> In Europe, 200 km is a long way; in the States, 200 years is a long time —trad. (it's funny attempting to look at russian culture; in many ways it's continen

> In Europe, 200 km is a long way; in the States, 200 years is a long time —trad. (it's funny attempting to look at russian culture; in many ways it's continental european, but where it differs it strongly resembles nothing so much as american — due perhaps to similar reserves of unoccupied land?)