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Time to add some glamour to Russian espionage, unusual watch ad hints

August 30, 2016 admin Cold War, espionage, fashion, Russia

You love Russian watches and fancy a job selling them in Paris. The job’s yours! Oh, as long as you don’t mind regularly reporting to the Russian secret service. An unusual job ad has popped up on the website of Raketa – a prestigious brand of Russian wristwatches worn by Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev.

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