Today, when I drink vodka shots at Red Square at Mandalay Bay, I understand completely what he meant. Red Square is a swanky, Leningrad-themed joint presided over by a headless statue of the man himself. It is festooned with reproductions of propaganda art, has neutral brown walls and high ceilings. Run wild, comrade. There are a few caveats.
Martinis run about the same.
Prices like that that would have busted the Soviet Union years before Gorbachev did. But these are quibbles. In its way, Red Square is more stable than the USSR ever was, and I probably don't have to tell you that it's a hell of a lot more fun. I don't even have to wonder what Mr. Pfluger would have made of that. Read our policy on privacy and cookies .