papers are checked and the information duly noted in a
log book. At most of these we have been quickly processed or merely waived
through. However, on one particular day we were detained for further
interrogation at what we had thought would be a routine stop. We were led into
a back room and given mind altering substances, shown a force of arms,
stripped down, locked in a small hot and humid room and beaten. Matt made a
break for it before being caught near a river and brought back to the police
barracks.
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Vodka
Hostage Taking
Any traveler to Russia will no doubt experience
a vodka hostage taking.
Essentially you are befriended by some stranger and invited for a "malinka
(small) vodka, chut-chut (tiny), Russian tradition". Sure you think, its a
tradition, the guy seems friendly, one quick drink and I'm on my way. Don't
be fooled. As quick as the first shot is drunk, a second is poured . .
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