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O P IN ION 4A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • FR IDAY , APR IL 10 , 2015 M a r q u i s s a y s R u s s i a l o o k s d i f f e r e n t t h i s t im e a r o u n d R u s s i a i s l ik e th e wo r ld ’ s long e s t - run - n ing so ap op e r a . Th e th em e s in th e b eg inn ing h av e em e r g ed ag a in and ag a in ov e r c en tu r i e s . In o th e r wo rd s , Ru s s i a ’ s c z a r i s t roo t s ju s t k e ep show ing up — th rough i t s Commun i s t , Sov i e t e r a and in to tod ay ’ s o l ig a r chy . Th e W a l l S t r e e t Jou rna l r epo r t ed r e - c en t ly th a t a Mo s cow r e s id en t m a in t a in s h i s own mu s eum d ed i c a t ed to s an i t i z - ing th e im ag e o f Iv an th e T e r r ib l e . Th e WS J r epo r t ed th a t a f t e r v i s i t ing th e mu s eum , V l ad im i r Pu t in to ld h i s to r i an s : “ ‘W e n e ed to w in m ind s . Wh en w e conv in c e th e v a s t S teve F o r res te r m a jo r i ty o f ou r p eo - p l e th a t ou r po s i t ion i s co r r e c t , ob j e c t iv e and f a i r , and show th a t and p eop l e , w e w i l l g a in m i l l ion s o f sup - po r t e r s . ’ “Bu t som e h i s to r i an s in Ru s s i a and th e W e s t a r e a l a rm ed b e c au s e th ey f e a r th a t Ru s s i a ’ s o f t en -b loody h i s to ry i s b e - ing wh i t ew a sh ed to fu e l th e K r em l in ’ s n a t ion a l i s t c amp a ign , ” r epo r t ed th e WS J . Ru s s i a i s l ik e c a tn ip to th e h i s to r i an o r ev en th e c a su a l v i s i to r . I t s s to r i e s a r e too b i z a r r e . I t i s no t ju s t ano th e r fo r - e ign coun t ry . I t h a s a d i f f e r en t a rom a , i t evok e s a d i f f e r en t imp r e s s ion th an ju s t abou t anywh e r e e l s e you m igh t choo s e i l lam e t t e W e e k to go . A f t e r w e so ld W in 1977 , I t r av e l ed ab ro ad and jo in ed a N ew Y o rk C i ty tou r in Mo s cow . W e a l so v i s i t ed L en ing r ad (now S t . P e t e r sbu rg ) . I w a s n ev e r so e ag e r to l e av e a p l a c e a s I JOSH MARQU IS — Fo r The Da i ly As to r ian The R uss ian O r thodox chu rch in Suzda l . C INDY PR ICE — Fo r The Da i ly As to r ian C la tsop Coun ty D is t r ic t A t to rney Josh Ma rqu is a t the s ta te p rosecu to r ’ s o f f ice in Moscow . p l an e in S t . P e t e r sbu r g . Wh en I r e tu rn ed to Po r t l and , f r i end s a sk ed how i t w a s . My r e spon s e w a s , “ I t ’ s a lo t l ik e ado l e s c en c e . I l e a rn ed a lo t , bu t I don ’ t w an t to do i t ag a in . ” S o I w a s in t r igu ed wh en I r e a ch ed Jo sh M a rqu i s on h i s c e l lphon e in Mo s cow . Ou r C l a t sop Coun ty d i s t r i c t a t to rn ey and JOSH MARQU IS — Fo r The Da i ly As to r ian h i s w i f e , A s to r i a C i ty Coun c i lo r C indy The Kazan K rem l in (cas t le ) is the on ly such c i tade l w i th bo th a wo rk ing mosque and P r i c e , r e tu rn ed th i s w e ek f rom a t r ip to Chr is t ian chu rch . The town was founded in 1005 . Ru s s i a . H e r e i s my in t e rv i ew w i th th em : ty . Th e r e a r e mo r e n ew e r , f an c i e r c a r s th an a b a n d o n e d a s t h e T im e s a r t i c l e , w