The Gusty Winds of Change - Looking back at my time in Moscow during the final days of the Soviet Union
Sometimes you just have to look back at your life and relive an experience.
With Ukraine and Russia recently being in the news, my Moscow experience back in 1991 vividly came back to me.
A few of us might remember the time when the Soviet Union collapsed and Mikhail Gorbachev's reign came to an end.
Now it is Russia that includes the great city of Moscow.
I was in Moscow during the final days of the Soviet Union's existence in December, 1991, which was an unbelievable time in our World's history.
My reason for being there was to assist the U.S. Embassy on some technical challenges with their telecommunications equipment. Communication, as fundamental as it was back in those days compared to today, was paramount during those difficult times.
The fact that I was not even a U.S. citizen at that time added a little complication to the proceedings, but I was honored to help.
Today I am both a U.K. and USA citizen.
The human spirit always prevails, even through challenging times, and I gained a new found respect for the local people.
I even bumped into the legendary band, The Scorpions, who had just played a concert in Moscow.
Take a listen to my exploits during that trip, some of them a little daring and risky, but I survived to tell the story.
Memories for a lifetime.
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