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Article: FAST LANES IN RUSSIA FOR STATUS-SEEKERS, BOWLING IS SPORT OF THE MOMENT
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2000
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MOSCOW - Bowling can be dangerous.
That is the vague subliminal message sent by the stern security
guards who search belongings and send clients through a metal
detector at the Asteroid Bowling Club, one of the hot spots driving
Moscow's bowling craze.
Danger is not the only message. Bowling, it turns out, can also be
luxurious, glamorous and sexy, a favorite pastime not only of guys
with "Larry" stitched in red cursive letters on the breast pockets of
their denim shirts, but also of the rich, hip and powerful.
This is what is going on in Moscow, and across Russia, where
bowling alleys have become happening nightspots with postmodern decor
and an upscale atmosphere. Affluent Russian families ...