h i c h I r e a d . in any m a jo r U .S . c i ty . C INDY PR ICE : Y ou c an s e e th e p l a c e s Wha t took you Ru s s ia? Th e Ru s s i an O r thodox chu r ch e s a r e r e - th a t h av e b e en l e f t b eh ind e conom i c a l ly . JOSH MARQU IS : In 1990 I t r av e l ed to s to r ed and th r iv ing . Th e f amou s GUM d e - H e l s ink i , L en ing r ad (now S t . P e t e r sbu r g ) , p a r tm en t s to r e i s now a h a l lw ay o f Gu c c i Wh e r e e l s e d id you t rav e l? Mo s cow , K i ev and Od e s s a in th e l a s t y e a r and P r ad a . JOSH MARQU IS : Mo s cow , S t o f th e Sov i e t Un ion . I t r av e l ed w i th my P e t e r sbu r g , Su zd a l , and K a z an . f a th e r , a long t im e po l i t i c a l s c i en c e p ro - A N ew Y o rk T im e s r epo r t e r som e f e s so r . My w i f e , h a s a Ru s s i an - sp e ak ing mon th s ago r od e th e t ra in b e tw e en How i r on i c d id you f e e l , s tand ing in Am e r i c an f r i end l iv ing in Mo s cow . So Mo s cow and S t . P e t e r sbu rg and ob - f r on t o f th e s ta t e P r o s e cu to r ’ s bu i ld ing? w i th th e do l l a r s t rong , th e rub l e w e ak and s e rv ed pov e r ty tha t r e s emb l ed ou r D id you wond e r abou t wha t ’ s gon e on a lmo s t 250 ,000 a i r m i l e s , i t w a s a g r e a t op - Appa la ch ia , away f r om th e u rban c en - in s id e tha t bu i ld ing? po r tun i ty . t e r s . D id you s e e any o f tha t? I ’d b e f a s c in a t ed , and I am g r a t e fu l I Y e s , w e d r o v e 1 0 0 m i l e s o u t t o t h e do NOT h av e th e sw e ep ing pow e r s o f a F r om you r p r io r v i s i t to now , wha t “G o l d e n C i r c l e ” a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l , a n c i e n t Ru s s i an p ro s e cu to r . chang e s d id you no t i c e? t ow n o f S u z d a l , w h i c h h a s t h e p o p u l a t i o n A l so th e i r sy s t em i s a top down h i e r a r - Eno rmou s ch ang e . Ru s s i a — Mo s cow s am e a s P o r t l a n d . T h e p l a c e s i n b e tw e e n chy . Ou r s i s on e o f ex t r em e lo c a l (d emo - in p a r t i cu l a r — i s a hug e w e a l thy m eg a c i - l o o k d i l a p i d a t e d , b u t n o t a s d e s e r t e d a n d c r a t i c ) au tonomy . Russ ia is l ike ca tn ip to the h is to r ian o r even the casua l v is i to r . C indy , wha t wa s you r dom inan t im - p r e s s ion? C INDY PR ICE : Ru s s i a i s no t th e coun - t ry w e g r ew up know ing abou t and p l an - n ing ag a in s t . Bu t Ru s s i a T od ay ( th e c ab l e ch ann e l ) w an t s i t to b e th a t coun t ry — th e sup e rpow e r — and i f th e e conomy t ank s fu r th e r , i t cou ld b e ag a in . Th e Ru s s i an s lov e Pu t in ’ s tough t a lk . Th ey don ’ t w an t Commun i sm b a ck , bu t th ey do w an t to b e a sup e rpow e r . Th ey ’ r e w i l l ing to a c c ep t a l l o f th e s e r ep r e s s ion s i f th ey c an r e t a in th e i r e conom i c v i t a l i ty . Un l ik e wh en I w a s th e r e in 1990 , th e r e w a s no t th e s en s e th a t I w a s b e ing w a t ch ed a l l th e t im e . Th e r e i s no s en s e th a t th e gov - e rnm en t i s w a t ch ing you . Wha t i s an ind e l ib l e m emo ry you tak e away? JOSH MARQU