Yeah, I was assuming the Russia was post moratorium, like the glider I
recently purchased. That being said, the two prior owners clearly
never read the operating limitations for it. That would have only come
to the attention of the FAA in the event of an incident or ramp check
followup. What matters is that the current owner is in compliance.
You're right about pre-moratorium gliders. Less hassle for sure. I
agree that for most single place gliders, Experimental Exhibition and
Racing is the better option for the owner. However, this is not the
FAA's official position with the manufacturers.

OBTW, if you do buy, don't forget to PRINT your name under your
signature on the registration form (too many hours on the road, the
form has a design issue, and requirement is from 2004, think Homeland
Security). Just spent an ADDITIONAL 21 days getting the error
correction through the FAA batch processing:^( Hopefully the
'fly-wire' FAX will arrive today. Hard copy won't arrive until next
week.

Frank