When In Afghanistan, Do As The Romans Do
My artist friend Roman Genn, aka "the mad Russian," took a wee trip for the LA Times and National Review -- to Afghanistan. The images he drew for the LA Times are here. Click them up to see them larger.
Read Roman's bio here. And see his incredible paintings here.
Here, below, is a photo of Roman. Cute, isn't he? 
Roman makes friends easily!
Here we have the afternoon siesta, Afghanistan-style.
And, here's Roman and another one of his pals.
Photo credits (from top to bottom): Dan Schiller, Hamid, Lt.Col. Vadim Fersovich, Mike Nelson
Great portraits he draws... they seem to tell more than a photo would.
I have a brother-in-law who has been stationed on and off in Afghanistan. He loves it over there.
Eric at April 10, 2009 9:42 AM
Finger in the trigger guard: what's wrong with this picture?
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at April 12, 2009 9:14 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2009/04/10/when_in_afghani.html#comment-1642658">comment from Gog_Magog_Carpet_ReclaimersGregg just said the same thing. Roman is a painter not a fighter!
Amy Alkon
at April 12, 2009 9:17 AM
I remember a post from Seipp that said he's admirably fast with his fists, and that that's how he can move through the world without fear.
Crid [cridcridatgmail] at April 12, 2009 5:49 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2009/04/10/when_in_afghani.html#comment-1642717">comment from Crid [cridcridatgmail]Roman may not know his way around a gun, but he grew up in Russia. We had a long talk on the phone the other night, and I can't quote him exactly, unfortunately, but he talked about the difference between Russians who come here at 6 or 7 and Russians like him who grow up there, have their first job their, have their first...maybe fist-fight there...
Just erased what I wrote...can't get it quite right...have to see if I can get him to come over and say it here. But, it's a certain deep toughness and cynicism that you can see in the eyes, and that's part of everything they do.
Amy Alkon
at April 12, 2009 9:02 PM
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