VITALY TCHERNENKO: Bozhe moy... Outside is worse than I expected. Before, I thought this was a crisis to get through, then rebuild. Now... I am not so sure. I want to go to Dr. Amherst's home, to see if he is alive... but I do not think it is safe to do this. The streets seem dangerous. There are almost no police. This is not the New York I remember. It is wiser to stay in the consulate for now, I think. At least here the Internet sometimes works. I have alerted the Russian embassy in Washington to my presence. They say they will come for me when the blockade is lifted. Until then... I wait.