Russian people go hungry, old people's pensions worthless, but still Russia has nuclear submarines, so we still go on patrol half of year. Such a waste. Yeltsin sick, no one in charge. Terrible that country great as Russia should fall so low. Sorry if Mikhail stray from point.
Point is, column is good.
Now I have question. Officers and crew of Novograd not paid for three months. Gospodin Charles, you are rich and generous man. Will pay back every ruble as soon as Russian Navy pay us back salary. Mikhail in Murmansk P.S. Novograd sets sail in two weeks for six month station in North Sea east of Scotland.