Gordon Brown's War Room

[wpbenjamin]

I pass no judgement on this photo and have so many fond memories of working and chatting in this room in Downing Street.

I post it for my Russian readers who I imagine will be rather gobsmacked (see if Google Translate can work that one out).

Comments

[nasick]

this translator is much better than Google: http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?CL=1&l1=1&s=gobsmacked

[andy]

Any particular reason we're supposed to be gobsmacked? The fact that you used to be a government person in GB is not a secret.

PS: no Google Translate involved, both urbandictionary and wiktionary know what that word means; I'd guess a Russian tricky equivalent for it would be: "ошарашены" or something like that.

[wpbenjamin]

Because I am not sure the Russian leaders (of any era) would be comfortable working in such an environment.

[andy]

Ah -- good point; didn't think of it cause I'm not monitoring Russian leaders this close, and this office on your picture looks like a usual Western openspace, which would not be surprising.

[bioffe]

At least they obscured the content of their monitors. Kremlin political administration does not even bother to do that.
The boss has his own printer. Notable detail.

I am employed by British company so the office layout looks familiar. Can't say I am thrilled with waist-level cubicles, but it is effective.

command-control

[xel9]

i wonder whether instead of command-control a more religious setting would be more appropriate.

see ties used by the FT editor - all very "devotional".