IS : I found Ru s s i an p eop l e v e ry w a rm and f r i end ly , cu r iou s y e t know l edg e ab l e abou t Am e r i c an b r and s f rom Co c a -Co l a ( and P ep s i h e r e s in c e th e ’70 s b e c au s e N ixon ’ s b ro th e r h ad th e f r an - ch i s e ) to Fo rd (po l i c e c a r s ) and Am e r i c an s log an s and mu s i c . On e d ay w e w e r e e a t ing lun ch ov e r look - ing K a z an C a th ed r a l in S t P e t e r sbu r g a t a r e l a t iv e ly f an cy J ap an e s e / I t a l i an r e s t au r an t wh en a w e l l -d r e s s ed Ru s s i an a t th e n ex t t ab l e a sk ed i f w e w e r e Am e r i c an s . W e s a id y e s , g av e h im ou r bu s in e s s c a rd s (no t ax mon ey w a s sp en t on th i s t r ip ) and h e a s su r ed u s th a t r e l a t ion s — s t r a in ed ov e r C r im e a and Uk r a in e — wou ld imp rov e . W e to a s t ed f r i end sh ip o f a l l p eop l e . — S .A .F . Op en fo rum L e a v e b i rd s a l on e I ob j e c t to th e U .S . A rmy Co rp s o f Eng in e e r s u s ing my t ax mon ey to abu s e an im a l s . Th e doub l e - c r e s t ed co rmo r an t s on E a s t S and I s l and a r e ind ig enou s to th e mou th o f th e Co lum - b i a R iv e r . Th ey b e long h e r e . E a s t S and I s l and w i l l l im i t th e i r numb e r s th rough th e n a tu r a l l im i t a t ion o f sp a c e . Th e co rmo r an t s a r e ju s t m ak - ing th e i r own com eb a ck a f t e r b e ing d ev a s t a t ed by th e u s e o f d i ch lo rod i - ph eny l t r i ch lo ro e th an e (DDT ) . Th ey h av e in c r e a s ed f rom 100 b r e ed ing p a i r s in 1989 to abou t 15 ,000 b r e ed ing p a i r s in ou r a r e a . Ou r r eg ion h a s th e l a rg e s t co lony in w e s t e rn No r th Am e r - i c a , r ep r e s en t ing ov e r 40 p e r c en t o f th e co rmo r an t popu l a t ion . Th e Audubon So c i e ty h a s d e s ig - n a t ed E a s t S and I s l and a s a b i rd d e s - t in a t ion , b r ing ing thou s and s o f v i s i to r s wo r ldw id e to v i ew th e s e b i rd s . Th i s b r ing s mon ey in to ou r a r e a . Th e s e a r e shy b i rd s , who n e ed to b e l e f t in p e a c e to r ebu i ld th e i r sp e c i e s . Th e Co rp s o f Eng in e e r s h av e a l r e ady mov ed th e b i rd s f rom on e s id e o f th e i s l and to th e o th e r w i th h a z ing . Th e poo r , d e sp e r a t e b i rd s h av e t r i ed to co - op e r a t e . Now th e Co rp s o f Eng in e e r s w an t s to w a i t un t i l a f t e r th e b i rd s bu i ld th e i r n e s t s in Ap r i l , th en go on th e i s l and and k i l l ch i ck s , o i l egg s and k i l l thou - s and s o f th e adu l t b i rd s to m an ag e ( ak a k i l l ) th e popu l a t ion down to wh e r e th ey won ’ t e a t a s m any b aby s a lmon . Th i s i s c ru e l and b a rb a r i c . Th i s i s an im a l abu s e . I t i s a l so unn e c e s s a ry . Th e i r imp a c t a t th e mou th o f th e Co - and s t e e lh e ad a r e on ly a sm a l l p a r t o f th e i r d i e t . Upw e l l ing cond i t ion s in th e o c e an d e t e rm in e s th e s a lmon r e tu rn , no t b i rd p r ed a t ion . W e ’ r e now up to 12 p e r c en t o f th e an c i en t abund an c e w i th s a lmon r e cov - e ad . Th ey , un l ik e hum an