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The climax of the evening came in true Sukarno style. A flock of pretty Indonesian girls he had brought with him to Moscow in his chartered U.S. jet rushed up and kissed the top Soviet leaders.

Sukarno then demanded to be kissed in return by a Russian girl. Resourcefully, Nina Khrushchev walked into the crowd of lower-ranking guests and spied a pretty girl. “Are you Russian?” she asked. “Yes.” said the girl. “Then come and kiss President Sukarno,” commanded Nina. The girl said no, she did not want to. Her husband said he did not want her to. But Nina was not to be denied. “Oh, please come,” she said. “You only have to kiss him once, not twice.”
Reluctantly, the girl came forward and got soundly kissed. Khrushchev thanked her for “upholding Russian honor,” and with that he left the party, an hour behind schedule and apparently without a care in the world.

Kutipan penggalan cerita diatas dimuat dalam majalah Time tanggal 16 Juni 1961. Disatu sisi memperlihatkan gadis Russia yang pemalu walau Bung Karno sebelumnya sering membuat humor tentang karakteristik perempuan dilihat dari asal usul benuanya. Perempuan Russia digambarkan wanita tua, berpengalaman namun tidak ada lagi lelaki yang menolehnya.

Kini paradigma itu berubah. Perempuan Russia tidak lagi identik dengan pemalu atau wajah tua, kaku dan berpakaian mantel seragam, seperti yang kita bayangkan jaman perang dingin. Lihatlah di sepanjang Nevsky Prospekt di St Petersburg. Jalanan utama yang menjadi tempat lalu lalang manusia, sudah seperti panggung fashion show. Perempuan perempuan Rusia yang modis, cantik berjalan hilir mudik dengan menggenggam Iphone, Tab, atau merokok Marlboro. Produk barat yang dulu menjadi barang haram bagi masyarakat komunal komunis, kini menjadi bagian dari budaya mereka.

Perjalanan ke St Petersburg – dulu disebut Leningrad – bukan tidak sengaja. Saya merencanakan jauh hari karena kebetulan akan menghadiri undangan Internet Forum di Stockholm Swedia. Jarak tempuh dari Stockholm yang hanya satu setengah jam penerbangan, membuat saya tak ragu mengambil visa di kedutaan besar Russia di Jakarta. Kenapa tidak ?

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