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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.


Natalia Makarova

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DEYTH BANGER Some stuff which I do aren't some kind a cheats or this kind a of stuff it's about thinking and it's...
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BABETTE MARCH Right now, I know everything and I am happy I am Russian. And I am happy to be from Russia.
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RALPH BOSTON my dream come true. I heard many stories of Russia and imagined Russian people being mysterious and ...
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ERIC SIBLIN I would be delighted if the United States could have a positive relationship with Russia, and I woul...
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DAVID REMNICK The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique ci...
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SOPHIA MYLES It would be easier to fight the Russian army, and it would give me great satisfaction, but I have a ...
ASLAN MASKHADOV This Russian proposal to Iran has never existed.
SERGEI LAVROV At Oxford University, I studied languages so I could read the great novels as they were originally w...
KATE BECKINSALE I am one hundred percent ready to be a spokesperson for the deaf community.
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JAVIER SOLANA I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
YAKOV SMIRNOFF I'm very inspired by the artfulness and soulfulness of the Russian people.
JOHNNY WEIR The U.S. stands with the Russian people.
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ALEXANDER KERENSKY I like languages and I like different European cultures, because I happen to be Russian, Polish, Ice...
PETER STEELE Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation.
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LAUREN GROFF I lived in Moscow for four years and really, really enjoyed it, and I have a really deep love for th...
CHRYSTIA FREELAND Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who rai...
CARINE ROITFELD In particular, I studied German and Russian biomechanics.
EDWIN MOSES There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire bene...
JOSEPH DE MAISTRE If I am going to invest in Russian gas, I should have a clear understanding that I can bring that ga...
ANDRIS PIEBALGS I never would've thought seeing a hundred naked people around a swimming pool would have been dullsv...
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GEORGY YARTSEV I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russia...
ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russia...
ALEKSANDER SOLZHENITSYN A sad-faced Russian woman tells us she's treating herself to Italian lessons because "I think I dese...
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MISHA GLENNY I believe that the Russian concern has its logic.
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DAVID HALLBERG The Russian people, sober, are said to be a gentle people.
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MELINA MARCHETTA I only started singing the Russian roles when I came west.
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MUNIA KHAN Women are the only people I am afraid of who I never thought would hurt me
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JAVAD VAIDI I thought there would be, but it did not materialize, so here I am.
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GRACE MORGAN I'm Russian: I'm into men, diamonds, and caviar.
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CHIANG KAI-SHEK I never thought that working here would have so much drama.
CARL WILLIAMS I never dreamed I would have a job in which so many people could touch me and I could touch them.
RICHARD DAWSON I never thought I would be so pleased with a sixth-place finish.
JEAN PRAHM I post all the time anyway. It's part of who I am. There's me IRL. There's me URL. That&...
PETRA COLLINS I was very skinny, braces; so I never thought I would be a model.
CANDICE SWANEPOEL Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-gove...
VLADIMIR PUTIN The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition.
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