Moscow’s alternative bi-weekly, The eXile, tells its tale. Hated by many for its practical jokes, sick humour and savage hatred of much of the local expatriate community, The eXile is also essential reading for many foreigners and Russians. The book is much of the same, a mixture of worthy if sometimes wordy investigative journalism by Matt Taibbi and sorry tales of bad sex, good drugs and more bad sex by his partner Mark Ames. It’s already out of date but still should be essential reading for those who revel in the surreality of Moscow.