s , a r e on ly bu s in e s s o f buy ing you r w a s t e b ag s . e ry e f fo r t s . H ab i t a t r e s to r a t ion , d am h Dog s a r e m emb e r s o f ou r f am i ly , l ik e ou r e conomy . Th ey a r e ind ig enou s to a ch i ld b rough t in to th e wo r ld . Th ey e Co lumb i a R iv e r . Th ey b e long h e r e . d idn ’ t a sk to b e h e r e . Y ou p rov id e for m a r in e r e s e rv e s , r edu c ing r iv e r and th th em un t i l th e t im e com e s wh en th ey e av e th e co rmo r an t s a lon e . o c e an po l lu t ion and d ev e lop ing su s - L e av e . MOLL IE BERK l By th e w ay , i f you r dog ’ s poop , a s A s to r i a th e s a lmon and s t e e lh e ad b a ck . you s ay , i s so b ig , h e mu s t b e a f a i r ly Th e Co rp s o f Eng in e e r s i s a f r a id u l a rg e dog . B e t h e e a t s a lo t , too . I f yo o f b i rd s exp and ing to th e o th e r i s l and , Y ou r d o g , y ou r b a g s c an a f fo rd th e food , you c an a f fo rd th e and b i rd s n e s t ing in th e b r idg e . Th e h i s l e t t e r i s in r e spon s e to th e b ag s . I g e t m in e on Am a zon , 50 20 - co rmo r an t s a r e un com fo r t ab l e a round g en t l em an who w a s comp l a in ing b ag ro l l s , 9 in ch e s by 12 in ch e s , $16 . any so r t o f mov ing l igh t , ev en a l a s e r e A s to r i a P a rk s and R e c r e a t ion W i th a d i sp en s e r . po in t e r . Ju s t r ig mov ing l igh t s on th e to th D ep a r tm en t th a t th e i r dog w a s t e b ag s Th i s l e t t e r i s a l so fo r a l l dog own e r s b r idg e and i s l and . e r e too sm a l l ( “S ad s a ck s , ” Th e Da i - who l e t th e i r dog s r e l i ev e th em s e lv e s Th e o th e r p rob l em i s th a t young w y A s to r ian , M a r ch 27 ) . Th e r e ’ s a v e ry and l e av e w i thou t p i ck ing i t up . Do s a lmon h av e to m i l l a round fo r a f ew l a sy so lu t ion to you r p rob l em . Buy u s — by th a t , I m e an a l l own e r s who mon th s in on e spo t a t th e mou th o f e r own b ag s and b e r e spon s ib l e fo r do c l e an up th e i r dog s ’ bu s in e s s — a th e r iv e r to ad ap t to s a l t w a t e r . E f fo r t s you f avo r . Dog poop i s d i sgu s t ing enough r own dog . to h a z e th e b i rd s f rom bo a t s ov e r th e you i ck up , bu t w e do , b e c au s e w e lov e Th e P a rk s D ep a r tm en t , who s e r e - to p s a lmon a r e a a r e h av ing som e su c c e s s iv e rw a lk and w an t to k e ep i t c l e an . r c e s a r e a l r e ady s t r e t ch ed th in , p ro - R in r edu c ing th e t ak e . Th e t ak e i s in s ig - sou l e a s e , i f you r dog do e s i t , p i ck i t up . v id e s th e dog w a s t e b ag s a s a cou r t e sy P KEN MARSHALL e r s who m ay n e ed a b ag Th e co rmo r an t s a r e no t b e ing a s ig - to dog own W a r r en ton e rg en cy . Th ey a r e no t in th e - in an em T HE D AILY A STORIAN F ound ed in 1 8 7 3 T STEPHEN A . FORRESTER, Ed i t o r & Pu b l i s h e r • LAURA SELLERS, M an a g in g Ed i t o r BETTY SM ITH, A d v e r t i s in g M an a g e r • CARL EARL, S y s t em s M an a g e r JOHN D . BRU I JN , P r odu c t i on M an a g e r • DEBRA BLOOM, Bu s in e s s M an a g e r SAMANTHA MCLAREN, C i r cu l a t i on M an a g e r