Snob of the Week

I'll bet a tin of Beluga caviar that most Australians don't fully grasp the essence of Pushkin - "sorry, who?" - never mind the full sense of what was happening on that pavement.

But I'll bet a crate of vodka that most Russians wouldn't begin to comprehend our national gallery's recent decision to pass up a Kandinsky ...

Media and policy consultant, Natash Cica in today's Age. Ms Cica is currently travelling through Russia; no doubt the experience is broadening her mind.